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Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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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]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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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]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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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]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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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]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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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]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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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]
Thu, 5 Dec 2019
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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]
Wed, 4 Dec 2019
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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]
Wed, 4 Dec 2019
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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]
Wed, 4 Dec 2019
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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]
Wed, 4 Dec 2019
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JobPath Programme
Richard Boyd Barrett
61. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for JobPath; if the companies contracts will be renewed for 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50368/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Biotechnology Industry
Richard Boyd Barrett
2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the role his Department has in implementing the bio-economy framework which was launched a year ago; and the actions that have been taken since. [49141/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Departmental Staff Data
Richard Boyd Barrett
6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international division in his Department. [47832/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Harbours and Piers Development
Richard Boyd Barrett
51. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to proposals to establish a new enterprise at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50142/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Local Enterprise Offices
Richard Boyd Barrett
75. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans or proposals to assist small and struggling businesses in towns and villages. [50143/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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JobPath Programme
Richard Boyd Barrett
601. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rates paid to the companies for each person who is referred to them with regard to the various companies that run the JobPath scheme; the stage in the process the payment or payments are made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50389/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Labour Activation Programmes
Richard Boyd Barrett
602. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 628 of 22 October 2019, if the nature of clerical error is an isolated incident with the company involved; if not, the number of such errors with the company and the dates on which they occurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50390/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Labour Activation Programmes
Richard Boyd Barrett
603. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the safeguards in place to ensure that the signature on the personal progression plan forms used by Turas Nua is in fact the signature of the person identified on the form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50391/19]
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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Energy Efficiency
Richard Boyd Barrett
40. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding from the SEAI to local authorities in 2020 to help retrofit social housing stock; the projected allocation and number of homes expected to be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49435/19]
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
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Carbon Credits
Richard Boyd Barrett
56. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if spending needed to purchase carbon credits to comply with international obligations will affect other projects under his Department; the projected amount of funding needed in the coming years to purchase carbon credits; the areas from which the carbon credits for 2019 came; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49436/19]