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Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Gorse Burning
Richard Boyd Barrett
377. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 7 March 2023, the area of land covered by gorse and heather and so on, that has been burned nationwide; how many tonnes of CO2 have been released into the atmosphere from the period, 1 September 2022 to 28 February 2023; if this CO2 is included in agricultural emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14455/23]
Wed, 22 Mar 2023
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Church-State Relations
Richard Boyd Barrett
3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent engagements with church leaders. [12857/23]
Wed, 22 Mar 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Richard Boyd Barrett
14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [12863/23]
Wed, 22 Mar 2023
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Job Losses
Richard Boyd Barrett
51. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has made contact with a company (details supplied) following its recent announcement in relation to a 5% cut to its global workforce; what this may mean specifically for the company’s employees here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14262/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Northern Ireland
Richard Boyd Barrett
10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [12855/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Departmental Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the climate action delivery board, co-chaired by his Department. [12856/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Health Strategies
Richard Boyd Barrett
21. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework. [11606/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Work Permits
Richard Boyd Barrett
154. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether a person who is in Ireland on a stamp 3 visa but has a qualification that would entitle them to a critical skills permit can apply for a job from Ireland and still qualify for this type of permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13805/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Public Transport
Richard Boyd Barrett
268. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the reason, unlike most other sections of the business society, taxi drivers are legally obligated to offer card paying facilities to their customers given that it can often be the case when a driver arrives at some destinations internet is not available which is problematic if the customer has no cash as an alternative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12982/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Housing Schemes
Richard Boyd Barrett
423. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the new initiatives for which he has recently got approval from Cabinet (details supplied) that will assist those with eviction notices to buy their own homes or for their homes to transfer to cost-rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12919/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Housing Schemes
Richard Boyd Barrett
424. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of data (details supplied) under several sub-headings for each the past ten years, in tabular form. [12920/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Housing Schemes
Richard Boyd Barrett
425. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the shared equity scheme to any home that comes under the price threshold and not just designated affordable homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12952/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Housing Schemes
Richard Boyd Barrett
433. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the announcement of the end to the eviction ban and his statement in Dáil Éireann (details supplied), if he will outline the new mechanism referred to; and when it will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12993/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Housing Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
450. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a report on the total number of private home completions in 2021 and 2022, broken down by local authority and with the corresponding Part V allocation, where applicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13147/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Housing Schemes
Richard Boyd Barrett
451. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline any constraints, price or otherwise to the county council's acquisition programme and the tenant in situ programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13167/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Richard Boyd Barrett
608. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the reason for the expected delay in going to tender to build a new permanent school (details supplied) to Q2 2024, adding a year to the potential opening date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12314/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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School Facilities
Richard Boyd Barrett
670. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) is to remain on a site in the 2023-2024 school year; if her Department will provide additional prefab classrooms in order to accommodate the additional number of students who will be attending the school in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12964/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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School Accommodation
Richard Boyd Barrett
671. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the accommodation plan for a school (details supplied) for the 2024-2025 school year; when An Bord Pleanála will make a final decision on the permanent school building in Blackrock; the annual rental cost for the school building in the present location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12965/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Employment Support Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
851. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if any funding for the local area employment services in Dún Laoghaire has changed in recent weeks or months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13808/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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Employment Support Services
Richard Boyd Barrett
852. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if there have been any contract changes between the local area employment services in Dún Laoghaire and the Southside Partnership in recent weeks or months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13809/23]