Results 9,721-9,740 of 27,247 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 848. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with representatives of taxi drivers from organisations (details supplied) in view of the difficulties faced by taxi drivers as a result of Covid-19. [9601/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 925. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if taxi drivers whose licence expires in mid-June, July or August 2020 will receive an extension to their licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8929/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1083. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff in her Department working in the welfare fraud section; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8563/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1144. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will make available grants or extend current grants such as the fuel allowance to those workers aged 66 years of age and over who cannot access Covid-19 but are under serious financial stress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9499/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if inter-county HAP transfer lists are operating in some or all local councils to facilitate those with housing needs to seek accommodation in areas in which there is more available housing stock at lower rates of rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9498/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his officials will liaise with a housing association (details supplied) to ensure that all public health guidelines are being adhered to and to ensure there is a health and safety audit of the entire complex including fire safety in view of concerns in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9605/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the strategic housing development legislation will be suspended in view of the fact that the current health crisis shows that good quality public and affordable housing is needed which this legislation has not provided but instead has contributed to planning permissions for co-living and overpriced large-scale...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1265. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will engage with arts and arts workers in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8291/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1291. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the percentage of the Arts Council funding programmes in the previous three years pre-Covid-19 emergency awarded to musicians, music projects and music programmes as opposed to other disciplines within the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9450/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1293. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount available to the touring and dissemination of work scheme; if that funding will now be made available to artists, performers and touring groups that cannot travel abroad or perform due to the Covid-19 emergency measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9452/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Ireland (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1292. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding for grants Culture Ireland had available for 2020 before the Covid-19 emergency generally and for music-specific applications; if that same funding for grants will be made available during and post the Covid-19 emergency to artists, acts, touring groups and so on in the absence of international touring and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Funding (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1294. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department is or will receive funding from the EU Coronavirus response investment initiative; if her Department has applied to receive additional funding from this initiative to protect the arts and entertainment sector while shut down during and beyond the phased reopening; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Funding (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1295. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports which are being or will be made available through the Creative Europe programme for the island of Ireland; the funding or State mechanism that funding and support will be disseminated through; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9454/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1296. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will be requesting that all artists, performers, technical and arts workers will be given extended access to the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment and businesses in the sector to have extended access to the temporary wage subsidy scheme in view of the fact that the sector will remain in shutdown beyond the period...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1298. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department will organise and fund a series of small scale events in line with public health guidelines and physical distancing across heritage sites to provide work for Irish artists in order to showcase Irish art; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9596/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1299. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider purchasing a property (details supplied) to add to the State list of great houses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9597/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wage Subsidy Scheme (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1300. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action she has taken or will take to address the fact that Irish film production companies making live action films at studios (details supplied) that chose to terminate the employment of all film production crew in response to Covid-19 rather than retain them as employees under the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if she...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (2 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government announced that it would make changes to the public-private contract on Friday.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (2 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I immediately contacted the secretariat in writing and stated that in my opinion it would be crazy for us to have a session today with the HSE and the Department of Health without having the Minister, Deputy Harris, here as well because Mr. Breslin has already made clear that he cannot answer certain questions to do with policy because they are not in his remit. It renders redundant our...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (2 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will not labour the point as we need to get on with business but this is closing the door after the horse has bolted. The Government has made a major announcement that it is going to change the deal and hand back much of the private capacity without us discussing the extent to which we need that private capacity, whether it is the best way, if we should be going back to the two-tier system...