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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (4 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number of tenants who will benefit from the new €500 rental credit given that the numbers of tenancies that are supported by the rental accommodation scheme, HAP or rent allowance; the numbers of students and low paid workers who do not earn enough to pay tax; the numbers of tenancies that are not registered with the Residential...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 232. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that karate classes for children pay a higher VAT rate than other classes such as yoga, fitness classes and pilates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48468/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (4 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to publish the review that his Department has on the social housing income limits; the bodies or individuals that his Department consulted with in the course of carrying-out the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48486/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (4 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of all projects currently being progressed by the Land Development Agency; the projected homes to be delivered; the tenure of these homes; the timelines for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48487/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (4 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 444. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person with an income under €500 will qualify for the fuel allowance in 2023 if they are in receipt of a local authority pension and are not in receipt of any social protection payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48479/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (4 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who will not be entitled to the €1,000 one-off reduction in the student contribution; if he will extend it to all European Union students who have paid fees for the 2022-2023 academic year, whether student contribution or tuition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48488/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (4 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of PhD researchers who will qualify for the €500 stipend increase that he announced in budget 2023; the proportion of PhD researchers that this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48489/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (4 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of PhD researchers in Ireland; the number of these who are in receipt of Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council-funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48490/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (4 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 537. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the results of the review of the atypical work permit scheme for non-European Economic Area fishers will be published; her plans to move these workers to the critical skills list where they can avail of the same rights to apply for a Stamp 4 permission as other migrant workers; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (4 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 697. To ask the Minister for Health when the funding for public fertility treatment will commence; if he will provide a definitive date for when persons can access public treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48501/22]

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Independent Group for tabling this important motion. People Before Profit strongly agrees with the introduction of free and frequent public transport and has campaigned for it for a number of years. We have budgeted for it in all of our budget submissions in recent years. Despite the Government's claim that it is committed to trying to address the climate crisis and reduce car...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [48748/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: As I raised with the Taoiseach last week, and I want to raise it again because I do not believe I received an accurate answer from him, keeping warm and having heating over the winter is a health issue. Anybody who is on illness benefit, enhanced illness benefit, occupational injuries benefit, maternity benefit or disabled benefit, however, does not receive the fuel allowance. Recipients...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Why are they not getting the ones that others are getting?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (5 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the shared island unit. [48333/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (5 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach mentioned shared island activity around the issue of arts. Later today, the Committee on Budgetary Oversight will, at my request, meet representatives of actors and other performers - the Equity union - and representatives of film crews. Something they will point out is that the pay and conditions of performers and crew in this State are far worse than they are in the North...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Policy (5 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 18. To ask the Taoiseach to report on progress of Housing for All which is led by his Department. [44837/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Policy (5 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government's refusal to raise the income thresholds for social housing or social housing supports means that thousands of people affected by the housing crisis are being denied any assistance. Here is an example communicated to me yesterday. Leaving out the name, the message stated the woman concerned, her husband and her two children were homeless in Nenagh. It went on to say the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Policy (5 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We have been hearing that for five years.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Policy (5 Oct 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The person's income was over the threshold. No social housing support whatsoever-----