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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions taken regarding clothing and textiles deposited in clothing banks and unused clothing and textiles from the charity industry; the regulations and checks in place to ensure environmentally safe disposal of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37480/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will advise domestic employers who mistakenly believed they could apply for the temporary wage subsidy scheme for their employee and were not informed by the Revenue Commissioners when they made email inquiries nor when they applied that the scheme did not cover domestic employees and now are being asked to repay the moneys; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Undefined (19 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any prior discussion took place between the Government here and the UK Government before the introduction of the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill in the UK Parliament in view of the extraterritorial applicability and implications for the criminal justice cooperation between Ireland and the UK; if...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [36674/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish to speak about Covid-19 and the necessity of an all-Ireland approach. The worrying stall in the reduction of cases that we are now seeing further adds to the urgency of doing everything possible to try to develop such an approach. Could the Taoiseach give us a report on his latest efforts in that regard and the communications he has had with the Northern authorities to try to push...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I ask the Taoiseach to look into that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with education will next meet. [35424/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach said something earlier with which I thoroughly agree, which is that if Covid-19 is widespread in the community, the consequences are felt in the hospitals. We are seeing them in hospitals throughout the country. In that context, we should be concerned about the fact that the reduction in the number of cases appears to have stalled in a worrying manner. While everybody...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is based on a narrow definition.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have spoken out repeatedly on behalf of taxi drivers since the Covid pandemic began and their industry was decimated. Before I ask my specific questions, the Taoiseach should understand just what a fantastic service the 26,000 taxi drivers provide. The National Transport Authority, NTA, reported today that of 40 million taxi journeys last year, there were just under 1,000 complaints....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [36673/20]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 31. To ask the Taoiseach his role in defining the different measures, restrictions and guidelines in terms of the 5 levels of Covid-19 restrictions. [37229/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that councils that are not able to meet the deadline for home acquisition and renovation by the end of 2020 have the deadline extended due to the delays in the programme due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37316/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 112. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to delays in newborns being registered and subsequently receiving their PPS number which is causing problems or delays in newborns receiving general practitioner care, vaccinations and other health checks essential for babies to receive proper and timely treatment; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 121. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current methods of registration of births; if there have been changes to the methods for registration under Covid-19 restrictions; if there are delays in registration of births currently; if so, the average length of the delay; if this is causing delays in newborns being given a PPS number; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Commission on Pensions (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 122. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if organisations (details supplied) will be allowed to be represented on the Pensions Commission for which she is responsible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37289/20]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I made the point yesterday that the research and development tax credit involves such a substantial amount of public expenditure that an analysis of the benefit to society is required. Perhaps the Minister can give us the latest figures on what is projected for this year in terms of this tax credit but my understanding is that it is approximately €700 million and that has been rising...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will briefly give another example of public bodies on which this money would be better spent. In the recent budget I was quite flabbergasted by the Estimate for health expenditure. As we know, the Estimate was significantly increased in the context of Covid-19 and rightly so but in the area of health research in the HSE, there was no increase this year at all. I was absolutely amazed by...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 171: In page 66, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “PART 6 REPORTS Report on Knowledge Development Box and other research and development tax reliefs 55.The Minister shall, within three months of the passing of this Act, produce a report on the Knowledge Development Box and other research and development tax reliefs and provide a cost-benefit...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Could the Minister tell us the latest available figure for intra-group transactions? I have raised the issue of intra-group transactions as a very significant example of these huge giveaways to multinationals using labyrinthine structures of subsidiaries to avoid tax. Up until recently, the Revenue tables showing the tax reliefs and allowances that are available contained a heading labelled...