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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-----

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes. The vast majority of farmers are not getting those profits - they would not be protesting if they were - so the profits must be going elsewhere. Is the Minister considering how the profits being made could be redistributed in favour of the farmers?

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: The plight of beef farmers has come centre stage as a result of protests and people power. I commend the Beef Plan Movement and farmers on their protests, which have forced this issue to the top of the agenda and engendered some of the progress that now seems to be taking place. I qualify my remarks by pointing out that I am not an expert on this issue. We know that certain people, such as...

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: Nobody wants to see angry scenes. Farmers are not out protesting for the good of their health. Rather, they are doing so because their income levels are not sustainable. It is very provocative for C&D Foods and Mr. Goodman and so on to have injunctions hanging over farmers if they are serious about building trust and engagement. The Government should clearly state that the injunctions...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will bus fares will go up?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 11. To ask the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on the environment is due to meet. [39636/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Each person produces 13.3 tonnes of carbon. An increase of €6 per tonne in carbon tax means each person will pay approximately €80 extra. For an average family of three, the regressive impact of the carbon tax amounts to approximately €240. This is more of the unfair, regressive and dishonest approach to dealing with the climate emergency. How are people supposed to...