Results 19,401-19,420 of 27,080 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (25 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if retired members of the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme were afforded any consultation or right to vote on the proposals recently agreed; if we will agree to meet their representatives to discuss their concerns on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27525/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (25 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the 1951 pension scheme for CIÉ workers is in compliance with minimum funding standard rules; his plans to meet with CIÉ representatives to discuss the crisis in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27526/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (25 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a statute of limitations for penalties or prosecutions on financial institutions for misconduct or breach of regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27757/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (25 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans in any upcoming finance Bill to allow VAT on electricity for disabled electric vehicle use to be claimed back; if not, if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to allow same as an interim measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27769/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (25 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has a budget for the purchase of tablet devices (details supplied) for secondary schools in 2021; if this budget will ensure all pupils have access to such a device; if the use of such devices is now routine and compulsory in secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 371. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider providing free travel cards for persons with epilepsy during the period in which they are disallowed from driving; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27505/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding needed to update the research framework to operate with PhD candidates as full employees of their institutions, rather than as students receiving grants or stipends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27533/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (25 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the dropout rate across universities for first-year students commencing in 2020; the steps he is taking to support students that may be struggling with online learning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27765/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (26 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 4. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the shared island unit of his Department. [26243/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (26 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: If we want to promote the merits of sharing the island, it is not just about initiatives from the top. It is about breaking down division and showing the value of unity and alignment from the bottom. I gave the Taoiseach a concrete example of this a few weeks ago. Taxi drivers affected by the Covid pandemic in the North have been given a financial package of up to £3,000 to deal with...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that addresses matters relating to the arts and culture will next meet. [26507/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Income and employment insecurity and, very often, downright poverty are the reality for many people who work in the arts sector in this country, a fact highlighted even more during Covid. My first question is whether the Government is going to do the pilot on basic income for people working in the arts. Second, we have recently had a good news story with the reports about the Disney...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 May 2021)

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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not happening.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (26 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a family (details supplied) have been told they must wait up to two years for a coroner's inquest into the death of a family member; if measures will be taken to address any backlog in coroners' inquests due to the added pressure to the system caused by the pandemic and alleviate the suffering of this and other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vaccination Programme (26 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who have been vaccinated to date against Covid-19; the number vaccinated who are over 60 years of age; the number vaccinated who are medically vulnerable; the timescale for those who have not been vaccinated to receive a vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28483/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (27 May 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure justice for international students who have had their education in Ireland affected by the Covid-19 crisis but who are being refused refunds on any fees by the university, specifically in the case of a university (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28790/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Jun 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagements with the social partners. [29779/21]