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Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government is seeking to dazzle and fool people with once-off measures but the reality is that poverty, deprivation, financial hardship and inequality are not once-off phenomena. They are systemic, and once-off measures will simply not cut it. Despite the attempts to dazzle people with these once-off measures, the net fact, when you look closely at this budget, is that taking into...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is a year's time.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (10 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a complete list of all buildings owned by the State or any of the State agencies across Dún Laoghaire Rathdown; the occupancy rates and status of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43681/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the scale of no-reason evictions being carried out by a corporate landlord (details supplied) in Dublin in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43656/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he is aware of the scale of no-reason evictions being carried out by other corporate landlords in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43657/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to amend the law to offer protections to people whose pre-June 2022 tenancies are terminated by landlords refusing to offer further part-four tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43658/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (10 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to allow compulsory purchase of residential properties in circumstances, consistent with section 43.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43659/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Ahead of next Tuesday's budget, trade unionists, pensioners, students, people with disabilities, housing activists and many more will meet on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Parnell Square to march to Leinster House. They will be marching because they are being absolutely crucified with the cost-of-living crisis and the housing and accommodation crisis. Mortgage holders are paying thousands of euro...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----and fund our public services to redistribute the wealth that exists in the country and give it to the many and stop protecting the few who control all that wealth?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What I do not believe is that in one of the wealthiest countries in the world it is acceptable for us to have record numbers of families and, worst of all, children living in homeless accommodation. I do not accept that a whole generation of young people are being crucified with unaffordable rents and can never hope to own their own home. I do not accept that there are now more than 250,000...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is the Government going to address that inequality? Is it going to use-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----the wealth that exists in our society to protect working people-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----pensioners, students and the least well-off from the hammering they are getting from the cost-of-living crisis and address the housing disaster?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Yield (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his Department's latest projections for windfall corporation tax revenues; the possible uses for these revenues that he is considering in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what plans he has to increase frequency on existing routes and expand the number of routes and reduce fares, in light of the climate and cost-of-living crises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43120/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what plans he has to resolve the ongoing problems with the 59 bus route and many other Go Ahead routes; his views on whether it is now time to reabsorb these routes back into the Dublin Bus network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43119/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will announce in budget 2024 the abolition of the universal social charge for those earning under €100,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43154/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2024 (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering additional tax measures in budget 2024 on information and communication companies, including social media and digital streaming companies, to fund public broadcasting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43150/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering any changes to the tax treatment of REITs and other property-related investment vehicles in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43151/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently published wealth tax measures that the Government could take that could raise up to €8 billion; if he will announce measures such as this in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43153/23]