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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It did not campaign for Brexit.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not us.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Not us.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is hardly corruption to try to save jobs in the North.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met; and when the Cabinet committee on Brexit, foreign and European affairs is next scheduled to meet. [41383/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I noted the Taoiseach's earlier comments on the need for politics in the North not to be defined simply as nationalist or unionist. Not surprisingly, he did not mention People Before Profit in his list of all-Ireland parties with-----

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We are "other".

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We declare as "other", and since the assembly was set up we have railed against the fact that it is a requirement to designate oneself in that way because it institutionalises sectarianism. We need concrete measures, not just aspirations. I have suggested to the Taoiseach - and we have gone to the extent of writing to him today - how we could concretise the effort to cross certain...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: RTÉ Revenue (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The particular suggestion here is that Lyric FM might be cut as a result of the financial difficulties of RTÉ. The Minister has a role in that because, as the Minister of State said, public service broadcasting is about maintaining the diversity of Irish cultural experience. Lyric FM, which only accounts for a tiny 2% of RTÉ's budget, is the channel that has opened up a large, new...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: RTÉ Revenue (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am glad to hear that response and that the Minister of State is a fan of Lyric FM. He should keep an eye on this matter. It was mentioned on a "Prime Time" programme about the financial difficulties in RTÉ. As I said, it would be completely unacceptable for this to happen. Lyric FM is a Limerick-based station. It has a good relationship with the department of music, arts and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: RTÉ Revenue (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether public service broadcasting should and will include a dedicated station for culture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42163/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: RTÉ Revenue (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Following the previous question on the financial crisis in RTÉ, my question is specifically about whether, in continuing to support public service broadcasting - as I believe we should - we recognise that public service broadcasting is not just news and sport, it is also about culture, music, etc. I ask this because in a recent edition of "Prime Time", an alarming suggestion was made...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the implications for his Department of the recent UN Climate Action Summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42164/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proportion of the €670 million in budget 2020 for school buildings in 2020 that will be allocated to fixing the structural defects discovered in more than 40 school buildings built by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42384/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the education budget to ensure all school secretaries are paid as public servants will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39607/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the €25 million allocated to disability services between the four sections listed on page 112 of the budget book, that is, school leavers, respite, emergency protocols and autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42518/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 183. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funds that have been provided in budget 2020 for the assessment of needs programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42519/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (16 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 184. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an assessment of needs; the number awaiting a report from their assessment of needs nationally by CHO; the length of time each child is waiting for the assessment; the length of time children are waiting for the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42520/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 60. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of discussions with the beef industry regarding the creation of a base price for beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41990/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I listened to the earlier discussion on the plight of beef farmers and the responses of the Government on the matter. I am not an expert in this area but I have spoken at length to farmers and members of the Beef Plan Movement. According to the Central Statistics Office, there was €2.8 billion in the beef sector in 2018, but the vast-----