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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 197. To ask the Minister for Health when all frontline workers who worked during the pandemic in certain healthcare settings (details supplied) will receive their pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25068/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There is a bit of a conflict though.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I want to raise an issue that I am surprised did not get more attention and about which more concern was not expressed, namely the recent departure of Ms Anne O'Connor, the chief operations officer from the HSE to take up a post with a private health insurance company, VHI. There has been a lot of talk about the need to have some sort of cooling off period between going from very senior...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: When will that happen?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 26. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and policing reform division of his Department. [24524/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [24523/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 19. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide and update on the national risk assessment. [24774/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have raised the case of a particular woman multiple times. This week after a long fight, it was confirmed she has lost nearly a decade on housing waiting list because her income went €38 over the income threshold. Another family of six only earns €31,000 but because of an averaging of income earned by another member of the family over the previous year will now be evicted...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I know of another couple who have just been cut off from the housing list because of their income.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: When will the Government raise the income thresholds for social housing as I have repeatedly requested over five years?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It has.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It has.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Finland and Estonia. [20608/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I find the timing of the Taoiseach's visit to Finland and Estonia interesting because this weekend sees the biggest NATO military exercise in decades, which was planned before the war in Ukraine, taking place in Estonia involving Finland and Sweden, countries which are now planning to abandon their neutrality. That is the decision for them. It is interesting, however, that in advance of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Has the Taoiseach any thoughts-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----about the fact that Ireland, on foot of its position as a neutral state, should warn against this military escalation?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What about sanctions?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We will have a debate then.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: My four colleagues from People Before Profit and I have just come from the Palestinian embassy, where we signed the book of condolences for Shireen Abu Akleh, who was assassinated in cold blood by Israeli snipers during a criminal raid by Israeli forces on Jenin last week. Over the weekend, this new low by the apartheid State of Israel was surpassed with the absolutely bestial behaviour of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 May 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the completion of the purchase of a building (details supplied) in order that the school can expedite the project in order to open the ASD class in September 2022; if her Department will expedite the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24171/22]