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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (10 Dec 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 372. To ask the Minister for Health if the changes to income limits for medical card applications in budget 2020 have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42808/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Dec 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 439. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service recognises the WHO’s latest position on transgender persons that it has stopped classifying transgender persons as having a mental disorder since 25 May 2019; the locations of the HSE or National Gender Service clinics; the length of the waiting lists to attend; the number of persons on waiting lists for transgender...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Dec 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 452. To ask the Minister for Health when dupilumab for persons with eczema will be made available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42807/20]

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,...

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: 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: Ministerial Advisers (9 Dec 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Are any of these press advisers the people who researched a speech of mine from back in 2016 to inform the Taoiseach's earlier attempts at deflection over the student nurses and midwives? Would their time not have been better spent overnight, instead of looking at a speech of mine about FEMPI in 2016, looking at the hundreds of testimonies from student nurses and midwives about their...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ministerial Advisers (9 Dec 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach has not checked out the situation of the student nurses.

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 ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Nonsense. Absolute nonsense.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is the Government's health service.