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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Sorry?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: All right. So it is putting up a field hospital sort of thing.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is it fleshed out even more, what a State authority development emergency might be?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I can see the logic of putting up a tent for a field hospital. Is there not potential to abuse such a definition?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A state emergency development.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What is the directive?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what measures he is considering to ensure that workers in the film industry who are subject to multiple successive fixed-term contracts, have their rights under fixed-term workers legislation fully vindicated, and have their service to the industry properly recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5798/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A little later this morning, the long campaigned for and long awaited film industry stakeholders forum will take place, convened by the Minister of State's colleague in the Department of arts. I presume the Minister of State's officials will be there. One of the key issues at stake is the use of successive multiple fixed-term contracts where workers never acquire any kind of security or...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have with me the declaration, and it is signed. I campaigned on behalf of film workers to get this declaration. When we bring the film producers that the Government gives the film credit to into our committee and I ask them simply how many workers who have worked on film productions have acquired contracts of indefinite duration, the answer is “Zero”. They go on to explain...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Film Industry (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister of State has to look at this. The Acts are not working. The producers told us that no one had ever got a contract of indefinite duration and never would. It is not acceptable that people can work in an industry for 25, 30 or 35 years and never get a contract of indefinite duration. It means that the clock goes back to zero with every single film. It is as if they had never...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 15. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what his role is in ensuring full compliance with employment legislation and workers right in the film TV arts and audio visual sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5801/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given the new information from the ESRI on low pay work, if he will consider the abolishment of sub-minimum wage rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5799/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given that an increasing number of employers are in breach of national minimum wage laws, but the number of prosecutions is low, how is he going to enforce minimum wage law compliance and if there will be additional penalties to employers for minimum wage law breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5797/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what progress he is making in addressing the concerns of actors, performers, writers and directors in the film and TV industry in relation to fully vindicating their intellectual property rights under the copyright directive and copyright legislation. [5800/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform given the need for large supplementary estimates in health and education in 2023, the steps he will take to avoid underestimates of funding public services; how he is going to monitor the adequacy of funding provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5768/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what considerations he has given to the proposed four day work week across the public sector as raised by multiple trade unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5769/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is considering the high cost of accommodation as a significant factor in recruitment and retention challenges; and what considerations will be given to this. [5955/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider the establishment of a state-run construction company to assist in achieving the National Development Plan goals and particularly the urgent need to address the housing crisis and critical infrastructure development. [5956/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 2. To ask the Taoiseach to provide details on Ireland’s annual drowning rate; the way this compares with other countries in Europe; and to provide a breakdown of drowning rates by county. [5178/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of permanent staff employed by the Road Safety Authority as driver testers by testing centre; to provide an updated account of the waiting times for driving test applicants by testing centre; to provide a breakdown of the number of contract staff employed as driver testers; the retention rate of both permanent and contract...