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Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I was asked by east coast fishers to relay concerns to the Minister about the threat they see to their industry. It is currently a sustainable shellfish industry which they estimate directly and indirectly results in the employment of approximately 800 people affecting towns and coastal communities and fishers all the way up and down the east coast. The threat they see is from plans to...

Sustainable Fisheries Sector and Coastal Communities: Statements, Questions and Answers (15 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will add that the fishers would very much appreciate, given the complaints they are making about the failure of these companies to engage properly with their representatives, particularly in terms of the Codling Bank, that the Minister might look into that and try to ensure that engagement actually takes place and that we do not end up cutting off our nose to spite our face. There is no...

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 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...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To which amendment is the Deputy speaking?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is the Deputy talking about the planning statement?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have submitted a number of amendments on this grouping dealing with biodiversity, or the lack of reference to biodiversity, in the national planning statements and elsewhere in the Bill. I will just add to some of the points that have been made. As our amendment suggests, biodiversity and the protection, conservation and restoration of biodiversity is the poor relation of the climate...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes I know but I have not said a word up now and no one else was pulled up on time. We need notice in advance of Report Stage with significant lead in time to Report Stage around the Government outlining its amendments to this Bill. We should not get the Government amendments on the Report Stage of the Bill just before Report Stage, where again we are grappling to catch up. There needs...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is this amendment No. 410?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Section 242.