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- Ceisteanna - Questions: Ministerial Advisers (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: So they can be victimised?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Ministerial Advisers (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach should take up the offer to meet them.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Ministerial Advisers (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I have.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Ministerial Advisers (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: They do not have to be paid over €100,000.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Ministerial Advisers (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Bring it in.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the economy last met. [40487/20]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport last met. [42005/20]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Income and pension differentials are a very serious economic issue. I do not want to spend too much time on this because I want to ask about another issue but the Taoiseach knows, and I ask him to, please, not be dishonest, that when we sought restoration of the FEMPI pay and pension cuts, it was for low and middle income earners. He had four items of legislation which targeted particular...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Separate them.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We simultaneously said-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Before Christmas if possible.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Taoiseach meet with them?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: One of the bizarre things about this discussion on Covid-19, whether it is spin doctors or consultants as is the case with this question, is why the Government just does not go and do the research. The Government tells us we have to do the research when presenting the Taoiseach with the evidence around the exploitation of student nurses and midwives. It is beyond bizarre. For the record,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 214. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the eight different public health regions across the country; the number of staff in each region; the grades of these staff; the details of vacancies; the grade of each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42381/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 215. To ask the Minister for Health if a lead public health clinician is employed by the HSE; if not, if the position will be filled; the reason for not filling same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42382/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 216. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a vaccination database in Ireland; if so, the vaccines it covers; the department of the HSE responsible for this database; if this database will be used for the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42383/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the Limerick contact tracing centre is run; the persons in charge of the centre; the credentials of the persons; if they are employees of the HSE; the details of the clinical lead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42384/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the person that is the clinical lead for the Health Protection Surveillance Centre; the responsibilities of the body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42385/20]
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Film and Television Industry: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Chairman. In January 2018, a group of film workers who had worked for a long time within the industry came into the committee and said that there was a very significant problem with section 481 as it amounted to, in various years, €80 million a year plus grants or loans from Screen Ireland of €20 million a year, which over ten years is equal to approximately...
- Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Film and Television Industry: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Loans totalling €176 million were given to independent film productions between 2006 and 2018. It has been reported to me that the recoupment rate of those loans in that period is €12 million. Do we, as members of the public and taxpayers, not require some explanation on how loans are being given out by the body in charge of the industry but we are only getting that low level...