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Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Programme for Government Implementation
Richard Boyd Barrett
474. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to set out the status of the commitments in the programme for Government relating to improving the lives of persons with disabilities. [29820/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Bord na gCon Administration
Richard Boyd Barrett
936. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide copies of a history of all valuations for Harold’s Cross greyhound stadium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33682/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
1. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada. [31465/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Cabinet Committees
Richard Boyd Barrett
7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will consider establishing a Cabinet committee on the arts. [31466/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Cabinet Committees
Richard Boyd Barrett
11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will establish a Cabinet Committee on Housing. [32518/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Cabinet Committees
Richard Boyd Barrett
21. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will establish a Cabinet Committee on Education. [32519/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan
Richard Boyd Barrett
31. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the commitments in the programme for Government on improving the lives of persons with disabilities. [29820/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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UN Conventions Ratification
Richard Boyd Barrett
95. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she plans to ratify the UNCRPD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27657/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
Richard Boyd Barrett
425. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if the redress awarded to a person from the Residential Institutions Redress Board should be included in a means assessment for a supplementary welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33400/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Programme for Government Implementation
Richard Boyd Barrett
489. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the commitments in the programme for Government on improving the lives of persons with disabilities. [29820/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Legislative Programme
Richard Boyd Barrett
3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the legislation his Department is planning to introduce. [32517/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Disability Allowance Payments
Richard Boyd Barrett
356. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the way in which rent is calculated for a person living in State care at a location (details supplied) and on disability allowance of €188; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32580/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Health Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
438. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if it is mandatory for a member of staff of a State institution (details supplied) to accompany a resident to a medical appointment; if it is permissible for the resident's next-of-kin to accompany the person alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32581/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Health Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
447. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the advocacy services that are available to a person resident in a State institution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32618/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Light Rail Projects
Richard Boyd Barrett
695. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of contracts agreed with a company (details supplied) and contracts that have been entered into regarding the construction of the Dublin Airport metro in view of the fact that contracts have already been signed. [32930/17]
Thu, 6 Jul 2017
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Land Acquisition
Richard Boyd Barrett
16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received a response from the Christian Brothers regarding the playing pitches at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31797/17]
Thu, 6 Jul 2017
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Land Acquisition
Richard Boyd Barrett
21. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make a formal offer to the Christian Brothers to hand over the playing pitches at a school (details supplied) in lieu of some of the moneys owed to the redress board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31798/17]
Thu, 6 Jul 2017
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School Admissions
Richard Boyd Barrett
22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will bring forward the legislation to allow for equal access for all children to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31578/17]
Thu, 6 Jul 2017
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Schools Property
Richard Boyd Barrett
31. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review all school lands and examine the way in which to protect the lands for the use of schools into the future, in view of recent issues that have arisen with regard to the sale of lands at schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31799/17]
Thu, 6 Jul 2017
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Special Educational Needs
Richard Boyd Barrett
48. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the commitments in the programme for Government to improve the lives of persons with disabilities. [29820/17]
Wed, 5 Jul 2017
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his conversation with the President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump. [31173/17]
Wed, 5 Jul 2017
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Tax Yield
Richard Boyd Barrett
22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the lower than expected tax returns in view of the rising employment figures over the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31472/17]
Wed, 5 Jul 2017
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Tax Code
Richard Boyd Barrett
23. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the tax breaks for real estate investment trusts and vulture funds in view of the fact that they are in many cases sitting on properties and the desired affect of increasing supply is not being realised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31473/17]
Wed, 5 Jul 2017
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NAMA Operations
Richard Boyd Barrett
46. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a change to the remit of NAMA in view of the ongoing lack of supply in the housing market and the housing and homelessness crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31475/17]
Wed, 5 Jul 2017
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Tax Yield
Richard Boyd Barrett
60. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the lower than expected tax returns in view of the rise of employment over the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31476/17]
Wed, 5 Jul 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Richard Boyd Barrett
169. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been on an urgent waiting list to see a urologist for four years; if there is a shortage of urologists here; and the steps that he will take to shorten the time for persons to see a urologist. [31613/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Referendum Campaigns
Richard Boyd Barrett
5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach his plans in respect of constitutional reform in the coming months. [31172/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Cabinet Committees
Richard Boyd Barrett
10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when he plans to establish new Cabinet committees; and the committees which will be established. [31171/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation
Richard Boyd Barrett
