Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Social Welfare Benefits Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered that not increasing social welfare payments is in effect reducing the payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38847/19]

Industrial Relations

Richard Boyd Barrett

13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will request amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1990 to ensure representative rights for Army personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38547/19]

Departmental Properties

Richard Boyd Barrett

25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider allowing a premises in a location (details supplied) in the ownership of his Department to be used by UN veterans for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38546/19]

Corporation Tax

Richard Boyd Barrett

88. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount forgone due to historic losses being used as tax deductions and exemptions for banks and insurance companies. [38523/19]

Interest Rates

Richard Boyd Barrett

117. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the equivalent interest rates in banks in which he is a majority shareholder; the reason they differ; the figures a mortgage holder would pay over 20 years on a €100,000 and a €200,000 loan, respectively (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38765/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

181. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has inadequate provision of special needs assistants for the 2019-2020 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38755/19]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Richard Boyd Barrett

182. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for a permanent location for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38756/19]

Departmental Properties

Richard Boyd Barrett

183. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a building (details supplied) which is owned by his Department in view of the need for a permanent location for schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38757/19]

Schools Establishment

Richard Boyd Barrett

184. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new schools planned in the Dún Laoghaire area in the coming years; the patrons of these schools; the sites and or buildings under consideration for the schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38758/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

185. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the method of calculation of special needs assistant allocation for schools; the way in which children that are still awaiting an assessment of needs can be catered for in cases in which they have no formal diagnosis but a clear need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38759/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

354. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of children by CHO awaiting an assessment of needs to be completed; the length of time they have been waiting since they were first referred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38760/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

355. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of children by CHO awaiting an assessment of needs to be commenced; the length of time they have been waiting since they were first referred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38761/19]

Waste Management

Richard Boyd Barrett

407. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is compulsory for a household to use a separate brown biodegradable waste bin provided by their waste collection company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38331/19]

Recreational Facilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

497. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will work with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and other relevant agencies to ensure that a supervised playground (details supplied) remains a supervised service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38764/19]

Local Authority Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

536. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the allocation to each local authority in each of the years from 2008 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by the LGF, different grants and LPT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38766/19]

Social and Affordable Housing

Richard Boyd Barrett

556. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will work with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to ensure that the apartments at a location (details supplied) that are the subject of eviction cases by an organisation are brought into public ownership in order to secure homes for these tenants, four of which are HAP tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38763/19]

Cultural Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

29. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she plans to take to ensure greater income and employment security and full entitlement to employment rights in the arts, film and creative industries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37927/19]

Residential Tenancies Board

Richard Boyd Barrett

35. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will intervene in eviction attempts by two owners of properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37383/19]

Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility

Richard Boyd Barrett

40. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to review the HAP limits in view of the difficulties those in need of housing are experiencing trying to find homes within the current limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37387/19]

Private Rented Accommodation Evictions

Richard Boyd Barrett

46. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will intervene in the latest eviction attempt of eight tenants at a location (details supplied) by the property owner in view of the fact this is the third attempt by the owners to mass evict these tenants over the past two years utilising different loopholes in the residential tenancies legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37391/19]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Richard Boyd Barrett

70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for the retrofitting of council-owned dwellings; the grants and supports available for those that own their home to complete similar retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37389/19]

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Richard Boyd Barrett

71. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he expects the planned review of income eligibility limits for social housing to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37388/19]

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Richard Boyd Barrett

72. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the provision of affordable homes and the eligibility criteria for such homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37390/19]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Richard Boyd Barrett

137. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that recent requests by service users to be allowed membership of the group company of an organisation (details supplied) and to have representatives on the board have been refused; if the organisation will be instructed to accept the request by service users for membership of the company and board representation in view of the report by the independent review group examining the role of voluntary organisations and recommendations in the report that such services should be service user centred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37758/19]

Voluntary Sector Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

138. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason, despite assurances from the HSE and his Department that there would be no cuts or reduction in services at an organisation (details supplied) that such reductions and cuts have taken place; if the restoration of these services will be ensured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37761/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

139. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the expenditure of public funds at an organisation (details supplied) will be reviewed, in particular the decision to spend €800,000 on a prime site in Tallaght; the impact this has had or will have on other services and service users; if a value for money audit was carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37762/19]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy will next meet. [37385/19]

Human Rights

Richard Boyd Barrett

53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he and his European counterparts are making to ensure human and democratic rights in China, particularly in view of the recent protests in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37381/19]

Tax Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

58. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of revenue generated by applying the financial transactions tax currently applied in a number of EU countries to financial transactions here. [34713/19]

Pension Provisions

Richard Boyd Barrett

185. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the 1984 Civil Service superannuation scheme constitutes discriminatory treatment for disabled civil servants according to the 2002 Institute of Public Administration report (details supplied); if consideration will be given to refunding contributions to officers who retire single; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35085/19]

Disability Services Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

908. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the regulations regarding the administration of medicines by carers assigned by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35202/19]

Services for People with Disabilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

961. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to reverse his decision to abolish the rehabilitative training allowance from 1 September 2019 for persons with disabilities that are applying to do a rehabilitative training programme in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35500/19]

Hospital Appointments Status

Richard Boyd Barrett

962. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) can access treatment they require. [35503/19]

Sports Capital Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

1555. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available for sports facilities; the way to apply for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34712/19]

Electric Vehicles

Richard Boyd Barrett

1556. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of fully electrifying the national public transport bus fleet. [34714/19]

Local Authority Housing

Richard Boyd Barrett

1914. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the estimated cost of deep retrofitting all local authority and social housing stock to the highest standard by unit; and the cost of installing solar panels in the same housing stock. [34715/19]

Tax Reliefs Costs

Richard Boyd Barrett

148. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of restoring tax relief for trade union subscriptions. [33583/19]

Film Industry

Richard Boyd Barrett

171. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed in live action film making as PAYE workers and self-employed in each of the years from 2012 to 2018, in tabular form; the income earned for both categories in these years; the net income tax paid for each of these categories for each of these years; and the tax foregone in deductions, allowances and reliefs for each of the categories in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31943/19]

National Debt

Richard Boyd Barrett

223. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the size of the national debt. [33517/19]

National Debt

Richard Boyd Barrett

224. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of interest that will be paid on the national debt in 2020. [33518/19]

Exchequer Returns

Richard Boyd Barrett

225. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated primary Exchequer surplus for 2020. [33519/19]

Tax Collection

Richard Boyd Barrett

226. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue collected through vehicle registration tax in 2018. [33520/19]

Knowledge Development Box

Richard Boyd Barrett

227. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax that was forgone due to the knowledge box in the latest available figures. [33521/19]

Stamp Duty

Richard Boyd Barrett

228. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected in stamp duty charged on the purchase of stocks and marketable securities of Irish incorporated companies in 2018. [33522/19]

NAMA Operations

Richard Boyd Barrett

229. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount NAMA has made available to developers in loan facilities to complete projects by year up to the end of quarter 2 of 2019. [33523/19]

Household Debt

Richard Boyd Barrett

230. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the most recent figures of total household wealth and the property and financial assets less all liabilities. [33524/19]

NAMA Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

231. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount NAMA has paid out to date for repair and maintenance of properties in its portfolio. [33525/19]

National Debt

Richard Boyd Barrett

232. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of interest paid on the national debt in 2019 that was contracted since 2008. [33526/19]

Motor Insurance Claims

Richard Boyd Barrett

233. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the most up-to-date figures for the amount paid out annually in motor insurance claims from each insurance company. [33527/19]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

234. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost to date in 2019 of tax reliefs and exemptions available to property developers. [33528/19]