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Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Film Industry
Richard Boyd Barrett
61. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what action, if any, she intends to take to ensure recognition of service of film crew in the Irish film industry and to address the vulnerability of film crew to black-balling given the ongoing use of successive fixed-term contracts for the employment of crew by film producers who are in receipt of public funding for film production. [45793/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Third Level Education
Richard Boyd Barrett
75. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will, in light of the independent national review of State supports for PhD researchers, review his recent announcement and bring the stipends of all PhD researchers, not just those funded by Science Foundation Ireland, SFI, and the Irish Research Council, IRC, up to the living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45985/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Third Level Education
Richard Boyd Barrett
84. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to address the sharp increase to 15% in undergraduate drop-out rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45701/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Third Level Staff
Richard Boyd Barrett
128. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to address precarious work in third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45702/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Budget 2024
Richard Boyd Barrett
150. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount that has been allocated in Budget 2024 to student accommodation; the number of units this will supply; how he will ensure the affordability of this accommodation for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45699/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Education Costs
Richard Boyd Barrett
151. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science considering the chronic shortage of skilled labour, the reason he chose to reduce fees by only €1,000 and to make this only a once-off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45700/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Richard Boyd Barrett
8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [43865/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Richard Boyd Barrett
18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the committee on economy and investment will next meet. [42349/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
31. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with President Biden. [43866/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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State Properties
Richard Boyd Barrett
148. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a complete list of all buildings owned by the State or any of the State agencies across Dún Laoghaire Rathdown; the occupancy rates and status of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43681/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Rental Sector
Richard Boyd Barrett
268. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the scale of no-reason evictions being carried out by a corporate landlord (details supplied) in Dublin in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43656/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Rental Sector
Richard Boyd Barrett
269. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is aware of the scale of no-reason evictions being carried out by other corporate landlords in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43657/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Rental Sector
Richard Boyd Barrett
270. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to amend the law to offer protections to people whose pre-June 2022 tenancies are terminated by landlords refusing to offer further part-four tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43658/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Housing Policy
Richard Boyd Barrett
271. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to allow compulsory purchase of residential properties in circumstances, consistent with section 43.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43659/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Bus Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
59. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport what plans he has to increase frequency on existing routes and expand the number of routes and reduce fares, in light of the climate and cost-of-living crises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43120/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Bus Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
63. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport what plans he has to resolve the ongoing problems with the 59 bus route and many other Go Ahead routes; his views on whether it is now time to reabsorb these routes back into the Dublin Bus network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43119/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Tax Code
Richard Boyd Barrett
103. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will announce in budget 2024 the abolition of the universal social charge for those earning under €100,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43154/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Budget 2024
Richard Boyd Barrett
127. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering additional tax measures in budget 2024 on information and communication companies, including social media and digital streaming companies, to fund public broadcasting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43150/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Tax Yield
Richard Boyd Barrett
134. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his Department's latest projections for windfall corporation tax revenues; the possible uses for these revenues that he is considering in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Tax Code
Richard Boyd Barrett
136. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering any changes to the tax treatment of REITs and other property-related investment vehicles in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43151/23]