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Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Richard Boyd Barrett
658. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the services purchased by St. Michael’s Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, under the national treatment purchase plan for the years 2021-2024; the breakdown of services purchased; the cost of these services, broken down by year and month, in tabular form. [17892/24]
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Richard Boyd Barrett
659. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the services purchased by St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, under the national treatment purchase plan for the years 2021-2024; the breakdown of services purchased, the cost of these services, broken down by year and month, in tabular form. [17893/24]
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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Artists' Remuneration
Richard Boyd Barrett
2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in light of the basic income for artists initial report, if she will commit now to including a full roll-out of this scheme for all artists in budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17256/24]
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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Sports Funding
Richard Boyd Barrett
56. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the NDP has sufficiently taken into account and is adequately resourced to meet the growing demand for sports facilities, particularly with the very considerable and welcome growth of women’s sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16222/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Cabinet Committees
Richard Boyd Barrett
6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will meet next. [10625/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Cabinet Committees
Richard Boyd Barrett
19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy and investment will next meet. [15144/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
28. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent Munich Security Conference. [15145/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Richard Boyd Barrett
77. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that schools that are looking to open special classes and that have a waiting list for these classes are not inhibited from doing so because of lack of physical space; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16471/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Richard Boyd Barrett
79. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if the method of calculating the allocation of special needs resources to schools that has seen a third of primary schools lose resources for 2024/2025 will be changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16470/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Student Unions
Richard Boyd Barrett
763. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that the pilot project to provide free period products is extended to a permanent scheme and is put in place for all further and higher education institutions as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16542/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Housing Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
21. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the recent report to area committee from DLR that only 140 affordable Purchase and 406 Cost rental are planned up to 2026 and does he agree this is wholly inadequate and what measures does he intend to take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15656/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Housing Policy
Richard Boyd Barrett
66. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he agrees that inadequate HAP rates and social housing income limits and the lack of three and four-bed social housing are contributing to long-term homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15659/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Housing Policy
Richard Boyd Barrett
69. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he believes that considering the rapid increase in homelessness and the widespread unaffordability of rental and purchase property that the current Part V requirement for 10% social and 10% affordable are wholly inadequate and should be substantially increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15658/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Planning Issues
Richard Boyd Barrett
84. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in cases of complaints of unauthorised development or breaches of planning permissions if he believes the current enforcement legislation is adequately robust to prevent such breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15657/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Public Transport
Richard Boyd Barrett
99. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will block any plans to end direct rail services between Rosslare, County Wexford, and Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15755/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Ukraine War
Richard Boyd Barrett
167. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice what options are available to a woman allowed into Ireland under the EU Ukraine Directive to have their mother and brother (who are from Gaza but are now in Cairo in an MSF facility) join them in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15772/24]
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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Tax Code
Richard Boyd Barrett
11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if, following the recent film industry stakeholder forum, he is planning any future changes to section 481 the film tax credit to ensure greater security of employment and incomes for workers in the film industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15245/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Foreign Policy
Richard Boyd Barrett
19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of reports of election-rigging in last February’s election in Pakistan; if he has taken the matter up with the government of Pakistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14051/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Defence Forces
Richard Boyd Barrett
166. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will investigate the practice of members of the Defence Forces being denied their presentation on the basis that they have made protected disclosures about issues in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15276/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Defence Forces
Richard Boyd Barrett
167. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if it is the case that members of the Defence Forces cannot take cases to the WRC for the issue of being penalised for having made a protected disclosure about issues in the Defences Forces; if so, the reason this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15277/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Taxi Regulations
Richard Boyd Barrett
210. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to provide all available information on the recipients of the wheelchair-accessible grant for taxis; for a breakdown of these recipients, by category (individually owned or rental taxis); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14316/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Taxi Regulations
Richard Boyd Barrett
211. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of safety concerns of taxi drivers at night; for an update on his latest engagements with taxi driver groups on this topic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14317/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Taxi Regulations
Richard Boyd Barrett
212. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of reports that the cost of renting vehicles from taxi rental companies may be contributing to the national taxi shortage; if he is aware of reports that the ban on individual sale of taxi plates may be contributing to the issue; if he is aware of reports that rental companies are charging high fees to rent out plates in contravention of NTA rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14318/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Taxi Regulations
Richard Boyd Barrett
213. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the latest updates on addressing taxi shortages at peak times; if this includes extending the operating hours of public transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14319/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Rail Network
Richard Boyd Barrett
269. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport how many incidents and complaints have been logged in the past 24 months with regard to public and staff safety on the Sligo to Dublin train service, particularly between Sligo and Mullingar and vice versa; if any security or staffing measures will be implemented to provide safe transport for customers and staff on this train particularly between Sligo and Mullingar and vice versa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15393/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Richard Boyd Barrett
813. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the full-year outturn on illness benefit in 2022. [15348/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Richard Boyd Barrett
921. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the number of reports of breaches of protection, safety and barring orders (including interim barring orders) that were made to An Garda Síochána in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of subsequent arrests that are made following such reports; the number of convictions in court on foot of these reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15038/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Coillte Teoranta
Richard Boyd Barrett
929. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the lease agreements that Coillte has entered by category (e.g. agricultural); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13570/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Primary Care Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
1313. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the HSE Dublin south primary care teams provide occupational therapy report services for housing assessment needs; the avenues for a local authority tenant to access HSE primary care teams OT services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14042/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Richard Boyd Barrett
1358. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are consistent scheduling issues at St. Vincent's Hospital where patient appointments are being delayed for significant lengths of time due to a lack of interdepartmental co-ordination leading to scheduling overlaps and delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14291/24]
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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Bus Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
91. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to improve the reliability of Dublin Bus services in general and routes operated by a company (details supplied) in particular; the extent to which he believes the reliability issues are connected to the difficulties in recruiting drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13254/24]
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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Taxi Regulations
Richard Boyd Barrett
97. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether it is appropriate that the new taxi regulator recently appointed has come directly from employment in a senior position with a taxi app company that has a commercial interest in the taxi industry; his further views on whether this represents a potential conflict of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13253/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Programme for Government
Richard Boyd Barrett
7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [10619/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Middle East
Richard Boyd Barrett
17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for a report on his joint correspondence, along with the Spanish Prime Minister, to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the situation in Gaza. [10615/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Passport Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
62. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 29 February 2024, the steps a person (details supplied) can take to ensure they receive their renewed passport in their new name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12446/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Arts Council
Richard Boyd Barrett
548. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the conditions imposed on arts companies that received funding grants from the Arts Council in relation to adherence to employment law; if sanctions are imposed on such companies if they are found to be in breach of employment law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11614/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Broadcasting Sector
Richard Boyd Barrett
558. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her Department's working definition of public service broadcasting; if the term should be taken to imply all activity by State-owned broadcasters, or only activity taken by such broadcasters in service of a defined public service mission; if there is a definition; whether there are plans to ring-fence funding for particular activity that meets this definition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12335/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Broadcasting Sector
Richard Boyd Barrett
559. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views of the self-description by a company (details supplied) that it is a commercial public service broadcaster; whether her Department will take any action to publicly to clarify whether the term public service broadcasting is applicable to commercial providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12336/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Housing Policy
Richard Boyd Barrett
615. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a tenant’s top-up led them to accumulating arrears would he consider HAP rates for this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11788/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Housing Schemes
Richard Boyd Barrett
684. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason part V council tenancies are excluded from the tenant purchase scheme when other tenants of council owned houses are included in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12873/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Adoption Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
1119. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress to date of the DNA working group established to consider the potential role of DNA in the context of the provision of the statutory tracing service under the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11869/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Adoption Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
1120. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on how to approach birth information and tracing policy where a birth parent or other individual with access to relevant information is withholding information or otherwise failing to cooperate with an individual who is seeking out their birth information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11870/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Adoption Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
1121. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department has taken to inform adoptees and mother and baby home survivors of any potential role for DNA technologies in tracing birth information, given the diverse levels of technological literacy across society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11871/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Home Care Packages
Richard Boyd Barrett
1269. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the procedure for a new company providing home support to be placed on the approved providers list in CHO6; if the tendering process only occurs once per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11805/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Richard Boyd Barrett
1300. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of reports that Covid testing laboratory staff employed by private providers were excluded from the Covid-19 recognition payment, although they carried out Covid testing on behalf of the HSE; if it was the deliberate policy of his Department or the HSE to exclude such workers; if so, to supply any details about how this policy was arrived at; his views on whether it is appropriate that workers in a persistently Covid-exposed environment and carrying out vital public health work during the height of the Covid-19 crisis would be excluded from a payment; if this was not HSE or his Department's policy, the steps those employed in Covid-testing laboratories in the relevant period can take to access the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11959/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Health Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
1376. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the scopolinem patch; if there are plans to make it available for medical card users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12363/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Departmental Policies
Richard Boyd Barrett
1570. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has reviewed Water Safety Ireland's recommendations and compared them to those prevailing in Northern Ireland; if she plans to harmonise the lifeguarding season and equipment provisions between Ireland and Northern Ireland; her views on whether Northern Ireland's stringent lifeguarding recommendations play a role in Northern Ireland's impressive low drowning rate figures; if she has engaged with the relevant authorities in Northern Ireland; if she has engaged with all-Ireland bodies with a remit for lifeguarding, such as an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12257/24]
Thu, 7 Mar 2024
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Public Transport
Richard Boyd Barrett
188. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if it is the policy of Dublin Bus, the National Transport Authority, NTA, or any Transport for Ireland, TFI, bus operators to record bus drivers' bathroom breaks alongside identifying information; given the lack of bathroom facilities at some bus termini and the length of some bus routes, if he thinks such a policy is appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11244/24]
Thu, 7 Mar 2024
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Public Transport
Richard Boyd Barrett
189. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport given the duty of care that bus operators have towards their employees, if he or the bus operators have considered the potential impact of any policy to record bus drivers' bathroom breaks alongside identifying information on the mental health of bus drivers on account of compromised privacy; if he or the bus operators have considered the potential impact on the physical health of bus drivers who may be putting off taking necessary bathroom breaks as a result of any policy to record bus drivers' bathroom breaks alongside identifying information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11245/24]
Thu, 7 Mar 2024
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Public Transport
Richard Boyd Barrett
190. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport which persons would have access to any identifiable records of bathroom breaks taken by bus drivers; what measures are in place to ensure that this access policy is adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11246/24]