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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the service provided by a company (details supplied) in south County Dublin has seriously deteriorated since its takeover from Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22065/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (22 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 14 May 2019, if he will consider the acquisition of centres (details supplied) as potential sites for a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22161/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (22 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 136. To ask the Minister for Health if a centre (details supplied) is still in the ownership of the HSE; if so, if there are plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22160/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ports Merger (22 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a trustee elected by the members of the scheme can be vetoed by the council even though the members of the scheme have always elected two trustees in relation to Dún Laoghaire harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22184/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ports Merger (22 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 207. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the final accounts for Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company have not yet been submitted to his Department despite this being a requirement of the Harbours Act 2015; the action he will take in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22185/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The message contained in the results of the elections which took place on Friday demanding radical emergency measures to address the climate crisis was dramatic and unmistakable. The central demand of the global climate movement is to keep fossil fuels in the ground. All the science says that 80% of known reserves of fossil fuels must stay in the ground if we are to address the crisis. At...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is particularly so when one of the biggest producers of offshore crude oil in the world is involved.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Who does "our" refer to? It is a global problem.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is not what the science says.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: And to keep drilling for oil.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government is giving it away to the big multinational corporations.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Provision (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 12. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to deal with the accelerating crisis in relation to childcare places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22690/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Provision (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There is a growing crisis in childcare in this country. The crisis is threefold: the extortionate costs of childcare, often reaching over €1,000 a month; the staffing and pay for workers in childcare, which is low and precarious or seasonal; and increasingly, the major problem in accessing childcare places. What is the Government intending to do to address this crisis, particularly...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Provision (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am sceptical that the efforts the Minister has outlined will deliver the affordable childcare that we need. There is already evidence that the childcare scheme may merely push up the prices charged by the private providers and wipe out the value of the subsidy. That highlights the overall problem. A little like the housing crisis, the Government's plans for childcare depend on the...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services Provision (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is it not the problem that because we are relying on the private sector, this will inevitably happen? The evidence is there and the Minister acknowledged it. As to the provision of places, the issue was highlighted to me in my area where there was a crèche in the Holy Child school in Sallynoggin. For reasons I do not understand, the school closed the crèche in the middle of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of future investment in youth supports and infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22691/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 336. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress and projections of afforestation targets and plans in A Programme for A Partnership Government; if the targets are being met; the proportion of new forest planting that is native broadleaf species and single species conifer plantation, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 337. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proportion of forest estate here that is single species conifer and native broadleaf plantation, respectively; the breakdown of the two plantation types between publicly owned and privately owned forests, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22748/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tús Programme (28 May 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider making changes to the Tús scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22292/19]