Parliamentary questions

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the British Prime Minister. [18413/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [18412/22]

Departmental Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

76. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the accessibility of the €200 electricity grant for social housing tenants who use a pay-as-you-go service; if an initial top-up is required to access it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21917/22]

Visa Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

371. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the reason that a person (details supplied) has been refused a holiday visa to visit their sons in 2022 given that they were granted a visa in 2017 and their circumstances have not changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21807/22]

Disability Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

455. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will address the lack of services provided to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21854/22]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is proposing any further reforms to section 481 film and tax relief to protect the employment status and rights of workers in the film industry, particularly given that production companies in receipt of this relief are abdicating their responsibility in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21448/22]

Fiscal Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

33. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is proposing any tax or other measures to counteract the accelerating cost of living in all areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21445/22]

Cost of Living Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is proposing a mini-budget to address the cost of living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21446/22]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

46. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is planning any new tax measures to address growing income inequality in view of the recent reports of increases in senior executive pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21447/22]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

63. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider closing down tax loopholes such as section 110 that could be utilised by oligarchs and other financially dubious entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21449/22]

Government Communications

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Government Information Service unit of his Department. [17987/22]

Legislative Measures

Richard Boyd Barrett

81. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for all the Financial Emergency Measures in Public Interests legislation restoration dates over the remainder of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21454/22]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

88. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish his review of the income limits for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21375/22]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Richard Boyd Barrett

6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the latest shared island dialogue initiatives. [17986/22]

Social Dialogue

Richard Boyd Barrett

15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [14280/22]

State Examinations

Richard Boyd Barrett

903. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the contingency plans she had in place in the event that examiners might not be able to attend oral exams for students sitting their leaving certificate exams in 2022; if she is considering bringing forward the date from 4 May 2022 to an earlier date to hold the now postponed Irish oral exam for approximate 500 students affected by this postponement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20319/22]

Family Reunification

Richard Boyd Barrett

1245. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to introduce schemes for family reunification for Yemini citizens given the dangerous situation as a result of the war there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19420/22]

Hospital Procedures

Richard Boyd Barrett

1320. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of surgical mesh surgeries that have been performed in Ireland for reasons other than vaginal prolapse including but not limited to bowel surgery and hernia; the number of these surgeries that have resulted in complications from the mesh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19206/22]

Dental Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

1337. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the options that are available for dental care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19263/22]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

1925. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 220 of 26 January 2022, if he will provide a copy of each of the weekly tables of active harvesting sites provided to his Department by Coillte in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20825/22]

National Minimum Wage

Richard Boyd Barrett

26. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will re-examine the minimum wage and raise it to €15 per hour considering the spiralling cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18804/22]

Official Travel

Richard Boyd Barrett

39. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his last visit to Saudi Arabia and the issues that he raised with the regime there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18805/22]

Energy Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

98. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will clarify the Government’s position on liquefied natural gas terminals in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18850/22]

Housing Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

271. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the tenant purchase scheme is open to those receiving a non-contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18952/22]

Departmental Strategies

Richard Boyd Barrett

357. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated amount that it would cost to pay postgraduate research students a stipend for 40 hours per week (details supplied); the cost per research postgraduate student; and the cost for all postgraduate research students in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18984/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Richard Boyd Barrett

46. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if the persons who were in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment in 2020 and 2021 may still have a tax liability pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18858/22]

Public Procurement Contracts

Richard Boyd Barrett

52. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to procurement procedures at an organisation (details supplied); if any appropriate measures have been taken by the organisation to prevent, identify and remedy conflicts of interest in the conduct of a procurement procedure relating to the services provided to the board by another organisation; if assurances will be given that the formal process relating to tenders in the €25,000 European Union thresholds have been complied with in respect of this organisation and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18859/22]

Public Procurement Contracts

Richard Boyd Barrett

53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to procurement procedures at an organisation (details supplied); if appropriate measures have been taken by the organisation to prevent, identify and remedy conflicts of interest in the conduct of a procurement procedure relating to the services provided by another organisation; if assurances will be given that the formal process relating to tenders in the €25,000 European Union thresholds have been complied with in respect of this organisation and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18860/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Richard Boyd Barrett

143. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 23 February 2022, if a guarantee will be given that no applicant will be adversely affected by the fact that the PRSI contributions for those in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment in 2021 will not be regularised until the end of 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18855/22]

Commissions of Investigation

Richard Boyd Barrett

1. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the number of commissions of investigation under the remit of his Department that are currently ongoing; the cost of each commission to date; and the projected costs of each in tabular form. [14279/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the most recent European Council meeting. [14278/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent European Council meeting. [16692/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent informal meeting of heads of state or government in Versailles on 10 and 11 March 2022. [16693/22]