53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which parents will be able to access the subsidies offered under the affordable childcare scheme in September 2017 in view of the fact that there is no onus on childcare providers to offer the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31177/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation
Richard Boyd Barrett
55. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which she envisages the affordable childcare scheme being rolled out in September 2017; the guarantees there are that childcare providers will take up the scheme in order to ensure access to it to all parents that are eligible for subsidies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31176/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Tax Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
138. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the sectoral breakdown of revenue returns in each of the years 2013 to 2016, including PAYE, corporate tax, self employment and those employed via RCT1s, in tabular form. [31551/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Departmental Staff Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
140. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grades of persons working in the national shared services office; if these posts are permanent; if positions become vacant, if the persons will be replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30883/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Social Insurance
Richard Boyd Barrett
612. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a report on the appeal by a company (details supplied) of the Scope findings regarding alleged abuse of RTC1s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31550/17]
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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Homeless Persons Supports
Richard Boyd Barrett
640. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the place finder service works; the way in which homeless persons or persons at risk of homelessness access this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30987/17]
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Employment Rights
Richard Boyd Barrett
19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to make a sectoral employment order for teachers and employees in the English as a foreign language sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30476/17]
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Legislative Programme
Richard Boyd Barrett
51. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timeframe for the publication and enactment of legislation dealing with low-hour contracts and precarious work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30475/17]
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Railway Stations
Richard Boyd Barrett
248. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a proposal to reopen the old Merrion railway station as a DART station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30552/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Departmental Staff
Richard Boyd Barrett
2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the changes he plans to implement in his Department. [29819/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Ports Development
Richard Boyd Barrett
70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on ongoing discussions between his Department, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company with regard to the future governance of the harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30188/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Ports Development
Richard Boyd Barrett
71. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the planned transfer of ownership of the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; if this transfer will be option one or two in the Harbours Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30189/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he has been in contact with President Trump since he was appointed Taoiseach. [28861/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [28863/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Cabinet Committees
Richard Boyd Barrett
50. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will consider establishing a Cabinet committee on education. [28862/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Richard Boyd Barrett
84. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a recent report commissioned by his Department and carried out by the SEAI which found that wind turbines should be sited ten times the tip height from dwelling houses; his plans to ensure that these recommendations are implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29810/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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International Agreements
Richard Boyd Barrett
90. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has had communications with his counterparts across the world in view of recent statements by President Trump to pull out of the Paris Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29811/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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NAMA Property Sales
Richard Boyd Barrett
150. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the percentage discount a company (details supplied) received relating to the par value and the market value at the time of purchasing from NAMA apartments in Balally, in particular, and other property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29530/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Schools Property
Richard Boyd Barrett
195. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if communication has been received from the Christian Brothers relating to a college (details supplied) on the question of the nature of the contract for the sale and development of lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29543/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Schools Property
Richard Boyd Barrett
196. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to question the Christian Brothers in respect of a college (details supplied) regarding the requirement and justification for a sale of lands reported to be valued at €18 million in view of the fact that the Christian Brothers' debt to the redress scheme is just below €9 million; if he has inquired as to the way in which the balance of the money will be used in the event of the sale going ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29544/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Schools Property
Richard Boyd Barrett
197. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has requested of the Christian Brothers with regard to the playing pitches at a college (details supplied) that they transfer the lands into his Department's ownership in lieu of some of their debt to the redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29545/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Schools Property
Richard Boyd Barrett
198. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to consider the use of compulsory purchase orders for lands at colleges (details supplied) in order to secure their playing pitches and recreational facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29546/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Schools Property
Richard Boyd Barrett
199. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the Christian Brothers have raised with him a requirement to pass the proposed sale of a school's (details supplied) playing pitches to the Charities Regulatory Authority for examination and approval in view of the fact that the Christian Brothers have indicated to the school board that this was the case; if this is a requirement of an education-based charity that is disposing of assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29548/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Prison Service Strategies
Richard Boyd Barrett
266. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that prison authorities are taking seriously the problem of racism in prisons, whether directed at prisoners or prison officers, in view of the fact that there have been complaints by prison officers in this regard and at least one case is pending in the Equality Tribunal relating to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29531/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Hospital Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
340. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to outline the regulations that exist to govern private eye laser surgery centres and particularly to protect persons and ensure they have proper follow-up treatment and recourse in the event of post-operative problems arising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29549/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Coillte Teoranta Lands
Richard Boyd Barrett
433. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte can offer lands for sale, particularly wind farm lands; the process for such sales; the person who would authorise such sales; if he is required to sign off on or give permission for such sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29529/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Homeless Persons Supports
Richard Boyd Barrett
592. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the place finder system is working across the four Dublin local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29536/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
593. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Part V legislation, his views on whether the 10% social housing requirement should be 10% of floor space, 10% of units, 10% of the land or all three; his views on whether there should be a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4-bedroom houses and apartments within the 10% of social housing; if there are requirements for disabled access units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29537/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Homeless Accommodation Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
594. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will report on his meeting with the Dublin local authorities regarding the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29538/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Housing Policy
Richard Boyd Barrett
595. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for an affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29539/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Richard Boyd Barrett
596. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the requirements for affordable homes in developments in receipt of LIHAF funding; his plans to enforce the €300,000 maximum price in Dublin; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29540/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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NAMA Social Housing Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
597. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to discuss with the Minister for Finance a change to the mandate of NAMA to include a greater transfer of residential property and building land from NAMA to local authorities to alleviate the continuing and escalating housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29541/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Coillte Teoranta
Richard Boyd Barrett
15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he last met with Coillte; if he will report on the discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27973/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Forestry Management
Richard Boyd Barrett
39. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase forest cover across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27972/17]
Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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Official Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he has been in contact with the British Prime Minister and other UK political leaders since the recent election. [28835/17]
Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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Brexit Issues
Richard Boyd Barrett
12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when he expects the special paper on Brexit. [28834/17]
Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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Public Sector Staff
Richard Boyd Barrett
55. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to end the staffing crisis in the health service in the context of public sector pay talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26269/17]
Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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School Management
Richard Boyd Barrett
161. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available in schools for children suffering from type 1 diabetes; if these supports meet the needs of these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29124/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Film Industry Development
Richard Boyd Barrett
90. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will report on trainee programmes across the film industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27346/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Film Industry Development
Richard Boyd Barrett
114. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if all trainee programmes across the film industry are appropriately regulated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27347/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Redundancy Payments
Richard Boyd Barrett
541. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a redundancy calculation was decided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27942/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Disease Management
Richard Boyd Barrett
1136. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the adequate tests which are done to diagnose Lyme disease; if Lyme disease is diagnosed, the supports and treatments offered to those who are suffering from the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26994/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Disease Awareness
Richard Boyd Barrett
1137. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to enlighten persons regarding Lyme disease, its effects and the way in which it is contracted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26995/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Medicinal Products Regulation
Richard Boyd Barrett
1319. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the regulations for the prescription of Epilim to pregnant women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27941/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Home Care Packages
Richard Boyd Barrett
1466. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there would be a detrimental impact on the home care package of a person (details supplied) which they are receiving if their parents were to apply for and receive the respite care grant. [28657/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Greyhound Industry
Richard Boyd Barrett
1589. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the history of valuations for the Harold’s Cross greyhound stadium commissioned by his Department or the Irish Greyhound Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28540/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Departmental Records
Richard Boyd Barrett
1706. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if historians and genealogists can have access to records held by his Department in a warehouse in Portlaoise regarding the Land Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28640/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Health and Safety Inspections
Richard Boyd Barrett
1725. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the recent leak of emissions at a location (details supplied); if he will report on the findings of the EPA regarding the incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28999/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
Richard Boyd Barrett
2059. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of savings a person is allowed to have before it is counted as means for a supplementary welfare allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28341/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Social Welfare Overpayments
Richard Boyd Barrett
2090. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanisms available for a person to continue to dispute an overpayment from her Department once an appeal has been unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28615/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Public Sector Pay
Richard Boyd Barrett
