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Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Luddites.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: He is on a roll.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes we did.

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No problem. The programme for Government contains a pledge to the effect that the Government would have full regard to any new evidence which emerged to establish the likely cause of the fire at the Stardust nightclub. The Stardust families are absolutely gutted and bewildered at the outcome of the McCartan report dealing with the review of the evidence that they brought forward and other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (15 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 70. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he will fulfil the commitment in budget 2018 for 1,800 extra staff in the health service in view of the fact that the campaign to recruit 500 nurses commenced in 2015 has only delivered 88 new nurses and is reported to have cost €250,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48130/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (15 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is acceptable that a school (details supplied) is still without a permanent home; his plans to issue a compulsory purchase order to facilitate the access needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48343/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (15 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting times for processing of naturalisation applications according to country of origin, gender of applicant, marital status and familial relationship to other citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48427/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (15 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 143. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to tackle the difficulty in recruitment in the public sector in view of his commitment to recruit 1,224 nurses in 2017 and his allocation of funds for 1,800 front line staff in the health service in 2018 and the recent report that there has only been a net increase of 13 nurses up to August 2017; and if he will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: President Macron has made it clear that he supports, as do a number of other EU leaders, the move towards the creation of an EU army or military intervention force and a shared defence budget. The PESCO agreement, which they want to sign off on in December, is a step towards that. What President Macron and other European leaders think is clear. How does the suggestion that we may sign up...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the French President, Mr. Emmanuel Macron. [46795/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was the Taoiseach who mentioned statistics.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the key priorities in his Department for the next three months. [44703/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is difficult to credit the Taoiseach's claim that the Department is solving the homelessness and housing crisis as a priority given his comments at the weekend. Will he consider apologising and retracting the inaccurate and outrageous attempt to minimise and normalise a disastrous housing and homelessness crisis? I will remind him that he said "Ireland has one of the lowest homelessness...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 19. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee E (Health) will next meet. [46797/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Programme for Government (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 26. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a progress report on the programme for Government. [46796/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 28. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with a person (details supplied). [47003/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 29. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements and meetings while he was in the United States of America. [47004/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 56. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to double the arts budget in order to realise the potential of the film and theatre industry in view of the Taoiseach's promise regarding same. [47918/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 86. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will investigate the abuse of employees, trainee employees and volunteers in the film industry in view of an imminent official strike across the industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47912/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the building of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); the reason for the ongoing delays; the steps his Department is taking to overcome these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48043/17]