Taoiseach's Communications

Richard Boyd Barrett

27. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions with the Prime Minister of Ukraine. [17985/22]

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

379. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review of social housing income limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18192/22]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

380. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on any review of the HAP limits given spiralling rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18193/22]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

381. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for affordable housing to remain affordable considering recent comments by an organisation (details supplied) that increasing costs of raw materials will impact on its involvement in Housing for All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18194/22]

Local Authorities

Richard Boyd Barrett

388. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the circumstances in which a section 183 vote is required by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18265/22]

Rights of Way

Richard Boyd Barrett

389. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way a local authority can create a new public right of way; if there are any constraints on local authorities to do this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18267/22]

School Enrolments

Richard Boyd Barrett

482. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 90 of 23 March 2022, if she will provide a list of existing and growing post primary schools in Sallynoggin, Killiney, Dún Laoighre Rathdown and Cherrywood school planning area and their patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17945/22]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Richard Boyd Barrett

554. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the application forms for redress will be sent to survivors of Mother and Baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17937/22]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

935. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the reason for tree felling of mature trees in Barnaslingan Wood; the percentage of trees that are being removed; when a clean-up of the debris is intended which is currently seriously detracting from a well-used beauty spot and way marked walks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17913/22]

National Maternity Hospital

Richard Boyd Barrett

37. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will now consider the compulsory purchase of the site at St. Vincent's hospital, or any other site, to ensure the new national maternity hospital is publicly owned and publicly run; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16849/22]

Hospital Overcrowding

Richard Boyd Barrett

64. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans for dealing with the chronic overcrowding in hospitals, the ever-growing waiting lists and the crisis in non-Covid-19 care; if he considers that it is now time to take over the capacity in the private hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16848/22]

Taxi Licences

Richard Boyd Barrett

203. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow taxi drivers that are about to retire to resale their taxi plates or introduce a buy-back scheme for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17172/22]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

477. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 23 March 2022, if he will state the actual number of Coillte road licences on the weekly dashboard in week 1 March 2022, which is not available on the layout of the dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17394/22]

Schools Building Projects

Richard Boyd Barrett

70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education when her Department expects Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to make a decision on the planning permission for the school building at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16758/22]

School Accommodation

Richard Boyd Barrett

71. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider relocating a school (details supplied) to a location in Dún Laoghaire until its permanent home is ready; and the reason this was not considered as a temporary location originally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16760/22]

Departmental Reports

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the annual report of his Department for 2021 will be published. [14270/22]

Official Apology

Richard Boyd Barrett

11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of all State apologies he has issued since he assumed office. [14272/22]

Immigration Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

106. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if she will amend the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants scheme to include everyone in need of regularisation in order that Ireland does not need to correct these mistakes in future generations to come; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16259/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

466. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the child benefit until the end of the school year in cases in which a child reaches 18 years of age but is still in full-time education during the leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15858/22]

Burial Grounds

Richard Boyd Barrett

503. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the former site of the St Patrick's refuge and laundry, Dún Laoghaire, which currently has a planning application for apartments has been assessed as to whether it is potentially a burial site; if not, if he plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16026/22]

Direct Provision System

Richard Boyd Barrett

571. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider allowing all persons in direct provision to work given the new refugee programme for those fleeing war in Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14565/22]

Domestic Violence

Richard Boyd Barrett

59. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the plans by Tusla to provide a women’s refuge in the Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown area of County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14566/22]

Foreign Conflicts

Richard Boyd Barrett

79. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on any or all discussions he has had with his counterparts across Europe with regard to the war in Yemen and the ongoing humanitarian crisis there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14568/22]

Middle East

Richard Boyd Barrett

115. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on any or all discussions with his counterparts across Europe given the recent report by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14567/22]

Fuel Prices

Richard Boyd Barrett

25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the supports that will be made available to taxi drivers in view of rising fuel prices particularly considering the new supports announced for hauliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15171/22]

Foreign Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

73. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the extent of the violent suppression of democracy in Bahrain; if there is a reason that Ireland is silent on human rights violations there; if Ireland is willing to take a hard stance against these abuses through a joint statement and resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15237/22]

Schools Building Projects

Richard Boyd Barrett

90. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education her plans for new secondary schools in Cherrywood, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15242/22]

School Patronage

Richard Boyd Barrett

91. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education her plans for Gaelcholáistí and non-denominational secondary schools in the south County Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15244/22]

