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

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is caviar a substantial meal?

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is just a proposal, Chairman, which maybe the panel will comment on or they will pass it up the line. This is a serious proposal. We have four fewer bank holidays than is the average in Europe. I suggest it might be a good boost, particularly at the moment, although at any time, for both culture and tourism, and indeed for workers generally, but especially in the context of Covid if...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The situation at Debenhams has demonstrated yet again that the introduction of legislation providing for a hierarchy of creditors in the case of liquidation needs to be prioritised. We saw the same thing with Clerys, at which time such legislation was put forward in the Dáil. It is not acceptable that this situation is repeating itself. In the case of Debenhams, 2,000 staff, many of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason gyms are paying a 9% VAT rate while yoga studios pay a 13.5% rate; the supports he will put in place to help yoga studios reopen in view of the reduction in class sizes that will be necessary to maintain physical distancing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13644/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Data (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons, earners and tax units who are self-employed and PAYE workers for each of the years 2016 to 2019 by the economic and industrial sector they were employed, income brackets (details supplied), the amount of tax paid in each earning and tax category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13652/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Data (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance the average pre-tax and after-tax incomes of tax units earning above €100,000 annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13654/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Company Data (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies registered here; the number of those that paid corporation tax in the latest available annual figures; the number that did not pay corporation tax; the median and mean corporation tax payments for all companies registered here in that year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13653/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure school secretaries are employed as full-time public servants particularly in view of the contribution they made to the education of children during the course of the Covid-19 crisis and in view of the increased role they will have to play to ensure public health measures are followed as the schools go back in the autumn;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school secretaries that are normally laid off during the summer will be kept in full employment to help prepare for post-Covid-19 education in the autumn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13657/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Safety (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 361. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the options available to an employee if they are of the view their workplace is failing to comply with public health guidelines in relation to reopening; the actions they should take if they are of the view the workplace is not in compliance; the agency and or body they should contact; if a confidential hotline number is available...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 563. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide each of the advices and directions from the expert advisory group to NPHET in relation to the original Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business, the accelerated roadmap, the one metre versus two metre social distancing advice, travel and quarantine restrictions and the wearing of face coverings; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 564. To ask the Minister for Health if each of the minutes from the expert advisory group to NPHET for May and June 2020 will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13648/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 565. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for a second wave of Covid-19 in the view of the fact that a number of major hospitals are now working at 100% capacity and that the health service should only be running at 80% to provide for surge capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13649/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 566. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase capacity permanently across the health service in order to ensure that in the event of a second wave of Covid-19, there will be immediate availability for Covid-19 patients to be separately cared for to other patients; his plans for emergency departments and for Covid-19 specific hospitals in this regard; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 567. To ask the Minister for Health the current permanent ICU and critical care capacity in the health service; the additional amount that was available during the peak of the Covid-19 crisis; if this capacity fluctuated or reduced in recent weeks; if there are plans to further increase the permanent ICU and critical care capacity; if so, the way this would breakdown between the public health...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 719. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a NCT appointment can be made by telephone for persons that are not online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13357/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 720. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if driving instructors are permitted to return to work on 29 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13358/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 864. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carer's allowance recipients; the number in receipt of the half and full rate, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13645/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 865. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will make a substantial reward payment to those in receipt of the carer's allowance in view of the contribution they are making in the Covid-19 crisis while those in their care were unable to attend day care centres and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13646/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Deputy should speak for himself.