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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Where there is a will there is a way.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (28 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider effective rent controls that will both reduce rents and maintain them at an affordable level in view of the failure of the rent pressure zones to make rents affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46414/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to make the long-promised changes to the income levels for eligibility for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46469/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 399. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the affordable housing in the area of Cherrywood, Dublin as a result of the local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, funding; the number of units, the size of units and whether they will be affordable purchase or affordable rental; the cost or rent in each case; when they are scheduled for delivery;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of all Part Vs delivered over the past five years, by local authority including the cost to the local authority or approved housing body; if these units are being leased or bought; if they are being leased or bought by an approved housing body or local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the retrofitting programme for local authority housing by number of units to be retrofitted each year to 2030; the cost for each unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46834/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 559. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will put in place measures that would see colleges refund students who are being forced to take lectures online given that vaccination rates amongst persons over 18 years of age are high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46618/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am slightly amused by the fact that there are two versions of the Minister's speech and that the difference between them is that in one there is a reference to the famous statement by Charlie McCreevy that, "When I have it, I spend it", and the extreme damage that policy pursued by a Fianna Fáil Government did in creating the conditions for the economic collapse in 2008. I am curious...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Just in case. I refer to the distinction between current and capital expenditure. It often seems like a sensible distinction to make but, when examined closely, is often a false distinction. For example, we have significant skills and qualified professional shortages in a whole range of areas - the health service, construction and engineering and many other areas. It seems to me that the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: First, I would like the Minister to comment on the intra-group transactions and the capital allowances, which are the two biggest categories of tax reliefs. To my mind, they are examples of aggressive tax avoidance by major multinationals. Tax relief in this category amounted to €16 billion in 2019, around €6 billion in capital allowances and, of course, there is the research...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not have time to go into it in detail, but I wish to mention in passing, following on from Deputy Hourigan's point about the digital gaming sector, that I do agree that in terms of investment in film - I do not think there is such a problem with animation - or any of these areas, we need to link the funding even more strictly to proper conditions of employment, pension entitlements and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Finance (23 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Perhaps the Minister could answer on the issue of other sources of revenue in the area of wealth taxes or whatever in the budget.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2022 (23 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 39. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will make the funds available in Budget 2022 to bring funding for education up to the OECD average of 4.9% of GDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45646/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (23 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will work with a school and an organisation (details supplied) to ensure that the pitches used by the college for generations are kept for use of the college, the local community and sports clubs into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45643/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (23 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is planning to take to ensure that spending is at least brought into line with the OECD average of 4.9% of GDP in view of the recent OECD report that ranks Ireland lowest in education spending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45644/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 214. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the practical measures he will make to reward essential workers for the contribution they made to the fight against Covid-19; if these measures will include raising the minimum wage to €15 per hour, a four day working week, more public holidays and statutory holiday entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the funds will be made available in Budget 2022 to ensure that school secretaries receive a public sector pension entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45645/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (21 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way the exchange of a driver licence for a person (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44424/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 135. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a company (details supplied) is regularly cancelling scheduled services on the number 63 route between Dún Laoghaire and Carrickmines causing service users to arrive late for their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44565/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 421. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the schemes in place as part of the job-share initiative or community schemes for persons with a disability or mental health issues; if there is no replacement, if he plans to introduce a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44645/21]