Parliamentary questions

Employment Rights

Richard Boyd Barrett

31. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he plans to put in place to combat precarious employment in projects or services in which public money is being spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13008/18]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

37. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the shortages of staff across the public sector can be attributed to low pay and to pay inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13006/18]

Public Private Partnerships

Richard Boyd Barrett

65. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the commitment to public private partnerships as a means to finance capital projects should be reconsidered in view of the collapse of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4285/18]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Richard Boyd Barrett

45. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) was refused entry into the Defence Forces despite having passed their psychometric testing, interview and medical examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12832/18]

European Security Strategy

Richard Boyd Barrett

48. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on a position paper (details supplied) which proposes moving Ireland into an EU defence union and reviewing the triple lock mechanism for Irish involvement in EU or other military operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12833/18]

Health Services Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

240. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to address issues raised (details supplied) in an audit of neurology services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13018/18]

Sports Capital Programme Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

298. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications his Department received for sports capital funding; the details of those that were granted and refused the funding, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13130/18]

Vehicle Registration

Richard Boyd Barrett

57. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his plans to establish a service in which persons can change their motor registration plate to their county of residence for a fee both as a possible stream of revenue and to facilitate motorists who purchased cars with plates from counties other than their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12230/18]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

140. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date the report on the costings of pay equality for teachers will be received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12446/18]

Garda Complaints Procedures

Richard Boyd Barrett

328. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the process in place for a person that is of the view that An Garda Síochána has failed to investigate a potentially serious alleged crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12237/18]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Richard Boyd Barrett

444. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11895/18]

Medical Qualifications

Richard Boyd Barrett

616. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the Medical Council excluded doctors trained in Nigeria from availing of further training here; if so, the reason therefor; when the Medical Practitioners Act 2017 will be amended to allow Nigerian doctors to further their training here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12594/18]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Richard Boyd Barrett

658. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to reimburse medication under the long-term illness scheme for medical CBD and THC for persons granted licences for the medication to treat epilepsy; and the scheme under which this medication will be covered in view of the fact that other anti-epilepsy medication is covered under the long-term illness scheme [12839/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

1062. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes built by each local authority; the number built for use as public housing by other bodies and various bodies; the number of private homes built; the percentage of private homes built that were subsequently used as public housing via Part V or other mechanisms in each of the years since 1970, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12846/18]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D (infrastructure) will next meet. [9873/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the President of Italy. [9536/18]

Film Industry

Richard Boyd Barrett

65. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to establish a proper and transparent structure of progression and qualification for trainees in the film industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10082/18]

Film Industry

Richard Boyd Barrett

68. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has satisfied herself with the conditions of employment for workers in the Irish film industry in terms of training, working hours, employment status and pension rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10083/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings in Belfast. [8431/18]

Housing Assistance Payment

Richard Boyd Barrett

43. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will review the housing assistance payment limits in view of a recent report (details supplied) on rent increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9534/18]