Social Insurance

Richard Boyd Barrett

141. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has or will pay full PRSI contributions for all those who were in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment over the course of the past two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15495/22]

Disability Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

144. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to establish a working party to investigate the needs of persons living with Huntington’s disease and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15203/22]

Grant Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

156. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide information regarding the scholarships or grants that are available in Ireland for a Palestinian student who is hoping to undertake an MSc in human anatomy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15169/22]

Departmental Bodies

Richard Boyd Barrett

187. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to establish a working party to investigate the needs of persons living with Huntington’s disease and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15204/22]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

218. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department issued 70 more licences to Coillte than to the private sector for February 2022; if this trend will continue in March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15195/22]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

219. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Coillte felling licences in the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15196/22]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

220. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licences his Department must issue to the private sector each week from 1 March 2022 to 31 December 2022 in order to achieve his targets as set out in the recent licensing plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15197/22]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

221. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Coillte felling licences included in his Departments dashboard for the week ending 4 March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15198/22]

State Pensions

Richard Boyd Barrett

47. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps that she will take in relation to the recent review of pension age that recommended not moving the pension age to the 67th year; and if she will further consider returning the pension age to 65 years in line with many countries across Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14564/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Richard Boyd Barrett

75. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will rectify the situation in which those on pandemic unemployment payments over the course of the pandemic do not now have the necessary PRSI contributions to cover regular dental and optician visits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14563/22]

Civil Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

277. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Civil Service travel rates will be reviewed given rising inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14552/22]

An Garda Síochána

Richard Boyd Barrett

278. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a plan has been made for the sale or repurpose of the Dalkey and Kill o' the Grange Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14608/22]

Housing Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

342. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans and the timeline for the review of the HAP limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14592/22]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

343. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the discussions he has had on, and the timeline he has put in place for, the promised review of the social housing income limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14593/22]

Homeless Accommodation

Richard Boyd Barrett

344. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the programmes or funding in place for local authorities to acquire homes in order to prevent homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14594/22]

Departmental Properties

Richard Boyd Barrett

689. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if progress has been made identifying a location for the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown domestic violence refuge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14611/22]

Mental Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

953. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the best route for counselling services to volunteer aid to Ukrainian refugees and to hire incoming skilled workers in this field; if assistance is available to them in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14430/22]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

1146. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans for Killegar forest in the wake of the decision not to sell it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14595/22]

Departmental Policies

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [12792/22]

Economic Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he is planning to update the national reform programme for 2022. [11771/22]

Civil Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Civil Service management board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, will next meet. [11770/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the German Chancellor. [12790/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [12791/22]

Third Level Fees

Richard Boyd Barrett

72. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on his plans in relation to third-level and post-graduate fees; if these fees will be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12872/22]

Further and Higher Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

80. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether it makes sense to maintain financial or other barriers to accessing all levels of further and higher education and that all such barriers should be removed including the leaving certificate given the significant skills shortages in a range of areas such as health, mental health, construction, education and others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12873/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Richard Boyd Barrett

98. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on new plans for training and apprenticeship places in all trades that are needed to ramp up the supply of housing across the country; the role that local authorities might play in this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12871/22]

Further and Higher Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

107. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of his plans to support and subsidise further education students to ensure that poverty does not deter them from continuing their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12874/22]

Student Accommodation

Richard Boyd Barrett

110. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether the current plans for student accommodation are providing affordable accommodation for third-level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12875/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

303. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the selection criteria for activation programs for social welfare claimants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12204/22]

Departmental Bodies

Richard Boyd Barrett

1. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the international unit of his Department. [7688/22]

Departmental Functions

Richard Boyd Barrett

13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [11432/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

23. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the One Ocean Summit. [11433/22]

National Economic and Social Council

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council an agency under the aegis of his Department. [11431/22]

Departmental Programmes

Richard Boyd Barrett

12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he is planning to update his Department's Strategy Statement 2021-2023. [7687/22]

Departmental Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

147. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the rationale for not including standalone grants to homeowners to replace doors and windows in which a significant energy saving can be made by upgrading same; if he will consider including a grant such as this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10933/22]

Approved Housing Bodies

Richard Boyd Barrett

342. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rules that are around rents charged by approved housing bodies and upward rent reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10943/22]

Departmental Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

350. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the means test for disability grants, including in cases in which there are multiple owners of the house in question but only one or two residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11211/22]

Housing Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

358. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if recent changes have been made to the tenant purchase scheme; if so, if these changes need to be ratified by each council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11306/22]

Housing Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

371. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons and families who have been removed from housing lists across the country over the past two years as a result of being above the income limit for social housing support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11487/22]