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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider the proposed divestment process and establish an independent working group with representatives of all the patron bodies to formulate a transparent process that puts parents' wishes at the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7669/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider his decision to give the Catholic Church the final say over which patron to divest schools to, in view of the existing disproportionate influence the church has over primary education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7670/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Mental Health Strategies (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 30 of 18 January 2017 and his commitment to review the proposal to have an advertisement for Pieta House services in school journals, if he will provide an update. [7574/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 196. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of Culture 2025; the way in which it may or may not relate to Creative Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7706/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 195. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the planned allocation of the €5 million for Creative Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7705/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 197. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the planned delivery mechanism to achieve the outcomes for the individual art forms under pillar 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7707/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 199. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the funding to each local authority, both amounts and rules and guidelines for the spending of these funds under pillar 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7709/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 191. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the plans for setting up Creative Ireland; the person or body that will be making decisions in this regard; the details of the relationship between her Department and Creative Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7701/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 194. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide the terms of reference, the structures and the make up for the planned Creative Ireland advisory committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7704/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 192. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Creative Ireland will see an increase in the existing funding for the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7702/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Welfare Schemes (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 193. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide any reports, research documents or plans regarding the issue of social protection payments for artists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7703/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 198. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for Music Generation; if the success of this will mean similar initiatives for other art forms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7708/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Ireland (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 200. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, under pillar 5, she will consider reinstating the board of Culture Ireland and recruiting a new external director when the current director leaves; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7710/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason, despite the closure of many motor tax offices, 20,000 SPSV motor tax licence holders cannot tax their vehicles online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7689/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific proposals he has to deal with the particular and extreme difficulties facing taxi drivers who face rises in their car insurance that threaten their livelihood if they make any claim whatsoever against their motor insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7691/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Vehicles (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allow for appeals to the rule that PSV licences lapse after one year and one day as many taxi drivers have legitimate reasons such as health, civil cases and other personal issues for not renewing a licence in a given year but want to return to taxi driving subsequently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7692/17]

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Given that intervention, the Taoiseach needs to respond further.

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Do the Tánaiste and Minister for Children and Youth Affairs not believe it is relevant to the terms of reference of the tribunal of inquiry to be discussed that we now have two Garda whistleblowers against whom false allegations of sexual abuse have been made involving Tusla? Do they not believe this is relevant to the decision on the terms of reference? I ask the Tánaiste and the...

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Child abuse is what he said. It was child abuse via Tusla. Is it not relevant to look into those matters and engage with-----

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am reading from the report today.