Results 261-280 of 11,035 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the scale of no-reason evictions being carried out by a corporate landlord (details supplied) in Dublin in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43656/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he is aware of the scale of no-reason evictions being carried out by other corporate landlords in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43657/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to amend the law to offer protections to people whose pre-June 2022 tenancies are terminated by landlords refusing to offer further part-four tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43658/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (10 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to allow compulsory purchase of residential properties in circumstances, consistent with section 43.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43659/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what plans he has to increase frequency on existing routes and expand the number of routes and reduce fares, in light of the climate and cost-of-living crises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43120/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what plans he has to resolve the ongoing problems with the 59 bus route and many other Go Ahead routes; his views on whether it is now time to reabsorb these routes back into the Dublin Bus network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43119/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will announce in budget 2024 the abolition of the universal social charge for those earning under €100,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43154/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2024 (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering additional tax measures in budget 2024 on information and communication companies, including social media and digital streaming companies, to fund public broadcasting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43150/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering any changes to the tax treatment of REITs and other property-related investment vehicles in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43151/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently published wealth tax measures that the Government could take that could raise up to €8 billion; if he will announce measures such as this in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43153/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a transfer of undertakings protection of employment rights (TUPE) will apply to all Irish Coast Guard staff as regards the transfer from VHC Ireland to Bristow following the new tender being awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43226/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 336, 337 and 338 of 11 September 2023 where it was stated that Bristow Ireland supports the principles of TUPE in relation to the transfer of the Irish Coast Guard staff, to outline in detail what these principles that Bristow supports are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43227/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether Irish Coast Guard workers can be allowed access to the search and rescue tender document recently awarded to Bristow under FOI or by any other means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43228/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether the tender documents for the new contract for the Irish Coast Guard recently awarded to Bristow referenced TUPE and to provide the details of this reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43229/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to ensure that an application by a person (details supplied) for a passport is processed and any issues are referred back to the applicant. [42986/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on any upcoming plans to install electric vehicle charge ports in the Blackrock area and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43024/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any planning in place to facilitate Islamic holidays where children are required to spend time celebrating the holidays during school hours in primary and post-primary schools and where it is currently at the discretion of the principal to make a decision on whether or not Muslim children are permitted time off, which is not the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total parental contribution made for school transport for primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43021/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funds that are available to someone who is eligible for the full housing aid for the older persons' grant, but where the work done in the house is over the €8,000 maximum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42883/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, in view that the grant maximum for housing aid for older people has not gone up in a number of years, he will consider increasing the grant maximum, to fall in line with the increase in costs for essential housing maintenance, such as rewiring, which costs €10-€15,000; and if he will make a statement on the...