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Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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Social Welfare Benefits Payments
Richard Boyd Barrett
22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered that not increasing social welfare payments is in effect reducing the payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38847/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Industrial Relations
Richard Boyd Barrett
13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will request amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1990 to ensure representative rights for Army personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38547/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Departmental Properties
Richard Boyd Barrett
25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider allowing a premises in a location (details supplied) in the ownership of his Department to be used by UN veterans for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38546/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Corporation Tax
Richard Boyd Barrett
88. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount forgone due to historic losses being used as tax deductions and exemptions for banks and insurance companies. [38523/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Interest Rates
Richard Boyd Barrett
117. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the equivalent interest rates in banks in which he is a majority shareholder; the reason they differ; the figures a mortgage holder would pay over 20 years on a €100,000 and a €200,000 loan, respectively (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38765/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Richard Boyd Barrett
181. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has inadequate provision of special needs assistants for the 2019-2020 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38755/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Richard Boyd Barrett
182. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for a permanent location for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38756/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Departmental Properties
Richard Boyd Barrett
183. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a building (details supplied) which is owned by his Department in view of the need for a permanent location for schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38757/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Schools Establishment
Richard Boyd Barrett
184. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new schools planned in the Dún Laoghaire area in the coming years; the patrons of these schools; the sites and or buildings under consideration for the schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38758/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Richard Boyd Barrett
185. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the method of calculation of special needs assistant allocation for schools; the way in which children that are still awaiting an assessment of needs can be catered for in cases in which they have no formal diagnosis but a clear need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38759/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Richard Boyd Barrett
354. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of children by CHO awaiting an assessment of needs to be completed; the length of time they have been waiting since they were first referred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38760/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Richard Boyd Barrett
355. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of children by CHO awaiting an assessment of needs to be commenced; the length of time they have been waiting since they were first referred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38761/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Waste Management
Richard Boyd Barrett
407. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is compulsory for a household to use a separate brown biodegradable waste bin provided by their waste collection company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38331/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Recreational Facilities
Richard Boyd Barrett
497. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will work with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and other relevant agencies to ensure that a supervised playground (details supplied) remains a supervised service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38764/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Local Authority Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
536. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the allocation to each local authority in each of the years from 2008 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by the LGF, different grants and LPT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38766/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing
Richard Boyd Barrett
556. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will work with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to ensure that the apartments at a location (details supplied) that are the subject of eviction cases by an organisation are brought into public ownership in order to secure homes for these tenants, four of which are HAP tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38763/19]
Thu, 19 Sep 2019
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Cultural Policy
Richard Boyd Barrett
29. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she plans to take to ensure greater income and employment security and full entitlement to employment rights in the arts, film and creative industries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37927/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Residential Tenancies Board
Richard Boyd Barrett
35. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will intervene in eviction attempts by two owners of properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37383/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility
Richard Boyd Barrett
40. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to review the HAP limits in view of the difficulties those in need of housing are experiencing trying to find homes within the current limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37387/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Private Rented Accommodation Evictions
Richard Boyd Barrett
46. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will intervene in the latest eviction attempt of eight tenants at a location (details supplied) by the property owner in view of the fact this is the third attempt by the owners to mass evict these tenants over the past two years utilising different loopholes in the residential tenancies legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37391/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Local Authority Housing Maintenance
Richard Boyd Barrett
70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for the retrofitting of council-owned dwellings; the grants and supports available for those that own their home to complete similar retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37389/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
Richard Boyd Barrett
71. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he expects the planned review of income eligibility limits for social housing to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37388/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
Richard Boyd Barrett
72. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the provision of affordable homes and the eligibility criteria for such homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37390/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Richard Boyd Barrett
137. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that recent requests by service users to be allowed membership of the group company of an organisation (details supplied) and to have representatives on the board have been refused; if the organisation will be instructed to accept the request by service users for membership of the company and board representation in view of the report by the independent review group examining the role of voluntary organisations and recommendations in the report that such services should be service user centred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37758/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Voluntary Sector Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
138. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason, despite assurances from the HSE and his Department that there would be no cuts or reduction in services at an organisation (details supplied) that such reductions and cuts have taken place; if the restoration of these services will be ensured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37761/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Richard Boyd Barrett
139. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the expenditure of public funds at an organisation (details supplied) will be reviewed, in particular the decision to spend €800,000 on a prime site in Tallaght; the impact this has had or will have on other services and service users; if a value for money audit was carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37762/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy will next meet. [37385/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Human Rights
Richard Boyd Barrett
