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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Payments (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 13. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to extend the fuel allowance period due to uncharacteristically low temperatures in early April. [7955/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Investigations (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 14. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of investigations carried out by her Department's Scope section between 1 January 2006 to date in 2016, providing figures for each year, into the misclassification of building workers as self-employed; the number of persons investigated; and the number found to be misclassified. [7958/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Investigations (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 15. To ask the Minister for Social Protection where there are cases of the misclassification of workers as self-employed that is bogus self-employment, the penalties imposed on the contractors involved. [7959/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Investigations (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 16. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average length of time involved in investigations into the misclassification of workers as self-employed. [7960/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Investigations (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of the visits of the joint investigations unit to sites (details supplied). [7962/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 21. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for his Department's changes to the single parent tax credit which only allows one parent to receive it. [7903/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 23. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 14 April 2016, the estimates and sources on the fiscal space for the years 2016 to 2018 that form the basis of his pre-election statements on the fiscal space available. [7957/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 24. To ask the Minister for Finance what exactly the Revenue Commissioners mean when they refer to the estimated value of contract and to the degree should this be accurate as to the actual amount earned by the person to whom that contract refers. [7961/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the figures for the number of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year apprentices registered with SOLAS for the following construction trades: bricklaying, carpentry/joinery, plastering and plumbing. [7953/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to discuss with Dublin Area Rapid Transport services how wheelchair users can be facilitated better so that there is someone available to put the ramp in place when a wheelchair user has made a booking. [7956/16]

Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Not agreed. I attended the Whips' meeting last week. We pressed at that meeting and the previous meeting for a debate on water charges. There was an interesting choreography between the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael representatives at the meeting, at which they looked for every excuse under the sun to explain why there was no time to discuss water charges, even though everyone in the...

Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: He was doing a good job last week.

Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Then let us debate it.

Mental Health Services: Statements (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I take seriously the calls by a number of Deputies when we discuss mental health and suicide not to be political and to humanise the topic. This must be the starting point. For those who suffer from mental illness and suicidality, particularly those who are lost through suicide, and their families and friends, no words we say here can fully do justice to the suffering, anguish and pain it...

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: After eight weeks and five days - almost nine weeks - it would appear that the popular will of the people has finally broken through and forced Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil at least towards the idea that the will of the people should be respected and that this House should honour its democratic mandate on the issue of water charges.

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am speaking about the whole proposed Order of Business. We believe we should now go the next step and allow that decision to be made by taking motions today. A motion has been put down by 39 Members on the issue. We do not need a commission or more dithering or delay. If, finally, the principle that the democratic mandate that is operating on this House in regard to water charges is to...

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What I propose is that on the Order of Business today we should allow for the motion that has been put down on the Order Paper and signed by 39 Deputies to be taken and voted on.

Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I echo the point that it is completely unacceptable that we have a document on the State's financial position given to Members at 10 p.m, and that we are expected to give a proper analysis of it with that notice. I register my protest in that regard. Before I get into the substance of the stability programme, I point out that there is no mention whatsoever of the issue of water, yet we...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 97. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the housing assistance payment limit will be raised to an extra €125 per month for a person (details supplied). [8555/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 99. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 488 of 20 April 2016, the reason only 19 authorities are rolling out housing assistance payment for all households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8557/16]