Parliamentary questions

Grant Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

189. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will advise on how a tenant who is on an electricity sub meter with pre-pay power, where the landlord has a commercial account, can access the electricity grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2989/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

395. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of applications for exceptional needs payments due to financial hardship, by social welfare areas, month by month for 2021 and 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2998/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Richard Boyd Barrett

490. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2722/23]

Medicinal Products

Richard Boyd Barrett

608. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the way persons who need continuous supplies of insulin are expected to maintain their health while the supply is difficult to access other than by very minimal amounts dispensed on an emergency basis from overwhelmed hospitals, given that there is a shortage of insulin supplies in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3223/23]

Transport Costs

Richard Boyd Barrett

31. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will reconsider the Government opposition to the provision of free public transport, given his statements effectively scrapping targets for 1 million EVs in the State by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2388/23]

National Development Plan

Richard Boyd Barrett

124. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role his Department has in ensuring the national development plan fulfils plans for expansion of acute, primary and community care in line with Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2368/23]

National Development Plan

Richard Boyd Barrett

154. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role his Department has in ensuring the national development plan fulfils required climate actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2365/23]

Electric Vehicles

Richard Boyd Barrett

170. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he can clarify whether the Government has abandoned targets for 1 million private EV on the roads by 2030; the way targets for cuts to emissions in transport will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62727/22]

Energy Prices

Richard Boyd Barrett

67. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 29 November 2022, when a response will issue in relation to the protections that are in place for district heating customers who prepay for gas in order to prevent any disconnection of service if they cannot pay their bills this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63291/22]

Business Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to offer supports to SMEs to help deal with the energy crisis and rising costs of commercial tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63348/22]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

313. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the tax implications for a Canadian citizen resident in Ireland who receives a financial gift from their sibling resident in Bahrain; and if he will provide the details of any tax-free allowances and so on associated with same. [63614/22]

Housing Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

518. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a council tenant in an AHB in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and a council tenant in a council home in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council can be paying different amounts in rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63757/22]

Human Rights

Richard Boyd Barrett

601. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland has taken to address the violation of the health rights of political prisoners in Bahrain at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva; if he will demand the immediate and unconditional release of a person (details supplied) who is a prominent activist and leader of the opposition and whose health is deteriorating rapidly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63449/22]

Defence Forces

Richard Boyd Barrett

642. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has considered raising the recruitment age of the Naval Service from a maximum of 27 years of age to a higher age as part of the drive to increase recruitment given many other countries have a much older recruitment age limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63910/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Richard Boyd Barrett

864. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for the rule that means a person on deserted wife's benefit is not entitled to the fuel allowance or the living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63758/22]

Community Welfare Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

901. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of hours a week the CWO is available for meetings with individuals in the Dún Laoghaire office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1441/23]

Community Welfare Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

902. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the way that an individual can best make an appointment to see the CWO in the Dún Laoghaire office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1447/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Richard Boyd Barrett

915. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1822/23]

Care Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

1344. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 612 of 6 December 2022, when the person (details supplied) will be moved to a suitable facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63881/22]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

1813. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times he and-or officials from his Department met with Coillte regarding forestry licences in 2022; the dates of those meetings; the participants; the agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63969/22]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

1814. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Coillte felling licences issued during the term of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63970/22]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

1815. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the weekly average number of Coillte felling licences issued in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63971/22]

Coillte Teoranta

Richard Boyd Barrett

1816. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the terms of the agreement between Coillte and an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63972/22]

Coillte Teoranta

Richard Boyd Barrett

1817. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the attention of the Secretary General of his Department was drawn to the discussions between Coillte and an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63973/22]

Library Projects

Richard Boyd Barrett

1906. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the stage 3 approval for the Stillorgan Library development will be given in view of the fact that the timeline for the development is dependent on the date of stage 3 approval to proceed to tender stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63897/22]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Richard Boyd Barrett

101. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he can provide any estimates of the added C02 emissions from current and planned data centres with similar or planned gas-fired generators, in relation to the impact on the State's emissions targets from data centres using gas-fired generators as back-up generators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62726/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on his meeting with President of France. [61289/22]

Departmental Reports

Richard Boyd Barrett

13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach his views on the new report published by his Department on The Response to Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2022. [61290/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that deals with Planning and Marine Development will next meet. [61291/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on transport will next meet. [59252/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet with church leaders. [61329/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

26. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet with the social partners. [61330/22]

Company Liquidations

Richard Boyd Barrett

110. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department's attention was drawn to a £200 million floating charge to a company (details supplied) that was signed off between two other companies on 9 April 2019, and that exactly 12months to the day when the charge became valid, the workers in the Irish branch of the company were sent a generic email to inform them that they were to be made redundant, which demonstrates that the liquidation was planned, pre-ordained and tactical to the parent company and sacrificing Irish workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62132/22]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

248. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if changes in the VAT directive that was agreed in April 2022, which allowed for a reduced rate to apply to the supply of sport or physical exercise classes, have been implemented; and if so, the current VAT rate for the supply of sport or physical exercise classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61978/22]

Medicinal Products

Richard Boyd Barrett

538. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the reimbursement of pyridoxine/doxylamine, whose brand name is Cariban in Ireland, for women with hyperemesis gravidarum to require a prescription from a consultant obstetrician, rather than a GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61689/22]

Disability Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

576. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when the long-promised community neurorehabilitation team for CHO 6 will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61858/22]

School Curriculum

Richard Boyd Barrett

55. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education when three levels will be in place for the leaving certificate, as is the case with the junior certificate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61147/22]

Energy Usage

Richard Boyd Barrett

123. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of new smart meters that have had to be replaced due to being faulty since the beginning of the programme; the number of customers that have been charged €400 for requesting a meter check; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60563/22]

Care Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

612. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when a care plan will be implemented for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60552/22]

Local Authorities

Richard Boyd Barrett

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a report on the funding streams from his Department to local authorities; if the local authorities will be fully reimbursed for the increase in the pay and pension bill by the recent public sector agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56464/22]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

36. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the discussions that he has had with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the review that is being carried out by his Department concerning income limits for social housing, given the potential impact on the public finances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56462/22]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

51. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in the light of the new policy approach which recommends that Councils seek to buy homes with tenants in situ when there are social housing support tenants with notices to quit, he has reviewed the capital funding that will be available to local authorities for these purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56756/22]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a full report on any submissions or discussions that he has had with the Department Public Expenditure and Reform with regard to expanding its capital programme for the acquisition of homes for social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56465/22]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

84. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way that he decided the capital allocation for housing given that Housing for All targets are being missed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48392/22]

Third Level Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

89. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will engage with the PhD researcher unions (details supplied) to ensure that all PhD research students receive a living wage income or above via their stipend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60122/22]

Student Accommodation

Richard Boyd Barrett

96. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure students have access to affordable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59753/22]

Further and Higher Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

122. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure that clinical, educational and counselling psychologists are all able to become fully qualified with funded MAs, PhDs and necessary placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59754/22]

Further and Higher Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

130. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that every undergraduate and post-graduate student, including those that are not on SFI and IRC funding, will receive the two €500 cost-of-living measures before the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59752/22]

Further and Higher Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

138. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the exorbitant costs of graduate entry medicine courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59755/22]

National Risk Assessment

Richard Boyd Barrett

16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the national risk assessment. [59243/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [59244/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the US congressional delegation. [59254/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at the COP27 climate change conference. [57447/22]

Ukraine War

Richard Boyd Barrett

11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Ukraine will next meet. [57889/22]

Departmental Strategies

Richard Boyd Barrett

20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department's Strategy Statement 2021-2023. [57888/22]

Social Welfare Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

113. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the regulations around the back-to-school allowance to ensure that the allowance is available to a parent even when their dependent is in receipt of their own disability payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59284/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Richard Boyd Barrett

131. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the eligibility criteria for fuel allowance to ensure that it is available to all recipients of social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59283/22]

Energy Prices

Richard Boyd Barrett

173. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the protections that are in place for district heating customers who pre-pay for gas in order to prevent any disconnection of service if they cannot pay their bills this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59100/22]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

246. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that the recent increase of 1% effective from 1 October 2022 under the Building Momentum agreement due to retired civil servants who are on an off-point scale may not be paid until the end of Q1 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59058/22]

Research Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

541. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update and the date on which all Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council PhDs will receive the promised Q4 €500 payment as specified in Budget 2023 (details supplied); if this date is not in Q4 of 2022 as promised; the reason that led to it being delayed; the reason that this information was not communicated sooner; the accountability mechanisms that exist within these organisations to ensure that these payments are provided; if the request for clarification from an organisation was received; when it will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59463/22]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

779. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the State-owned forestry company Coillte is partnering in a joint venture with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59064/22]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

780. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte is headhunting foresters from the private sector to service new initiatives in conjunction with UK-based institutional investment funds for the purchase of land for afforestation in Ireland; if this is in line with Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59065/22]

School Accommodation

Richard Boyd Barrett

70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the up-to-date report on both the temporary and permanent plans for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57934/22]

School Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

110. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the way that she intends to address the recruitment issues in schools, particularly in the cities and the commuter belt around Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57935/22]

Programme for Government

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [54848/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe last met. [54849/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the new British Prime Minister. [57448/22]

Middle East

Richard Boyd Barrett

98. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention was drawn to the disrespect shown to the Irish flag by the Israeli occupation forces, acting on behalf of the Israeli government, during its raid on the Ramallah offices of a human rights organisation (details supplied); if so, if he conveyed his objections to the Israeli government through diplomatic channels; if his attention was not drawn to this, if he will immediately convey his objections and report back to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58202/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the European Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager. [53575/22]