53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he and his European counterparts are making to ensure human and democratic rights in China, particularly in view of the recent protests in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37381/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Tax Yield
Richard Boyd Barrett
58. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of revenue generated by applying the financial transactions tax currently applied in a number of EU countries to financial transactions here. [34713/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Pension Provisions
Richard Boyd Barrett
185. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the 1984 Civil Service superannuation scheme constitutes discriminatory treatment for disabled civil servants according to the 2002 Institute of Public Administration report (details supplied); if consideration will be given to refunding contributions to officers who retire single; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35085/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Disability Services Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
908. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the regulations regarding the administration of medicines by carers assigned by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35202/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Richard Boyd Barrett
961. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to reverse his decision to abolish the rehabilitative training allowance from 1 September 2019 for persons with disabilities that are applying to do a rehabilitative training programme in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35500/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Richard Boyd Barrett
962. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) can access treatment they require. [35503/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Sports Capital Programme
Richard Boyd Barrett
1555. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available for sports facilities; the way to apply for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34712/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Electric Vehicles
Richard Boyd Barrett
1556. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of fully electrifying the national public transport bus fleet. [34714/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Local Authority Housing
Richard Boyd Barrett
1914. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the estimated cost of deep retrofitting all local authority and social housing stock to the highest standard by unit; and the cost of installing solar panels in the same housing stock. [34715/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Reliefs Costs
Richard Boyd Barrett
148. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of restoring tax relief for trade union subscriptions. [33583/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Film Industry
Richard Boyd Barrett
171. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed in live action film making as PAYE workers and self-employed in each of the years from 2012 to 2018, in tabular form; the income earned for both categories in these years; the net income tax paid for each of these categories for each of these years; and the tax foregone in deductions, allowances and reliefs for each of the categories in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31943/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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National Debt
Richard Boyd Barrett
223. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the size of the national debt. [33517/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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National Debt
Richard Boyd Barrett
224. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of interest that will be paid on the national debt in 2020. [33518/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Exchequer Returns
Richard Boyd Barrett
225. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated primary Exchequer surplus for 2020. [33519/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Collection
Richard Boyd Barrett
226. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue collected through vehicle registration tax in 2018. [33520/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Knowledge Development Box
Richard Boyd Barrett
227. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax that was forgone due to the knowledge box in the latest available figures. [33521/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Stamp Duty
Richard Boyd Barrett
228. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected in stamp duty charged on the purchase of stocks and marketable securities of Irish incorporated companies in 2018. [33522/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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NAMA Operations
Richard Boyd Barrett
229. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount NAMA has made available to developers in loan facilities to complete projects by year up to the end of quarter 2 of 2019. [33523/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Household Debt
Richard Boyd Barrett
230. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the most recent figures of total household wealth and the property and financial assets less all liabilities. [33524/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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NAMA Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
231. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount NAMA has paid out to date for repair and maintenance of properties in its portfolio. [33525/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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National Debt
Richard Boyd Barrett
232. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of interest paid on the national debt in 2019 that was contracted since 2008. [33526/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Motor Insurance Claims
Richard Boyd Barrett
233. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the most up-to-date figures for the amount paid out annually in motor insurance claims from each insurance company. [33527/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Code
Richard Boyd Barrett
234. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost to date in 2019 of tax reliefs and exemptions available to property developers. [33528/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Code
Richard Boyd Barrett
235. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost to date in 2019 of the tax reliefs and exemptions available to property owners. [33529/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Code
Richard Boyd Barrett
236. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost to date in 2019 of the tax reliefs and exemptions available to landowners. [33530/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Irish Strategic Investment Fund
Richard Boyd Barrett
237. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the most up-to-date figures for the number of jobs created by the Irish Strategic Investment Fund in its commercial partnerships; and the locations in which these jobs were created by companies obtaining such investment. [33531/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax Yield
Richard Boyd Barrett
238. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that could be raised from imposing a 2% public health levy on the profits of private human health and pharmaceutical companies here, including nursing homes and home care agencies. [33532/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Property Tax
Richard Boyd Barrett
239. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of abolishing the local property tax. [33533/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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NAMA Portfolio
Richard Boyd Barrett
240. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the details of empty properties and land banks that have not yet been sold with regard to the assets of NAMA; the negotiations that have taken place to acquire these homes for social and or affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33534/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Financial Instruments
Richard Boyd Barrett
241. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the volume of commercial trade that took place in shares here in 2018. [33535/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Financial Services Sector
Richard Boyd Barrett
242. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the volume of commercial trade that took place in derivatives here in 2018. [33536/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Universal Social Charge Yield
Richard Boyd Barrett
243. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount expected to be raised by the universal social charge in 2019. [33538/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Universal Social Charge Yield
Richard Boyd Barrett
244. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount expected to be raised by the universal social charge, USC from tax units paying more than €90,000. [33539/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Corporation Tax
Richard Boyd Barrett
266. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of tax revenue that would be generated by applying a 12.5% minimum effective tax rate on total gross profits before deductions, allowances or reliefs. [34566/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Yield
Richard Boyd Barrett
267. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of revenue that would be generated by imposing a €600 per year tax on all second homes, a €1,000 per year tax on all third or fourth homes, and a €1,500 per year tax on all fifth or subsequent homes. [34567/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Public Sector Pay
