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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider and introduction of a wealth tax, given recent reports by an organisation (details supplied) and the Central Bank on the wealth distribution showing ever growing concentration of wealth in the hands of the very wealthiest households. [4570/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (1 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 342. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the list of Mother and Baby Homes and any other State institutions that are included in the Redress Scheme, and to provide also a list of institutions that are not included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4662/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Programme (31 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [4020/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (31 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he is aware of the activities of the sole remaining animal shelter in Gaza, Sulala Animal Rescue, and its collaboration with Animals Australia; whether he has raised the issue of animal feed reaching the shelter through the Kerem Shalom checkpoint with the Israeli Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4410/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (30 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 17 January 2024, to clarify whether persons excluded from the credit due to low energy usage where they have been occupying the property and are not a vulnerable customer/entitled to be a vulnerable customer or have a financial meter, will be awarded the credit; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Electricity Supply Board (30 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 233. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to report on when semi-State PAYE pensioners who were not permitted to contribute to the Government pension scheme can expect their pension increase to be paid out to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3997/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (30 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grounds there are for the compulsory nature of educational devices in schools; if she is aware of the costs incurred by parents of students for the mandatory devices as well as the mandatory textbooks and other materials; if she will report on the process of contracting suppliers of the educational devices; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the process for allocating school buses to schools or to areas within the greater Dublin area. [3120/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (24 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 135. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will lift the mandatory 90-day period for being declared homeless for HAP tenants if the tenant finds a property before the 90 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3173/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Middle East (24 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if, in light of the worsening humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza, the alarming rate of conflict-related injury and illness affecting children there, the rate at which children are made orphans there, the destruction of Gazan hospitals, and the severe pressures on hospitals in the wider region, he is aware of calls to host Palestinian orphans in severe...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of reports that a number of Irish citizens are serving in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), in light of Government statements that Israeli actions in Gaza may amount to war crimes, in light of the proceedings against Israel in the International Court of Justice under the Genocide Convention, in light of Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 153. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if, in light of the French and Jordanian delivery of aid to Gaza using military aircraft, and in light of the fact that it is unconfirmed whether France received permission from Israel to carry out this operation, acknowledging that the Irish Air Corps has similarly capable CASA-CN235 aircraft, and acknowledging the deployment of these...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Film Industry (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance what input his Department and the Revenue Commissioners will have in the film industry stakeholders' forum planned for early 2024, given their involvement in the film sector through Section 481; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2403/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the practice of insurance companies refusing to provide building/property insurance to anyone with previous convictions who has an interest in a property and whether he believes this practice would make it far more difficult for ex-prisoners to find accommodation and reintegrate and if he will take action to address this; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to facilitate a school (details supplied) with the school bus they were promised to aid students travelling to a location from areas in the previous locality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2381/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 318. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 5 December 2023, to provide a further progress update on the convening of the film industry stakeholder forum; how the terms of reference for the forum will be formulated; to list the categories of stakeholders that will be invited to attend; whether representatives of political...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if guardianship payments are assessable income for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2887/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (18 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to consider establishing an Ombudsman for An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2185/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 176. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to reconsider the refusal of a critical skills employment permit for a person (details supplied) in light of the applicant's legal residency in the country as an international protection applicant, and in light of the applicant's Irish Dental Council registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2181/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the guidelines set out in section 4.2.4 of the national guidelines for the assessment and allocation process for social housing provision for people with a disability, in relation to the time scale of processing applications, have a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2289/24]