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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I was not-----

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (12 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether it is advisable that public transport fares are increased in view of Ireland's obligations under climate change agreements and the need to see an increase in the number of persons using public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51953/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (12 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the recent changes to the fare structures in Dublin Bus which means that the shortest trip of 1-3 stages has increased to €3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51952/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (12 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the State has secondary security over moneys loaned by the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to a company (details supplied) while the minority lender has a stronger fixed and floating charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52387/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (12 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason €675 million of Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland funding has as of December 2016 gone to the pillar banks (details supplied) and only 11% of its drawn down lending has gone to working capital for SMEs in view of the fact that it was established to lend to SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52388/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (12 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether a series of financial matters concerning a person (details supplied) is appropriate or a potential abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52389/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (12 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance further to a freedom of information request, the reason onlenders of SBCI moneys are not required to obtain a copy of current tax clearance certificates from their respective customers leaving the State exposed to tax losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52390/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision Payments (12 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 252. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who lives in a direct provision centre is entitled to a weekly payment for transport if attending a full-time or part-time course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52330/18]

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will be extremely brief. On the SPV structure, the problem is that it appears and it disappears. That is a problem in terms of people's employment rights. We need to re-examine that. I just want to make that clear. I am not going to elaborate the point as the officials understand it. It is a particular structure. There are reasons at one level that we should have it but it causes a...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I want to-----

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What do you mean, a Cheann Comhairle?

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order-----

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am genuinely not trying to be difficult. I know this needs to get passed and we are not trying to extend the debate unnecessarily. However, on Committee Stage we get to scrutinise and this is our only chance to scrutinise this Bill. I take the point about the arts committee and pre-legislative scrutiny, which is fair enough. Sadly, I am not on the arts committee but the point is we are...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: As I see it, the whole point of committee is that we get the opportunity to have a little back and forth on, in this case, the one substantial section in the Bill. We have heard from the Minister and we want to have an opportunity to respond. I do not see why that would be considered a problem. That is what a committee is for.

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: First, I fully accept the Minister did not rule the amendments out of order. I talked to the person in the Bills Office this morning and she was very reasonable and gave me an explanation. However, I am just making the point that this is a very important issue. Some of us believe the continued operation of the film board, which is imperative for the Irish film industry, should also be...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have not finished.

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We need to have those things. One way to establish that would be - as I proposed in my amendment - by having a register of employees. If we can find out who is working in the industry, we can then gauge how we are doing. We can then say that we are putting in this amount of money and this is how many jobs we are creating. We can then ascertain if the number is improving year on year; if...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is there not a debate on this?

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We can only speak on the section because amendments have been ruled out of order. It should be noted, although I know there are reasons we are having to short-circuit the normal legislative process on this Bill, that there was no pre-legislative scrutiny and Committee and remaining Stages are being rolled into one. It is a bit unfortunate for me and other Deputies whose amendments were...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The amendments tabled proposed to create a new section 2 but now that they have been ruled out of order, the only substantial section that we are able to talk to is section 1.