Richard Boyd Barrett
306. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated full year cost of repealing the FEMPI legislation. [33552/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Public Sector Pay
Richard Boyd Barrett
307. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out the estimated full-year cost of paying all employed public sector staff on the pre-2011 pay scale. [33553/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Richard Boyd Barrett
562. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio to 18:1 by paying all staff on the pre-2011 pay scale. [33557/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Education Costs
Richard Boyd Barrett
563. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of measures (details supplied). [33558/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Richard Boyd Barrett
564. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio from 1:27 to 1:22. [33580/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Education Costs
Richard Boyd Barrett
565. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to increase special education provision by 15% on the 2018 level. [33581/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Education Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
566. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to increase student grants to their highest historical levels. [33582/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
1602. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated amount it will cost to maintain the current levels of service provision across the health service in 2020 in view of demographic changes and inflation. [33540/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Departmental Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
1603. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of implementing each of the measures recommended in the Sláintecare report. [33541/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Prescriptions Charges
Richard Boyd Barrett
1604. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to reduce prescription charges by €0.50. [33542/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Drugs Payment Scheme Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
1605. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold to €50 and €100, respectively. [33543/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Beds Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
1606. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of adding 1,000 acute beds to the hospital network. [33544/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Staff Remuneration
Richard Boyd Barrett
1607. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of hiring 4,000 new nurses on the pre-2011 rate of pay. [33545/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Staff Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
1608. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of hiring 500 consultants. [33546/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Emergency Departments Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
1609. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing accident and emergency charges. [33547/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Dental Services Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
1610. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to reinstate the 2008 dental treatment services scheme. [33548/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Home Care Packages Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
1611. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to clear home care package waiting lists. [33549/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Autism Support Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
1612. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to clear assessment of needs waiting lists for children with autism. [33550/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Richard Boyd Barrett
1613. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to hire 100 speech and language therapists, 100 psychologists, 100 occupational therapists and 100 physiotherapists. [33551/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Richard Boyd Barrett
1614. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 405 of 2 July 2019, when a reply will issue from the HSE. [33587/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Richard Boyd Barrett
2017. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 305 of 18 June 2019, if he has commissioned a cost-benefit analysis of the fact that 80% of the delivery of disability provision is via non-statutory sector service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34661/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Disability Services Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
2018. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 305 of 18 June 2019 and the figures provided in the table, the number of persons with disabilities in each CHO who are on waiting lists for respite services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34662/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Afforestation Programme
Richard Boyd Barrett
2027. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of planting 125,000 hectares of foresting with a mixture of broad leaf and native species. [33585/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Better Energy Homes Scheme
Richard Boyd Barrett
2234. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some community based organisations that were delivering quality energy retrofits to households living in fuel poverty are idle due to an apparent funding shortage at the SEAI, which has resulted in all work allocations to community based organisations being ceased, which could also result in significant job losses of a skilled workforce in view of the launch of the Climate Action Plan 2019, which includes plans to retrofit 500,000 homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32751/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Waste Management Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
2274. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of bringing waste collection services back into public ownership. [33584/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Wind Energy Generation
Richard Boyd Barrett
2275. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of producing 100% of electricity from wind. [33586/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Motor Tax Yield
Richard Boyd Barrett
2324. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual yield for motor tax projected for 2020; the yield for the past five years; the way in which the moneys were allocated; and his plans for allocation of the funds in 2020. [33559/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Public Transport Subsidies
Richard Boyd Barrett
2440. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to restore the CIÉ subvention to 2008 levels. [33554/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Public Transport Subsidies
Richard Boyd Barrett
2441. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to restore the CIÉ subvention to 2008 levels and add 33%. [33555/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Public Transport Fares
Richard Boyd Barrett
2442. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost of halving all public transport fares and for providing free public transport to all in full-time education. [33556/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Bus Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
2515. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial penalties that will be applied to a company (details supplied) by the NTA as a result of the bus services provided by them not meeting the targets set out in its contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34660/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Richard Boyd Barrett
2651. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated amount that would be raised by increasing the employer rate of PRSI by 2%. [34036/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Richard Boyd Barrett
2652. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional revenue that could be generated by establishing a new band of employer PRSI of 19.75% on incomes over €90,000 per year and to increase the existing 10.955% by 2% to 12.95%. [34565/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Social Welfare Benefits Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
2771. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of measures (details supplied). [33569/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
2772. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid out annually in rent allowance in 2018 and to date in 2019; and the projected amount for the remainder of 2019 and 2020. [33570/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Pension Provisions
Richard Boyd Barrett
2773. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reinstating the transitionary pension. [33571/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
2774. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the moneys saved following the transfer of recipients of rent allowance to HAP, leasing arrangements and RAS have then been transferred to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; the organisation responsible for the latter payments; if so, the amount in each of the years since the commencement of the payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33572/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme
Richard Boyd Barrett
2775. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the back to school allowance by €10. [33573/19]