Parliamentary questions

School Accommodation Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

181. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the short, medium and long-term plans for a school (details supplied) for children on the autism spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47339/19]

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

286. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if universal accessibility and universal design and the creation of a special sub-committee on disability will be considered in view of commitments under the UNCRPD and in the interests of a holistic approach to disability. [41991/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

359. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason a centre (details supplied) is being closed; the alternatives in place for its current service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47264/19]

Home Help Service Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

457. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent for the provision of home support services in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount that has spent on the provision of home support by external agencies in the same period by year; the amount spent in each area nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47732/19]

State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility

Richard Boyd Barrett

629. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied) will be examined; if they are entitled to a non-contributory pension here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47526/19]

State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility

Richard Boyd Barrett

630. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if pension entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [47592/19]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee meetings held in October 2019. [46683/19]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy will next meet. [46489/19]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Richard Boyd Barrett

43. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he can justify continuing very significant tax breaks to the very highest earners through schemes such as the special assignee relief programme, SARP, and the key employee engagement programme, KEEP, in view of the significant and growing wealth and income inequalities in society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46678/19]

Property Tax

Richard Boyd Barrett

47. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the local property tax is likely to become increasingly problematic and regressive due to its link to the property market conditions. [46681/19]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Richard Boyd Barrett

68. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the ongoing controversy in the film industry regarding the requirement to provide quality employment and training as a condition for receiving section 481 film tax relief, her views on whether the employer must be clearly identified as the Irish producer company that applies for the relief rather than a short lived designated activity company which only exists for the duration of the film; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45503/19]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Richard Boyd Barrett

70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if will he consider further changes to section 481 film tax relief in order to ensure that receiving that relief is strictly conditional on the clear identification of the employer responsible for creating quality employment and training and that the said employer cannot be a short-lived DAC company but rather must be the Irish producer company standing behind the DAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46679/19]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Services will next meet. [46491/19]

Programme for Government Implementation

Richard Boyd Barrett

12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Programme for a Partnership Government. [46490/19]

Middle East Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

51. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed the attempts by Israel to brand support for Palestine as anti-Semitic with his European counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46487/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Richard Boyd Barrett

65. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed the revolts and mass protests in Chile, Algeria, Lebanon, Iraq, Ecuador and Haiti with his European counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46486/19]

Special Educational Needs Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

168. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new applications made for SNA access for the 2019-2020 academic year; and the number of new SNA posts created solely based on these new applications. [46224/19]

National Council for Special Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

169. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, is funded; the amount of the budget allocated to provide for SNA access; and the number of new applications made for the 2019/2020 academic year. [46225/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

170. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the SENO will fulfil the recommendations of private reports to facilitate SNA support as per the findings of each report; and if not, the reason therefor. [46226/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

171. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body to which the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, is answerable to in cases in which a school is dissatisfied with the provision of SNA access further to an appeal. [46227/19]