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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Okay, sorry.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have to say that the first mention of a commercial arrangement in the emails, back and forward, is in Mr. Kelly's correspondence where he set down the conditions of accepting the overall pay reduction. It is clear from the responses from RTÉ that it only subsequently identified who that commercial entity might be.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: From looking at this, it does not look that way. I am just being honest.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Absolutely. Could Mr. Kelly explain why the tripartite agreement for October 2021 was not signed by Niamh McCormack on behalf of Ryan Tubridy until 21 April 2023? I will put my last question now because I will not get another chance. When Mr. Tubridy, on reflection, looks at what happened and at the public feeling about this, does he think it is fair that people who look at the huge gap...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a Northern Ireland electoral ID card is acceptable when applying for a passport when it is accompanied with a birth certificate as well as an expired Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34131/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the procedures for a tenant on the Drogheda housing list who is moving to a HAP tenancy in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; which local authority is responsible for making the HAP payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33464/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte will be allowed to claim either grants or premiums in the Forestry Programme 2023-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33459/23]

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To pre-empt everything I am going to say, I am personally and politically committed to public funding for the film industry and for arts and culture in general. I am one of the most vocal, although not the only one because there are many others, in arguing every year that we should put more investment into film, arts and culture. I will do it again this year. I am in favour of...

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Okay. Misled.

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am just relaying what they told me.

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I did not mention his name.

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On the issue of the negotiation, what was told to the committee was not true. Is that better?

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am simply relaying what I have been told. The point is this needs to be investigated. That is all I am saying. It is an allegation but it needs to be investigated. The committee has gone as far as to write to the European Union to ask it to investigate the matter. The EU directive is clear on these issues, that under fixed-term workers legislation, there should not be the use of...

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No.

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes.

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move: That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight entitled "Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit", copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 9th May, 2023. Deputy Cowen sends his apologies but he was unavoidably detained. He also made the point that he has just recently been installed as Chair of the committee...

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Hopefully, there are a few of us.

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I would like to thank all of the committee members who participated in the production of this report and all of the contributors who work or are involved in the film industry. I would also like to thank the former Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight, Deputy Hourigan, who was the Chair during the production of this report, who inputted significantly to the report and who was open to...

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's participation in four European Defence Agency Projects: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is People Before Profit next.

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's participation in four European Defence Agency Projects: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is no problem. We oppose any involvement in the European Defence Agency or the project of European militarisation, which is accelerating at a shocking rate. We will support the Sinn Féin amendment to refer the motion to the committee but, in our view, there is no justification for getting involved with the European Defence Agency. We have opposed it, root and branch, and continue...