Parliamentary questions

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that discusses agricultural matters; and when it will next meet. [51861/19]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that discusses environmental matters. [51529/19]

Ministerial Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

47. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet the new Prime Minister of the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53384/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Richard Boyd Barrett

56. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with his counterparts in Europe the ongoing uprising in Bolivia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53383/19]

Northern Ireland

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he or his officials have met the Northern Ireland political leaders in relation to the Northern Ireland Assembly. [51862/19]

European Council Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach his plans for official visits abroad over the next six months. [51528/19]

European Council Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent engagements with EU leaders. [52849/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

166. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will move to a permanent location; his views on whether it should move into the first of the new schools to be completed in the Cherrywood SDZ in 2020 and 2021 for its permanent relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52604/19]

Disabilities Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

380. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of wheelchair users in Dublin and nationwide. [52839/19]

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

386. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre device review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52872/19]

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

387. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE-funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; if not, if the health technology assessment review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52873/19]

Public Service Vehicles

Richard Boyd Barrett

587. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the most recent count of wheelchair accessible vehicle journeys by week and year by taxi, minibus and private vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52834/19]

Public Service Vehicles

Richard Boyd Barrett

588. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of wheelchair accessible vehicle minibuses for hire in Dublin and nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52835/19]

Public Service Vehicles

Richard Boyd Barrett

589. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans of the NTA to convert the stock of standard taxis to wheelchair accessible vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52836/19]

Public Service Vehicles

Richard Boyd Barrett

590. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans of the NTA to increase the number of wheelchair accessible vehicle minibus drivers coming into the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52837/19]

Tourism Promotion

Richard Boyd Barrett

591. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans of Bord Fáilte for accessible tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52838/19]

National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation

Richard Boyd Barrett

606. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps taken to implement the national positive ageing strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53110/19]

Employment Rights

Richard Boyd Barrett

701. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of approximately 40 workers in the film industry who submitted their names and PPS numbers who allege they have been blacklisted from employment in the film industry as a result of their membership of particular unions or their public criticisms of employment practices in the film industry has been examined (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53035/19]

Housing Assistance Payment Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

733. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of active HAP tenancies in quarters 2 and 3 of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52597/19]

Housing Assistance Payment Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

734. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of HAP or RAS tenancies that have terminated in each of the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and in the first three quarters of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52598/19]

Housing Assistance Payment Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

735. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of HAP tenancies in each of the years 2017, 2018 and the first three quarters of 2019 that were transfers from rent allowance supported tenancies or RAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52606/19]

Homeless Persons Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

736. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of adults and children that have spent time living in emergency accommodation or have registered as homeless in each year since 2014; the length of time they have been in emergency accommodation or homeless by headings (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52608/19]

Homeless Persons Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

47. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has read the recent report on the effect of homelessness on the development of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51871/19]

Land Development Agency

Richard Boyd Barrett

57. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the land and homes on a site (details supplied) will remain in public ownership into the future in view of the possible transfer of a site to the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51873/19]

An Bord Pleanála

Richard Boyd Barrett

69. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the fact that the quorum in An Bord Pleanála is only three members, which means that two members of the board are making decisions on major planning applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51870/19]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Richard Boyd Barrett

74. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to ensure the figures of those on the RAS and HAP transfer lists are included on the list of those awaiting social housing by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51874/19]

Local Authority Housing Eligibility

Richard Boyd Barrett

94. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to ensure that income eligibility for public housing is raised to ensure that those on middle incomes have access to safe and secure housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51872/19]

Citizens' Assembly

Richard Boyd Barrett

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach his future plans for the Citizens' Assembly. [50360/19]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee at which Israel and Palestine is discussed. [50144/19]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure last met. [50114/19]

National Economic and Social Council

Richard Boyd Barrett

22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department with the National Economic Social Council. [50361/19]

Childcare Services Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the lack of crèche spaces and the unaffordability of the spaces nationwide and in south County Dublin in particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51543/19]

Children and Family Services Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

56. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will work with organisations (details supplied), Tusla, the local authority and other State agencies to ensure that the supervised playground on Library Road, Dún Laoghaire remains supervised into the future; the steps she can take in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51544/19]

Childcare Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

66. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which she plans to ensure the national childcare scheme will benefit parents in view of the fact there is no onus on childcare providers to take part in the scheme and the introduction of a ratio of carers to school-age children is set to increase the cost of running the facility, which will be passed on to the parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51545/19]

Childcare Services Regulation

Richard Boyd Barrett

74. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will extend the deadline and provide technical support to crèche owners in view of the short timeframe and the technical problems for the owners to submit required documentation to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51547/19]

Nursing Home Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

383. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the necessary funds are made available in order that the day-care and residential facilities at a care home (details supplied) can remain open into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51369/19]

Childcare Services Regulation

Richard Boyd Barrett

556. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare providers found in breach of regulation by Tusla as a result of the new regulations on standardised quality of care for school-age children and as a result have had to reduce their places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51093/19]

Childcare Services Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

557. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the participation of private childcare providers in the national childcare scheme; the breakdown of places available under the scheme for pre-ECCE, ECCE and school-age children across the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51094/19]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Richard Boyd Barrett

614. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will meet with this Deputy and a person (details supplied) to discuss older workers and community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51320/19]

Homeless Persons Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

682. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of children that have spent time in homeless services over the past five years by age groups of zero to five, five to ten and ten to 16 years of age; the length of time each child has spent in homeless services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51879/19]

Vacant Sites Levy

Richard Boyd Barrett

685. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether, in view of the severity of the current housing crisis, a more aggressive vacant site tax is needed to prevent hoarding and speculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46680/19]

Property Tax

Richard Boyd Barrett

686. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether the local property tax has failed to generate additional funding for local government and services since its introduction; his further views on whether an alternative method of funding local government is now needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46681/19]

Recreational Facilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the necessary funds and support will be provided to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to ensure the community supervised playground on Library Road, Dún Laoghaire, is maintained as a supervised playground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50939/19]

Local Authority Facilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

23. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funds and support will be provided to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to ensure the community supervised playground on Library Road, Dún Laoghaire, is maintained as a supervised playground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50637/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

104. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants assigned to each primary school; the number of students that confirmed the need for special assistance in each of the schools in each of the years 2007 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50675/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

120. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNAs assigned to each primary school by county; the students who have had a need confirmed by a professional report either from the HSE assessment of needs team, privately or from NEPS, for special assessment in each school in each of the years 2007 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50942/19]

Local Authority Housing

Richard Boyd Barrett

409. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council will be instructed to buy the homes of tenants in receipt of a notice to quit at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50676/19]

British-Irish Council

Richard Boyd Barrett

6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his hosting of the recent British-Irish Council summit. [50113/19]

Departmental Functions

Richard Boyd Barrett

7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit in his Department. [47831/19]

JobPath Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

50. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has carried out an audit on the companies that have been running JobPath in advance of their contracts being reviewed for 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50369/19]