12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for ending pay inequality across the public sector in the context of the public sector pay talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26271/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Public Sector Pay
Richard Boyd Barrett
15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to renew the FEMPI legislation at the end of June 2017 in view of the fact that the economy is no longer in a state of emergency; if so, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26270/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Public Expenditure Policy
Richard Boyd Barrett
40. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to recent revelations as to the way in which public money may have been misspent and the way in which there may have been a lack of governance in this spending in some third level institutions, the new measures he is planning to put in place to ensure proper oversight of expenditure across all public bodies and institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26273/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Teachers' Remuneration
Richard Boyd Barrett
96. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the Government's timeframe to end the pay inequality that teachers endure, in view of the fact that it has now been six years of discrimination (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26319/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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State Bodies Mergers
Richard Boyd Barrett
113. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason he and the Citizens Information Board are proceeding with the restructuring programme of MABS and the CIS despite the results of the Dáil Éireann motion and before the publication of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26326/17]
Thu, 1 Jun 2017
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Legal Costs
Richard Boyd Barrett
124. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the oversights in place in terms of the expenditure of publicly funded bodies on legal defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26272/17]
Wed, 31 May 2017
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Brexit Issues
Richard Boyd Barrett
9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will ensure that Ireland has a veto on agreements with regard to the island of Ireland in relation to Brexit. [25983/17]
Wed, 31 May 2017
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Social Welfare Fraud
Richard Boyd Barrett
59. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the full cost of his high profile advertising campaign against fraud in social protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25953/17]
Wed, 31 May 2017
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State Pensions Reform
Richard Boyd Barrett
73. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of his interest in those who get up early in the morning, he will give a commitment to ending the pension inequality that has emerged due to cuts to the State pension in previous budgets and is experienced by many who spent many years getting up early in the morning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25954/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Richard Boyd Barrett
15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Mr. Michel Barnier when he was in Dublin. [25676/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Human Rights
Richard Boyd Barrett
84. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised concerns either within the European Union or directly with Turkish President Erdoğan regarding the continued imprisonment of 15 opposition parliamentarians from the HDP party and up to 150 journalists by the Turkish Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25648/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Arms Trade
Richard Boyd Barrett
96. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had communication with President Trump in view of the €110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia and in further view of the human rights issues in Saudi Arabia and the escalation of air strikes in Syria and Iraq since President Trump took office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25647/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Family Reunification Applications
Richard Boyd Barrett
123. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a family reunification visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25511/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
Richard Boyd Barrett
163. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the Christian Brothers are to pay their outstanding debts to the redress scheme: if there is a requirement for them to pay in cash or if land transfers would be acceptable, particularly in cases in which doing so would safeguard a school and its facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25457/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
Richard Boyd Barrett
173. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that the Christian Bothers intend to pay the full amount of their debt to the redress scheme at the expense of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin by selling off the school's playing fields; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25456/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
Richard Boyd Barrett
174. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the Christian Brothers are to pay their outstanding debts to the redress scheme; if there is a requirement for them to pay in cash or if land transfers would be acceptable, particularly in cases in which doing so would safeguard a school and its facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25458/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
Richard Boyd Barrett
175. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an agreement was made by the Christian Brothers to ensure the use of the playing fields attached to a college (details supplied) would be used by the college and its pupils as long as it was in existence; if the Christian Brothers move to sell the playing fields to a property developer represents a breach of that agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25459/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Housing Issues
Richard Boyd Barrett
219. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to raise the current income limits to qualify for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25286/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility
Richard Boyd Barrett
224. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding a situation in which a person who has entered into a housing assistance payment, HAP, tenancy and has an increase in earnings pushing him or her over the limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25455/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Human Rights
Richard Boyd Barrett
333. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the persecution being suffered by the Guarani-Kaiowá people in Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil including their forced removal from their ancestral lands at the hands of agribusiness, the Brazilian Government and paramilitaries; if he will contact the Brazilian Government and convey the State's indignation at the crimes that are being inflicted on the Guarani-Kaiowá; if he will insist that the Brazilian Government and the UN intervene to protect the human rights and land rights of the Guarani-Kaiowá; if the State and the UN will send observers to the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25646/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Arms Trade
Richard Boyd Barrett
334. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether it is appropriate that the State should trade with Israel, particularly in the area of armaments, in view of the ongoing denial of basic human rights to the Palestinian population, the continued expansion of illegal settlements into Palestinian terriroty and the current freedom and dignity hunger strike of 1,500 Palestinian prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25649/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Irish Prisoners Abroad
Richard Boyd Barrett
335. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his efforts to have a person (details supplied) released from prison in Cairo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25650/17]