Results 1-20 of 27,063 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (2 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 228. To ask the Minister for Health the reason she continues to deflect responsibility for bilingual food and drink labelling to the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht which has publicly confirmed it has no role in this area rather than using her own Department’s legislative authority over the Food Information to consumers regulation to act; if she accepts...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (2 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 229. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which she can justify excluding any consideration of the Irish language from the Inter-Departmental Group on the EU Food Information to Consumers Regulation, despite her Department having full legislative responsibility for food labelling in Ireland; if she accepts that refusing to even allow discussion of Ireland’s constitutional and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost of making all public transport, including both public service obligation services and private commercial services, free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35679/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of abolishing the M50 and East Link tolls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35680/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 293. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that every public sector worker earning under €100 thousand receives a pay increase of 10% in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35647/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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. [35648/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of doubling capitation grants to primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35649/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of increasing the minor works grant by 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35650/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratios to 15:1, across primary and post primary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35651/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of reinstating the numbers of assistant principals to the highest previous level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35652/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of special needs assistants by 1,500, 2,000, and 2,500 respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35653/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of increasing the number of special education teachers by 500, 1,000, and 1,500 respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35654/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists currently employed by NEPS; the number of sanctioned psychologist posts in NEPS; the estimated full-year cost of running NEPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35655/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children enrolled in the school transport scheme in 2023 and 2024; the total cost of the scheme in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35656/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to the Exchequer to provide free school transport to all primary and post-primary school students in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35657/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of hectares of land zoned under the residential zoned land tax that is currently undeveloped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35623/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 518. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all headline weekly social protection payment to €300 per week, excluding disability allowance, invalidity pension, partial capacity, disablement pension and blind person’s pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35638/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 519. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing disability, blind pensions and invalidity pension to €350 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35639/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of restoring the pension age to 65 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35640/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing child benefit by 10% and extending payment to all children aged 18 years or under, including those in the international protection process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35641/25]