Parliamentary questions

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

74. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the assessments that are being carried out to establish whether the research and development tax credit is achieving its objective to stimulate same; if it is the most effective way to achieve this objective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31320/22]

Inflation Rate

Richard Boyd Barrett

81. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the measures that he is planning to put in place to address inflation and wealth inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31322/22]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

92. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the current public sector pay talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31318/22]

Cost of Living Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

129. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the new public sector pay agreement will ensure that all public sector workers get a pay rise in line with inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31314/22]

Public Sector Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

147. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address the recruitment and retention crisis across the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31315/22]

Office of Public Works

Richard Boyd Barrett

149. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a complete list of all buildings that are being leased for use as public buildings; the rents that are being paid on these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31321/22]

European Union

Richard Boyd Barrett

193. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent correspondence from EU Commissioner Vestager to the Irish Government in relation to State aid to the Irish film industry; if it is failing to meet the culture test for such State aid and his views on whether it may also not be meeting the industry development test similarly required for such State aid to the film industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22482/22]

Departmental Offices

Richard Boyd Barrett

6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the international unit of his Department. [26001/22]

National Economic and Social Council

Richard Boyd Barrett

15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, the agency under the aegis of his Department. [30723/22]

Taxi Licences

Richard Boyd Barrett

90. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will grant a further extension to the vehicle registration licence time limit for the replacement of taxi vehicles given the lack of availability of electric vehicles currently and the substantial loss of earnings for taxi drivers over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30731/22]

Public Transport

Richard Boyd Barrett

121. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider abolishing fares on buses, trains and the Luas given the recent moves by other governments across Europe to substantially decrease transport costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30730/22]

School Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

929. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the appeal by a school (details supplied) to reverse the decision to reduce the number of teachers as a result of special education teacher allocations and the number of incoming outgoing diagnosed children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28827/22]

Parental Leave

Richard Boyd Barrett

930. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if he will consider making the temporary changes to the way that parental leave will be taken as laid out in information note TC 0003/2022 permanent to allow more flexibility for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28852/22]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

1829. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the steps that he will take to remedy the lack of a diagnosis for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30487/22]

Disability Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

1872. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the lack of service provision by the disability network team for a child (details supplied) will be examined and remedied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30605/22]

International Protection

Richard Boyd Barrett

57. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the contracts his Department has with a company (details supplied); if these were all open to a public tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28494/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Richard Boyd Barrett

141. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to review the OREDP 1; his views that there will be a requirement for a new SEA for this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28486/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister. [26000/22]

Programme for Government

Richard Boyd Barrett

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress of the programme for Government. [24773/22]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

700. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will remedy the removal of a person (details supplied) from services at the National Gender Service, Loughlinstown Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27567/22]