Results 21-40 of 27,061 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: 524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending eligibility for the fuel allowance to all pensioners, to all in receipt of the working family payment and-or a medical card; the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the waiting period of a year for those on jobseeker’s allowance,; the cost of increasing the rate by...

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: 525. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending parent’s benefit to 52 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35645/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 526. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of providing free school meals for all post-primary school pupils in public schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35646/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Middle East (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 602. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in light of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the level of public sympathy for Palestinians in Ireland whether he will expand the Community Sponsorship Programme to help settle Palestinian families in Ireland with community support. [36222/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 648. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full-year cost of increasing childcare subsidies to 100% of fees paid by parents availing of childcare subsidies from the national childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35658/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: School Meals Programme (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 649. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full-year cost of providing free school meals for all pre-school children in the ECCE scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35659/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 650. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full-year cost of increasing wages for all childcare workers by €2 an hour via a public subsidy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35660/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disabilities Assessments (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 651. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of hiring 375 additional clinicians required to clear assessment of needs waiting lists with autism; the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that the timelines for assessment of needs outlined in the Disability Act 2005 are met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35661/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 775. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing 1,000 additional acute beds in a public hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35667/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 776. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing 100 additional level 3 ICU beds in a public hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35668/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 777. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of hiring an additional 100 speech and language therapists, 100 psychologists, 100 occupational therapists and 100 physiotherapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35669/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 778. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to hire 100 permanent consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35670/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 779. To ask the Minister for Health how many GP visits were there in 2022, 2023 and 2024, the average cost of visiting a GP in each year, and the total revenue from GP visits in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35671/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 780. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all inpatient and emergency department charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35672/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 781. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing universal free primary care, including GP care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35673/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 782. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drug payment scheme threshold to €10 per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35674/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 783. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of scraping prescription charges for medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35675/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 784. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated revenue from all parking charges at public hospitals in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35676/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 785. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of introducing a fully funded universal contraception scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35677/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 786. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of free hormone replacement therapy for anyone who needs it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35678/25]