Departmental Offices

Richard Boyd Barrett

11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if a climate action unit has been established in his Department. [54847/22]

European Council

Richard Boyd Barrett

17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council meeting held on 20 and 21 October 2022. [57446/22]

Schools Building Projects

Richard Boyd Barrett

396. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the status of plans for a school (details supplied) in line with their processes for new schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57631/22]

Film Industry

Richard Boyd Barrett

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the concerns recently raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the buy-out contracts and inadequate remuneration for actors and performers in relation to their intellectual property rights on publicly-funded film productions and the concerns raised by representatives of film crew about blacklisting and the lack of rights for workers on publicly-funded film productions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56981/22]

Budget 2023

Richard Boyd Barrett

63. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason there was a reduction in the budget allocation for arts and culture in budget 2023; the implications of such a reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56982/22]

Electric Vehicles

Richard Boyd Barrett

138. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate the delay in the grant payment under the electric small public service vehicle scheme 2022 to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57051/22]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

153. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the tax liability there would be for an Irish Citizen receiving a gift from a Canadian citizen, who is their sister, resident in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57066/22]

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. [54841/22]

Sustainable Development Goals

Richard Boyd Barrett

8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the senior officials group chaired by his Department to provide a strategic overview of the implementation of the sustainable development goals. [54840/22]

Defence Forces

Richard Boyd Barrett

13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [54842/22]

Human Rights

Richard Boyd Barrett

94. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that Ireland has taken to address human rights violations in Bahrain at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva; the actions that he has taken to request the release of all the political prisoners in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56813/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

119. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if school caretakers who worked during the pandemic are included in the Covid bonus payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56776/22]

Third Level Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

149. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the case of a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56770/22]

Legal Aid

Richard Boyd Barrett

164. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice when the threshold for free legal aid was last reviewed; if there are any plans to review it in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56867/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting of the European Council in Prague. [53576/22]

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [53229/22]

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Housing for All progress report for quarter 3 of 2022 will be published. [53577/22]

Public Sector Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

81. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans his Department has to address the crisis in recruitment across multiple areas of the public sector; if these plans include changes to pay scales or other allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56463/22]

Building Regulations

Richard Boyd Barrett

266. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter regarding a complaint made to the Ombudsman Office concerning a breach of a statutory requirement, under section 53(1) of the Building Control Act 2007 by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56252/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Richard Boyd Barrett

374. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56170/22]

Third Level Fees

Richard Boyd Barrett

452. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an EU student resident in Ireland for the past three years is eligible for the free fees Initiative if their parents are resident in Romania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56318/22]

Public Transport

Richard Boyd Barrett

72. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure there is a fully integrated, fully accessible transport system across the country, including a door-to-door service and that this would be covered by the free transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55023/22]

Public Transport

Richard Boyd Barrett

88. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport his plans regarding the chronic problems with delays and no shows (details supplied) on routes across the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55024/22]

Vacant Properties

Richard Boyd Barrett

110. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the basis on which his Department set the new vacant home tax at three times the value of the LPT; his views on whether it will be adequate to bring vacant homes back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55850/22]

Tax Reliefs

Richard Boyd Barrett

134. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to address the concerns, recently raised by an organisation (details supplied), that those in receipt of section 481 tax relief are not compliant with the EU's copyright directive in relation to the intellectual property rights of actors and performers and the remuneration that they should receive for their work in films funded by the relief; and further the issues raised by film crew that the DAC structure in Irish film productions funded by section 481 makes vindication of film workers' rights under the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 impossible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55854/22]

Tax Reliefs

Richard Boyd Barrett

144. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an amendment to section 481 that clearly establishes that the producer company who receives tax relief under this section must be the legally responsible employer for all those who are employed on section 481-funded film productions rather than the DAC, which only has a transitory existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55851/22]

Tax Credits

Richard Boyd Barrett

156. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the new renter's tax credit is adequate to support renters given the extraordinarily high level of rents; if he will ensure all renters can avail of this credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55853/22]

Vacant Sites

Richard Boyd Barrett

160. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed report on the effectiveness of the vacant site levy; if he needs to reconsider the timeline and the rate of the new zoned land tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55852/22]

Departmental Licences

Richard Boyd Barrett

23. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for processing Maritime Area Consent applications in his Department currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55021/22]

Energy Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

62. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will ensure that district and communal heating systems can be regulated by the CRU to ensure fair pricing for those who have these systems and to ensure that these customers are also able to switch to another provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55022/22]

Public Transport

Richard Boyd Barrett

218. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will take responsibility for ensuring fully accessible transport, including door-to-door services, under his remit to ensure full accessibility and that such services would be covered under the free travel scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55083/22]