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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 166. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will investigate the practice of members of the Defence Forces being denied their presentation on the basis that they have made protected disclosures about issues in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15276/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 167. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if it is the case that members of the Defence Forces cannot take cases to the WRC for the issue of being penalised for having made a protected disclosure about issues in the Defences Forces; if so, the reason this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15277/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide all available information on the recipients of the wheelchair-accessible grant for taxis; for a breakdown of these recipients, by category (individually owned or rental taxis); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14316/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of safety concerns of taxi drivers at night; for an update on his latest engagements with taxi driver groups on this topic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14317/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of reports that the cost of renting vehicles from taxi rental companies may be contributing to the national taxi shortage; if he is aware of reports that the ban on individual sale of taxi plates may be contributing to the issue; if he is aware of reports that rental companies are charging high fees to rent out plates in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest updates on addressing taxi shortages at peak times; if this includes extending the operating hours of public transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14319/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how many incidents and complaints have been logged in the past 24 months with regard to public and staff safety on the Sligo to Dublin train service, particularly between Sligo and Mullingar and vice versa; if any security or staffing measures will be implemented to provide safe transport for customers and staff on this train...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 813. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year outturn on illness benefit in 2022. [15348/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 921. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reports of breaches of protection, safety and barring orders (including interim barring orders) that were made to An Garda Síochána in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of subsequent arrests that are made following such reports; the number of convictions in court on foot of these reports; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 929. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the lease agreements that Coillte has entered by category (e.g. agricultural); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13570/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1313. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE Dublin south primary care teams provide occupational therapy report services for housing assessment needs; the avenues for a local authority tenant to access HSE primary care teams OT services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14042/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1358. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are consistent scheduling issues at St. Vincent's Hospital where patient appointments are being delayed for significant lengths of time due to a lack of interdepartmental co-ordination leading to scheduling overlaps and delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14291/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Mar 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to improve the reliability of Dublin Bus services in general and routes operated by a company (details supplied) in particular; the extent to which he believes the reliability issues are connected to the difficulties in recruiting drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13254/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (21 Mar 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether it is appropriate that the new taxi regulator recently appointed has come directly from employment in a senior position with a taxi app company that has a commercial interest in the taxi industry; his further views on whether this represents a potential conflict of interest; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 29 February 2024, the steps a person (details supplied) can take to ensure they receive their renewed passport in their new name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12446/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 548. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the conditions imposed on arts companies that received funding grants from the Arts Council in relation to adherence to employment law; if sanctions are imposed on such companies if they are found to be in breach of employment law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11614/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 558. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her Department's working definition of public service broadcasting; if the term should be taken to imply all activity by State-owned broadcasters, or only activity taken by such broadcasters in service of a defined public service mission; if there is a definition; whether there are plans to ring-fence funding for particular...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 559. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views of the self-description by a company (details supplied) that it is a commercial public service broadcaster; whether her Department will take any action to publicly to clarify whether the term public service broadcasting is applicable to commercial providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12336/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 615. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a tenant’s top-up led them to accumulating arrears would he consider HAP rates for this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11788/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 684. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason part V council tenancies are excluded from the tenant purchase scheme when other tenants of council owned houses are included in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12873/24]