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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken to ensure that each bus operator is updating the Transport for Ireland real-time applications where a service has been cancelled to ensure that customers are aware of service cancellations; the steps being taken to prevent cancellations from happening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18995/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (30 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the length of time a contract with a company (details supplied) lasts; when it was last renewed; the reason it was renewed, given that the service has been poor; how many times the company has been fined; the amount; when the contract will be put out to tender again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19006/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Elections (30 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 255. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to clearly outline which grades of employment are allowed to run in local government elections and which grades are prohibited from running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18960/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (30 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 492. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any Israeli West Bank settler organisations are considered proscribed and subject to restrictive measures or sanctions by the State on the basis that the construction of settlements seriously destabilises the fundamental political, constitutional, economic or social structure of Palestine (details supplied); if any Israeli...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (30 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 493. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures the Government is taking to monitor financial support for Israeli West Bank settler organisations, considering that it is an offence under the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 (details supplied) to collect or receive funds intending or knowing that they be used for the benefit of a terrorist group...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Elections (30 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 610. To ask the Minister for Health if a general dental surgeon on grade H of employment is eligible to run in local government elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18959/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 Apr 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 692. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the extensive waiting lists to receive gender-affirming healthcare at the gender clinic in St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown (details supplied); if there are plans to employ more gender-affirming healthcare professionals in this facility or others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19073/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 3. To ask the Taoiseach to report on the former Taoiseach's visit to Washington on St. Patrick’s Day. [17961/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am one of the people who believes Leo Varadkar should not have gone to meet Joe Biden. Biden has said on several occasions throughout his career the following words: “If there were not an Israel, we'd have to invent one”. In those words, he revealed the true nature of the relationship between the United States and the crimes that Israel has committed against the Palestinian...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [10626/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: All of that will come as cold comfort to Niamh and Anthony, for example, in the homeless hub in my area. They have two children and have now spent 20 months, two Christmases, homeless, and their biggest fear is that they will still be homeless next Christmas. It will come as cold comfort to Jennifer, who is in one bedroom with her two kids. She went on the housing list in 2008, the council...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We did not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: And we did it. Did we not do that?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (1 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what statistics are recorded regarding the recipients of the solar electricity grant, individual home energy upgrade grants (better energy homes), grants for a home energy upgrade, free energy upgrades (warmer homes scheme), with respect to the value of the grant; the number of grants availed of by the recipient...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (1 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance what statistics are recorded regarding the recipients of the home renovation incentive, and the help-to-buy scheme with respect to the value of the relief; the number of reliefs availed of by the recipient (details supplied); the income of the recipient household; the value of the property; and the location of the property or any other details relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the frequent assaults on special education teachers; if she will ensure that assault leave is increased to cover the duration of assault injuries; if she will ensure her Department meets the costs of medical bills and counselling for employees arising from assaults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19660/24]

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I welcome the members of Fórsa in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council who are visiting. They might be interested to know we are discussing trade union-related matters, but this time with respect to members of our Defence Forces. The Bill seeks to allow them to associate with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. “Allowed to associate with” is an interesting phrase...