Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

84. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is going to adopt the recommendations of the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity in terms of reform of Coillte and forestry policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25304/23]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

95. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he is going to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to review and reform the Forestry Act 1988; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25303/23]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

180. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a pension lump sum one-off payment is taken into account when assessing someone for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25361/23]

Departmental Strategies

Richard Boyd Barrett

15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department’s Strategy Statement 2021-2023; and if he plans to update those goals. [24730/23]

An Garda Síochána

Richard Boyd Barrett

27. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [24731/23]

Legislative Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

43. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends to bring forward the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 to Third Stage in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25137/23]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [22820/23]

Economic Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [22821/23]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

32. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on a humanitarian response to Ukraine will next meet. [22822/23]

Pension Provisions

Richard Boyd Barrett

214. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he can clarify (details supplied) in relation to the pension provision of CIÉ workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24547/23]

Tax Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

223. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue yield from an increase in the vacant homes tax to 25% in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24057/23]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

243. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that every public sector worker is paid a minimum of €15 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24032/23]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

244. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that every public sector worker earning under €100,000 receives a pay increase of 10% in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24033/23]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

245. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of people working in the public sector earning less than the living wage of €15 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24034/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

256. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated full-year cost of introducing three new bank holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24035/23]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Richard Boyd Barrett

265. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio to 1:15 across primary and post-primary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24104/23]

Education Costs

Richard Boyd Barrett

266. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of making primary and post-primary education totally free, i.e., abolishing all charges (including voluntary contributions), providing free school uniforms, books and all other required equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24105/23]

National Educational Psychological Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

267. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the number of psychologists currently employed by NEPS; the number of sanctioned psychologist posts in NEPS; the average full-year cost of running NEPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24106/23]

Special Educational Needs

Richard Boyd Barrett

268. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs currently employed by her Department; the number of sanctioned SNA posts; the average full-year cost of employing these SNAs; and the average cost of each SNA to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24107/23]

Special Educational Needs

Richard Boyd Barrett

269. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the number of SETs currently employed by her Department; the number of sanctioned SET posts; the average full-year cost of employing these SETs; the average cost of each SET to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24108/23]

School Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

270. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of increasing capitation grants to primary and post-primary schools by 50%. [24109/23]

School Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

293. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education to consider a review of the pilot voluntary redeployment scheme in consultation with teachers that takes into consideration the current educational, financial and environmental climate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24378/23]

Arts Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

332. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated full-year cost of doubling the current spending on the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24028/23]

Arts Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

333. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated full-year cost of increasing the spending on the Arts by 10% [24029/23]

Arts Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

334. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated full-year cost of increasing spending on the Arts to the EU average of 0.6% of GDP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24030/23]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

387. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected revenue yield from an increase in the derelict site levy to 20% in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24058/23]

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

412. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of any plans for the regeneration of St. Andrew's Court, Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24374/23]

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

413. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received any application from Dublin City Council for housing at the St. Andrew's Court site in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24375/23]

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

414. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of any Part 8 or Part 10 plans for St. Andrew's Court, Dublin 2; if so, the stage these plans are at; the number of units; the size unit; the estimated timeframe for when they will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24376/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

556. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide details of the number of cases of violent disorder, as defined by Section 15 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, prosecuted by the DPP in each of the past five years, including the numbers of these that resulted in conviction. [24501/23]

Citizenship Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

568. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice why a large number of applicants who applied in 2020 – 2022 are experiencing significant delays in the processing times for their Irish naturalisation applications, compared with applicants who applied in 2023, who have had their applications processed and have also received Garda vetting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24834/23]

Childcare Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

652. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of increasing the spending on childcare to 1% of GDP. [24081/23]

Childcare Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

653. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of providing free childcare for all children under five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24082/23]

Childcare Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

654. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of providing free afterschool childcare for all children in primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24083/23]

Childcare Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

655. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full cost moving to a fully publicly-run childcare service; the estimated time needed to achieve that; the estimated cost in year one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24084/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Richard Boyd Barrett

661. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that the timelines for assessment of needs, outlined in the Disability Act 2005, are adhered to for every child that is in need of such an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24189/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

732. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing ten additional acute beds in a public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24179/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

733. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing ten additional ICU beds in a public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24180/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

734. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reducing the maximum payment on the drug payment scheme to €40; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24181/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

735. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing free primary care (including GPs) for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24182/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

736. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing free dental care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24183/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

737. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all inpatient and ED charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24184/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

738. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all prescription charges for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24185/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

739. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all parking charges at public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24186/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

740. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of introducing a fully funded universal contraception scheme. [24187/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

741. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of staffing public health teams to the WHO-recommended levels [24188/23]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

742. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost in 2023 of reinstating all the benefits that were available under the dental treatment services scheme before the economic crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24190/23]

Third Level Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

933. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of ensuring all postgraduate research students receive a full-year €28,000 stipend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24073/23]

Third Level Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

934. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of providing a funded psychology postgraduate course for counselling, education and clinical services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24074/23]

Third Level Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

935. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of abolishing postgraduate third-level registration and tuition fees, including the associated reduction in the student support grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24075/23]