Results 101-120 of 10,993 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (27 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 505. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the long-term illness scheme only includes mental health conditions for persons under 16 years of age; his plans to extend this beyond 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8798/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (21 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how a person (details supplied) was appointed as a State solicitor and then as a judge when there were serious complaints to two separate school boards of management; the vetting system for State solicitors and judges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8180/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if in the instance of a first passport application there is a necessity of the identity verification form section 7 to be witnessed by a member of An Garda Síochána or whether any witness from the list provided on the gov.ie website is suitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7626/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on what schools in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown area provide properly serviced reading classes for dyslexic children, and if there are any upcoming plans to provide properly serviced reading classrooms for dyslexic children in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7525/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the implications for a RAS tenant, considering RAS is designated like social housing as social housing support, whose income goes over the income limit, who pays rent in line with the increased income but then receives a notice to quit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7675/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 370. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the timeline for the full installation of the hot school meals programme; if there is a commitment by her Department to cover all schools by the next Budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7614/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (20 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 429. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in light of the recent conviction of a Circuit Court judge for sexual offences, to explain how it was possible for somebody with so many serious complaints against them to be appointed as a Circuit Court judge; to confirm that neither the Gardaí nor the school previously employing the judge undertook any activity which...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (15 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 20. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht following the recent film industry section 481 stakeholder forum, her views on the widespread and legitimate concern of actors, writers, directors and film crew in relation to sustainable and secure employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7003/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (15 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 42. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to address the significant shortfall of sports pitches and other sports facilities, that is growing particularly acute in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, considering the huge growth in people participating in sport, in particular women and girls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7001/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (15 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her assessment of the recent film industry section 481 stakeholder forum; her plans are to address the concerns, issues and proposals raised at the forum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7002/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (15 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 57. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to give an update on the Government’s latest thinking on the central funding of RTÉ and public service broadcasting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7004/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he now accepts the need for an outright ban on vulture funds purchasing large numbers of new homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7011/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he intends to put in place to ensure availability of affordable homes in south Dublin, in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7012/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he will take in relation to the cohort of people who earn more than the limit for social housing but are not eligible for cost rental on affordability grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7010/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will immediately raise the HAP and homeless HAP limits, considering the ever increasing numbers entering homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7013/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (15 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned about the increase in family homelessness and the lack of three bed homes coming on stream via the Part V programme; what changes he intends to make to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7014/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Water Safety (15 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 409. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm that Ireland has amongst the worst drowning rates in Europe; whether she intends to remedy this by increasing the number of lifeguards employed, ensuring proper training of all lifeguards, extending the months of the year that lifeguards are employed to cover the whole year, and by providing all lifeguards with the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Data (14 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there has been an increase in the amount of ammunition for automatic rifles expended at the Curragh and the Glen of Imaal army ranges since the beginning of 2021; and whether any of this ammunition was used for training soldiers from NATO countries. [6786/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (13 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of reports a Palestinian-Canadian journalist (details supplied) has been abducted by Israeli authorities in Gaza; if he is aware of reports that journalists are being targeted by Israeli authorities in Gaza; if he has raised the issue with the Government of Israel; if he has raised the issue with the Government of Canada;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (13 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 470. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process by which a person who is not currently in Ireland and is in need of international protection would apply for asylum in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6521/24]