Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Legal Aid Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

360. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts paid by the Legal Aid Board to personal insolvency practitioners, solicitors and barristers under the PIA Review Legal Aid Service since its inception; the details of these payments; the companies and persons that received same; the amount received by each company and person; the amounts that have been incurred but are unpaid by the Legal Aid Board to personal insolvency practitioners, solicitors and barristers under the PIA Review Legal Aid Service since its inception; the details of these liabilities; the companies and persons to which they are owed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7950/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

641. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of Covid-19 deaths by age, profession, socio-economic class, gender and details of underlying illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8280/20]

Health Services Staff Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

642. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of staff recruited to the health service since the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis; the status of the contracts for these staff including the formal employer of these staff; if these contracts are permanent or temporary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8281/20]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

643. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans and timeline to permanently increase the capacity in the health service in order that it can run at 80% capacity rather than near to 100% as it was prior to outbreak of Covid-19 to ensure public health physical distancing rules and safe staffing levels can be complied with and extra capacity for crises in addition to tackling the waiting lists and accident and emergency overcrowding; his views on whether this requires permanently retaining all private hospital capacity under the control of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8282/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

699. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of visits his Department paid for or were directly carried out by vets, public or private, or other inspectors or representatives to meat plants since the outbreak of Covid-19; the reports provided regarding hygiene, health and safety and compliance with public health guidelines; the details of those reports; if those reports indicated concerns in respect of hygiene and health and safety in the context of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8278/20]

Broadcasting Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

704. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider enacting airplay legislation to ensure a requirement that between 30% and 40% of music played would be music produced here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8269/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

760. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines for driving instructors with regard to returning to work; when they will be able to return to work; the precautions they will need to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7345/20]

Taxi Licences Renewals

Richard Boyd Barrett

780. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which a taxi driver can renew their taxi licence during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7507/20]

Driver Safety

Richard Boyd Barrett

802. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if essential and front-line workers that are learner drivers will be allowed to drive on their own without a qualified driver (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7637/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

852. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to not require taxi drivers who cancel their PSV car insurance during the Covid-19 crisis to have to put their cars through suitability and NCT tests or have to send back their plates to the NTA while their insurance is suspended in order that they can quickly return to work when the industry recovers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8277/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

880. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for reopening childcare facilities under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and the way in which this will be managed safely. [7712/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Richard Boyd Barrett

918. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if Covid-19 payments will be extended to specific industries in relation to the timeframe in which they are permitted to return to work, that is, the live events industry which was the first to close down and will be the last to reopen; if it will be ensured that if the Covid-19 payments become industry specific that the event industry is given recognition for being one of the last industries to return to work in view of the fact it is vital to ensure skill retention in the industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7652/20]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Richard Boyd Barrett

959. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of pensions, disability allowance, jobseeker's allowance and benefit that do not have access to contactless payment methods (details supplied); the measures or actions she is taking to provide persons with a contactless payment option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7640/20]

Local Authority Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

1055. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of capital grants provided to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in 2018 and 2019 under the Social Housing Investment Programme to assist in the construction and renewal of social-rented accommodation for persons and families assessed as in need of housing support under categories (details supplied). [7544/20]

Mental Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

1077. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of plans for the development of the Central Mental Hospital; the involvement of the Land Development Agency in this development; the stage the development is at; the breakdown for social and affordable housing planned for the land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8270/20]

Land Development Agency

Richard Boyd Barrett

1078. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will report on the Shanganagh Castle development; if the lack of the enactment of the legislation for the Land Development Agency is holding up the progress of this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8271/20]

Housing Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

1079. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social housing units he is expecting to be delivered from the Cherrywood SDZ; the timeline for these homes; the number of these homes that are already included in a granted planning permission; the number of these planning permissions that already have commencement notices on the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8272/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

1080. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will revise guidelines in relation to co-living and ensure that these kind of developments will not be allowed in view of the fact that Covid-19 has highlighted the dangers of overcrowded living conditions and the role congregated living plays in transmission of diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8273/20]

Arts Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

1110. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will reconsider in the interests of the income and welfare of the recipients, reversing her decision that the dance artist residency scheme 2020 will not go ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8268/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

135. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if the cycle-to-work scheme will be amended to eliminate the five year limit in order that those who have had bikes stolen can get a new bike, even if they have not reached the five year limit in the interest of public health and climate change and to encourage the increase of cycling as a preferred mode of transport; if those in receipt of social welfare payments including the Covid-19 payment will be allowed to access a similar scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7016/20]