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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (12 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications made for access to a SNA by primary schools during the 2018-2019 school year by county; the number of SNAs allocated to special classes for the same period by county; and the number of posts lost due to children leaving sixth class in each school. [46230/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (12 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNA posts in post-primary schools that followed the children from sixth class in primary school to first class in post-primary school; the remaining allocation for post-primary schools by county; and the number of applications made for access to a SNA by post-primary schools during the 2018-2019 school year. [46231/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (12 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications made by special schools for access to a SNA during the 2018-2019 school year by county. [46232/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility (12 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 383. To ask the Minister for Health if gender reassignment treatment is covered under the treatment abroad scheme due to long waiting lists here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46516/19]

Report on the Arts: Motion (7 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The title of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is The Arts Matter. Politicians are quick to say they believe the arts matter whenever the issue is discussed, but when one actually looks at the level of support the State gives to the arts, it suggests that in reality the political system does not think the arts matter. It does not treat the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (7 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) will be provided with records being held by DCC or the NDLS with regard to the person's original Irish driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45842/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (7 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which a person with a valid UK driver licence obtained by being a holder of a Canadian driver licence can ensure being legally able to drive here in the event of the UK leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45843/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: My office has been inundated in recent days by frightened people who have family members suffering with dementia in Saint Joseph's Shankill because of the possibility that this amazing facility will go. That would cause extreme hardship for dementia sufferers, their families and the wonderful staff and 100 volunteers who assist in this dementia care centre. For example, Frank wrote to me....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not mind.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Can I raise a point of order?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not intend to, and will not, disrupt the order of the Dáil. We had a long discussion yesterday and, as you know, proceedings are ongoing about that. There will be more discussion about the issue of money messages. However, I want to get some clarity on precisely what happened to the arrangements for today. The communications that we got leave very big questions in my mind as to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have one last question. Given that we only received the correspondence at 9 p.m. on Monday, was it your expectation that we could then in that short period submit another motion for the slot, notwithstanding debate about the motion? I just want clarity about how all that unfolded.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am not going to discuss the substantial issue or ask you----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish to clarify one point. The vote that we took yesterday still included a slot for Solidarity-People Before Profit, did it not? That slot remained in the arrangements for today this morning.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Because the business we submitted was disallowed.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Somebody else's motion.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was not our motion.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister of State may have heard on the radio this morning the really shocking news that the St. Joseph's dementia care facility in Shankill has sent letters to the families of those people with dementia in the facility stating the belief that it may have to close very soon, possibly by the end of the year. This is the biggest and, arguably, the best dementia care facility in the country...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (6 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to or met the First Minister of Scotland recently. [45494/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Artists' Remuneration (6 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We need to realise that we are in a bad situation. It is against a background where this country's international reputation rests to a large extent on the reputation of our artists, musicians, writers, actors, theatre producers and so on. Despite this, we spend a miserable 0.1% of GDP, the lowest in Europe, on the arts. The Minister provided a miserable €5 million increase in the...