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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Protected Disclosures (6 Dec 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 263. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the channels available to members of the public that are not employees to make a protected disclosure in instances in which they have a belief they have evidence of significant wide spread or systemic malpractice and policy failure in areas of the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38434/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Products Regulatory Authority (6 Dec 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 317. To ask the Minister for Health the channels available to members of the public to raise concerns or make complaints regarding beliefs concerning widespread malpractice and policy failure in the health service, in the area of medical research and the trial use of certain drugs, or similar medical or drug related research undertaken by other areas in the public service such as the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (6 Dec 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 329. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a system in place whereby persons in mental health institutions who do not have any family members to advocate for them have an advocate assigned to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38531/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (6 Dec 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 331. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) did not have their social worker replaced after their social worker went on maternity leave; if he will arrange for a replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38534/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (6 Dec 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 477. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Iarnród Éireann will be removing the staff from the Sandycove and Glasthule DART station to make it an unmanned station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38752/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Issues (6 Dec 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 482. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of permits that were issued to carry munitions of war through Ireland or Irish airspace in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33832/16]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use (Regulations) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I commend Deputy Gino Kenny on his fantastic work on this Bill. I would also like to mention the members of his back-office team who have put a great deal of work into it. I am very proud of the Deputy and of the fact that we are here to do something that will benefit many people and alleviate the suffering they are going through. I thank the other political parties that have facilitated...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This legislation is directed towards trying to deal with the housing crisis and at the beginning of any discussion on that crisis, we must start by reminding ourselves of the human reality. It came home again in the past week when a man in Dundalk died on the street as a result of exposure to the cold. It is almost two years to the day since Jonathan Corrie died close to the entrance of...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: One can get many students into small spaces and there is much money to be made in that. Many people can be put into hotels and there is much money to be made in that as well. There is not as much money to be made in building decent and affordable residential property. Such people go where the money is and the Bill will still encourage them to do so rather than delivering social and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (1 Dec 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 48. To ask the Minister for Health further to Question No. 453 of 5 July 2016, if home help will be provided as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37963/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Dec 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 97. To ask the Minister for Health the alternatives he will put in place in view of the fact that orthodontic surgery at St. James's hospital is no longer taking referrals from Loughlinstown hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37962/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (1 Dec 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 224. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); the reason this person's family were told that the person was next on the list for the National Rehabilitation Hospital, NRH, and then subsequently told the person was no longer on the list without explanation; the reason the hospital is offering to do rehabilitation in situ when previously it...

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Behold the real schism in Irish politics, notwithstanding all the play acting. On the side of the landlords, developers and vulture funds, there are Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, and on the other side there are people supporting this Bill, brought forward by Sinn Féin, as it would admit, as a minimum set of steps to do something about a rental emergency that is spiralling out of...

Other Questions: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Do I get another question?

Other Questions: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I get a supplementary question as well. Is that correct?

Other Questions: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Moving to 8,000 ha still leaves us 2,000 ha short of what COFORD, the forestry research authority, has stated is the absolute minimum necessary for us to have real afforestation and for our forestry estate to be an effective carbon sink. The Brexit problem simply highlights the need for diversification away from single species and so on. That we are vulnerable in that area too-----

Other Questions: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is there any consideration that market conditions are leading to us failing to deliver on our afforestation programme and its role in carbon mitigation?

Other Questions: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What about new planting?

Other Questions: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether farmers engaged in forestry may be harvesting trees too early based on market considerations rather than best forestry practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37726/16]

Other Questions: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Woodland League has informed me it is aware of information and evidence to suggest that farmers and others involved in forestry are cutting down trees too early, at 25 years rather than 35 to 50 years, which is best forestry practice. They are doing so because of market and price considerations rather than best forestry practice. This has very serious implications for our hopes and...