Results 81-100 of 27,321 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 498. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount that has been allocated to each local authority to retrofit homes in 2025, including any loans; of this, the amount that has been drawn down to date; and of this, the amount that has been spent to date, broken down by local authority and funding stream. [57330/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (21 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 528. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 8 October 2025, if charges under My Future Fund differ for participants who are actively contributing and for those who have ceased or paused contributions. [57126/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 587. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update regarding visas for Palestinians in Gaza seeking resettlement in Ireland following the agreement of a ceasefire deal, including any changes to policy, procedure or relevant facts on the ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56847/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (21 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 613. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 892 of 17 October 2025, if he accepts that his Department received the Death in Custody Report concerned from the Office of the Inspector of Prisons in July 2025 and had three months to review the report but it still remains unpublished thereby further delaying the holding of an inquest;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (21 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 871. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that research commissioned by the HSE regarding Traveller health outcomes in homelessness will not be published, despite the report having been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57398/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Student Travel Card (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if students resident in Ireland but studying at an international third level institution can avail of student Leap cards; and the way they may acquire one. [54661/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Student Travel Card (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to ensure that students resident in Ireland but studying at Northern Ireland-based third level institutions can avail of student Leap cards. [54662/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Student Travel Card (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to ensure that students resident in Ireland but studying at UK and EU-based third level institutions can avail of student Leap cards. [54663/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to respond to concerns (details supplied) that the five to nine-year-old year old free travel Leap card will be inaccessible to eligible families, due to the requirement to procure individual Leap cards for each child availing of free travel. [54896/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 341. To ask the Minister for Finance the recourse available to an individual where they are affected by the collapse in a prepaid card company (details supplied); and the way in which they can retrieve their money. [54745/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if junior cycle coordinators will be formally recognised as a leadership role, eligible for appointment to an Assistant Principal II post. [54756/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Architects Register (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 570. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the ongoing misuse of the protected title ‘architect’ by a person (details supplied); if he is satisfied that the RIAI’s enforcement approach is adequate; and the steps his Department will take to ensure that persistent misuse of the protected title is treated with the seriousness...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Architects Register (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 571. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied with the enforcement mechanisms under section 18 of the Building Control Act 2007 regarding the misuse of the protected title ‘architect’; his views on whether the current approach by the RIAI, which relies heavily on giving unregistered individuals the opportunity to comply rather than...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 603. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, given spiralling building material and tradespeople costs, he will consider substantially raising the maximum adaptation grant of €40,000, which older and disabled people report as being significantly inadequate to cover the costs of necessary adaptations of their homes to facilitate independent living; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 694. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the reunification for families of medical evacuees from Gaza that was announced in July 2025; the date on which these families will be reunited with their family members already here receiving treatment; the way in which the reunification process will proceed; the details of the way and when family members...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disabilities Assessments (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 778. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the case of a non-verbal autistic child (details supplied), who has been neglected by the State in the non-provision of timely assessments, interventions and therapies; if she will commit to an immediate intervention to ensure this child is provided with the range of supports they urgently need; if her attention...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 815. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no proportionality assessment was carried out in respect of changes to the CORU standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapists; and if the implementation of these standards will be delayed to facilitate a proportionality assessment. [54652/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 816. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an organisation (details supplied) was not consulted after 2023 as part of the development of the 2025 CORU standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapists despite the professional expertise available in the organisation. [54653/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Family Reunification (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 831. To ask the Minister for Health if she will confirm the reunification for families of medical evacuees from Gaza that was announced in July 2025; the date on which these families will be reunited with their family members already here receiving treatment; the way in which the reunification process will proceed; the details of the way and when family members still in Gaza will be brought...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 897. To ask the Minister for Health when she intends to add a test for spinal muscular atrophy to the heel prick test for newborns. [55387/25]