Results 121-140 of 11,002 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett in 'Written Answers'

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]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 15. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what his role is in ensuring full compliance with employment legislation and workers right in the film TV arts and audio visual sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5801/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given the new information from the ESRI on low pay work, if he will consider the abolishment of sub-minimum wage rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5799/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given that an increasing number of employers are in breach of national minimum wage laws, but the number of prosecutions is low, how is he going to enforce minimum wage law compliance and if there will be additional penalties to employers for minimum wage law breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5797/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what progress he is making in addressing the concerns of actors, performers, writers and directors in the film and TV industry in relation to fully vindicating their intellectual property rights under the copyright directive and copyright legislation. [5800/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform given the need for large supplementary estimates in health and education in 2023, the steps he will take to avoid underestimates of funding public services; how he is going to monitor the adequacy of funding provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5768/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what considerations he has given to the proposed four day work week across the public sector as raised by multiple trade unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5769/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is considering the high cost of accommodation as a significant factor in recruitment and retention challenges; and what considerations will be given to this. [5955/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (8 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider the establishment of a state-run construction company to assist in achieving the National Development Plan goals and particularly the urgent need to address the housing crisis and critical infrastructure development. [5956/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 2. To ask the Taoiseach to provide details on Ireland’s annual drowning rate; the way this compares with other countries in Europe; and to provide a breakdown of drowning rates by county. [5178/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of permanent staff employed by the Road Safety Authority as driver testers by testing centre; to provide an updated account of the waiting times for driving test applicants by testing centre; to provide a breakdown of the number of contract staff employed as driver testers; the retention rate of both permanent and contract...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Joint Labour Committees (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 148. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given that employers, security officers and trade unions had up to 2 January 2024 to enter submissions and that almost one month has elapsed since; when he plans to sign the Security Industry Joint Labour Committee Employment Regulation Order draft proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5467/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposed date for the completed construction of the Dún Laoghaire Education Together National School; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5125/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the Department is calculating the data which allocates special education teachers and the adjustments made based on complex needs; if the Department has received this data and will report on it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5126/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (7 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount that has been spent by the Legal Aid Board to personal insolvency practitioners, solicitors and barristers under the PIA Review of the Legal Aid Service for 2022 and 2023; the details of these payments; the companies and individuals that received same; the amount received by each company and individual; and if she...