Results 1-20 of 27,221 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (9 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 332. To ask the Minister for Health whether she will consider increasing funding for chiropody appointments for older people, in order to maximise ability to live independently; and whether there are additional schemes that an person (details supplied) could avail of to ensure that their mobility will be maximised over the long term. [54411/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: State Bodies (8 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the Environmental Protection Agency is excluded from Ombudsman oversight, and the alternative accountability mechanism exist that are accessible to members of the public. [54022/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (8 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline, separately, the fixed charge, the annual management charge, and the contribution charge that will apply to My Future Fund participants; to specify if and how much the three aforementioned charges differ for participants who will be actively contributing and those who will not; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans to increase funding for Irish Aid in order to compensate for the collapse of USAID-funded schemes abroad. [53250/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to intervene in the case of a sibling of an Irish citizen (details supplied) who is detained in Venezuela; and whether his Department will offer consular assistance in this case. [53320/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 30 September 2025, whether the Government has any issue recognising the state of Lebanon, considering the participation of a proscribed organisation in its Government, or whether the policy determining that Ireland will not permit foreign governments to facilitate the participation of proscribed...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 30 September 2025, wherein he considers that an organisation proscribed for terrorism cannot play any role in a prospective Palestinian state, whether he also considers that the Likud party, National Unity party, Shas party, Otzma Yehudit party, National Union–Tkuma party, or New Hope...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 30 September 2025, wherein he considers that an organisation proscribed for terrorism must decommission its arms in a new Palestinian state as it is guilty of war crimes and terror, whether the same applies to the Israel Defense Force, which in the opinion of the Government is guilty of war...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for details concerning the purchase of H145 helicopters by the Defence Force Air Corps, in particular the details of the tendering process ahead of this purchase; whether any consideration was given to the fact that these helicopters contain 'Helionix' subsystems manufactured by Israeli manufacturer (details supplied); and whether he is aware...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 152. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 25 September 2025, whether he will issue guidance to employers concerning the sponsorship of employment permits for Palestinians in Gaza in particular, considering the special conditions that apply there, namely that the people of Gaza are subject to genocide, and that therefore the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 157. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he will issue guidance to community and voluntary organisations concerning the sponsorship of employment permits for Palestinians in Gaza, considering the special conditions that apply there, namely that the people of Gaza are subject to genocide, and that therefore the sponsorship of employment permits for Palestinians in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the data he has available on the number of households that were rendered ineligible for social housing due to an uplift to the working families payment in January 2025. [53167/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a summary of all changes to the rental accommodation scheme in the past year, including any relevant circulars issued to local authorities, any changes to relevant regulations, any new funding made available for the scheme; and whether the scheme is now available to new applicants who are at risk of homelessness....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Mother and Baby Homes (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 539. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she will consider a location (details supplied) to be equivalent to a mother and baby institution for the purposes of determining eligibility to receive a financial award under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme, where an individual spent time at both this location and at a scheduled institution, but...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 606. To ask the Minister for Health if a medication (details supplied) will be approved for the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau disease in view of the fact that this medication has EU approval. [53172/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 607. To ask the Minister for Health to ensure an individual seeking medical evacuation from Gaza (details supplied) is given a specific medical offer from CHI Crumlin, as all other prerequisites for medical evacuation have been met. [53179/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Community Development Projects (7 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 759. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline any funding streams appropriate for a residents’ group to apply for funding roof repairs and large-scale building upgrades for a community centre (details supplied). [53294/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (2 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 209. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he will raise the case of a person (details supplied) from Saudi Arabia who is in currently detained in Bulgaria, with his counterparts in Bulgaria and with the Bulgarian Embassy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52704/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (2 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 210. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if officials in the Irish embassy in Sofia will advocate for a person (details supplied) to prevent the person from being returned to Saudi Arabia, where they are at risk of torture and inhumane treatment. [52705/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (2 Oct 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to raise the case of a person detained in Bulgaria (detailed supplied) at the European Commission or other appropriate forum. [52706/25]