Results 221-240 of 27,251 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 777. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of hiring an additional 100 speech and language therapists, 100 psychologists, 100 occupational therapists and 100 physiotherapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35669/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 778. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to hire 100 permanent consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35670/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 779. To ask the Minister for Health how many GP visits were there in 2022, 2023 and 2024, the average cost of visiting a GP in each year, and the total revenue from GP visits in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35671/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 780. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all inpatient and emergency department charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35672/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 781. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing universal free primary care, including GP care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35673/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 782. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drug payment scheme threshold to €10 per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35674/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 783. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of scraping prescription charges for medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35675/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 784. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated revenue from all parking charges at public hospitals in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35676/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 785. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of introducing a fully funded universal contraception scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35677/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 786. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of free hormone replacement therapy for anyone who needs it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35678/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 871. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of abolishing tuition fees for postgraduate and repeat students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35662/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 872. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of ensuring all postgraduate research students receive a full-year €30,000 stipend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35663/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 873. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of doubling maintenance grants and restoring the grant adjacency rate to 24 km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35664/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 874. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of increasing mental health supports on campuses to ensure one counsellor per 1,000 students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35665/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (1 Jul 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 875. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to fully fund the provision of 30,000 additional student beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35666/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Pay Dispute (26 Jun 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 302. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will intervene in a pay dispute between a trade union and an organisation majority funded by her Department (details supplied), to encourage the organisation to implement its pay agreements and engage with the WRC. [35088/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (25 Jun 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 125. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline, in relation to the forecasts underpinning the forthcoming auto-enrolment scheme, the number of contributors he expects in each €10,000 income bracket from €20,000 up to €100,000, both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of all contributors; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (25 Jun 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 126. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline, in relation to the forecasts supporting the forthcoming auto-enrolment scheme, the number of contributors expected to be liable for the higher 40% income tax rate, both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of all contributors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34650/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (25 Jun 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if contributors to the auto-enrolment scheme who are liable for the 40% higher income tax rate will be informed, either before or during enrolment, that the State incentive on their contributions would be doubled if they were to join a private pension scheme instead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34651/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Middle East (25 Jun 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will intervene in the case of an injured individual (details supplied) in Gaza awaiting approval of his visa to ensure his safety. [34652/25]