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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure the ring-fencing of money for capital expenditure on housing in the event of the land at George’s Place in Dún Laoghaire being sold to the Department of Education and Skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14553/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a rates waiver for all theatres and live entertainment venues until they can reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14562/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 342. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussion he has had with his European counterparts regarding reports of evictions and demolition of more than 900 shacks in the municipality of eThekwini, Durban during the Covid-19 emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14280/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for the Red Door Special School in Dún Laoghaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14556/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to commence the Educate Together in Dún Laoghaire; the discussions had with Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council with regards to the transfer of land for this school; if the potential of a land swap of land suitable for housing rather than a cash payment was discussed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14557/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 533. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment for the weeks ending 5 June, 12 June, 19 June, 26 June and 3 July 2020, respectively; the numbers that have ceased receiving the payment with details of whether these were due to return to work or moving to another payment for another reason; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 705. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding the reopening of betting shops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13924/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 818. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14307/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 852. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a difference in the advice given to social care residential homes and settings, specifically those residential care settings for elderly persons and nursing homes versus residential care settings for persons with a disability; the nature of the differences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14446/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 872. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the recommendations regarding incoming and outgoing foreign travel in the context of Covid-19; the details of testing and tracing regimes at airports for those coming into the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14558/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 873. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that nurses and midwives who were awarded a pay rise after the industrial action of spring 2019 are now in receipt of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14559/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 874. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the agreement between his Department and a recruitment company (details supplied) and other recruitment agencies with regard to the Be On Call for Ireland initiative; the fee paid to the agency; the number of persons who were recruited; the nature of the contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14560/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Overall Fiscal and Monetary Position (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I did not quite hear Mr. Makhlouf's answer earlier when reference was made to people who had obtained mortgage approval but are not being allowed to draw down their mortgages because they are in receipt of the wage subsidy scheme or the pandemic universal payment. Mr. Makhlouf has said he takes seriously his role as guardian of the consumer. This issue also touches upon his role of ensuring...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Overall Fiscal and Monetary Position (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What can Mr. Makhlouf do, or what can be done, to address the fact that banks are not doing that?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Overall Fiscal and Monetary Position (7 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On another subject, there is an amazing contrast between the attitude of regulators, financial authorities and so on, and, indeed, Governments, towards the economic crisis this time around and their attitude towards the previous one. We are now talking about things that we were told after the crash in 2008 absolutely should not and could not be done, namely, borrowing to keep people in work...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Tourism, Arts and Entertainment Sector (2 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the witnesses. I would like to pay tribute to the National Campaign for the Arts, NCFA, the EPIC working group, the EIAI and all the arts workers and crew who have made their voices heard. It is good that their campaigning has led to an additional €20 million in funding, although it is worth saying that is against a backdrop of historically low levels of support for culture...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Tourism, Arts and Entertainment Sector (2 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have only one minute left and I want to ask one further question, if Ms Licken does not mind. It concerns the film industry, which she referred to in her answer. The Government's clearly stated policy with the wage subsidy scheme was that it wanted to maintain the relationship between workers and employers. In the film industry - which is essentially publicly-funded by means of section...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Tourism, Arts and Entertainment Sector (2 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There were no PAYE employees on the working group on the guidelines. There were none, even though that is Government policy. Let us be clear on that.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Tourism, Arts and Entertainment Sector (2 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Mr. Falvey should note the Abbey Theatre used the wage subsidy scheme and kept its employees. It did what the Government asked, which was to maintain the relationship between employers and employees. It is publicly funded. Why did the film producers not do the same thing?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Tourism, Arts and Entertainment Sector (2 Jul 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Not the film producers.