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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a transfer of undertakings protection of employment rights (TUPE) will apply to all Irish Coast Guard staff as regards the transfer from VHC Ireland to Bristow following the new tender being awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43226/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 336, 337 and 338 of 11 September 2023 where it was stated that Bristow Ireland supports the principles of TUPE in relation to the transfer of the Irish Coast Guard staff, to outline in detail what these principles that Bristow supports are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43227/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether Irish Coast Guard workers can be allowed access to the search and rescue tender document recently awarded to Bristow under FOI or by any other means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43228/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (5 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether the tender documents for the new contract for the Irish Coast Guard recently awarded to Bristow referenced TUPE and to provide the details of this reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43229/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 9. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on the National Risk Assessment 2023 in his Department. [42348/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 4. To ask the Taoiseach to report on the shared island unit in his Department. [42347/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to ensure that an application by a person (details supplied) for a passport is processed and any issues are referred back to the applicant. [42986/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on any upcoming plans to install electric vehicle charge ports in the Blackrock area and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43024/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any planning in place to facilitate Islamic holidays where children are required to spend time celebrating the holidays during school hours in primary and post-primary schools and where it is currently at the discretion of the principal to make a decision on whether or not Muslim children are permitted time off, which is not the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total parental contribution made for school transport for primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43021/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funds that are available to someone who is eligible for the full housing aid for the older persons' grant, but where the work done in the house is over the €8,000 maximum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42883/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, in view that the grant maximum for housing aid for older people has not gone up in a number of years, he will consider increasing the grant maximum, to fall in line with the increase in costs for essential housing maintenance, such as rewiring, which costs €10-€15,000; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (4 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the way a person (details supplied) can access old medical records in order to follow up on some historical issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42885/23]

School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (3 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The reason we are holding this debate today is People Before Profit-Solidarity asked the Business Committee to put it on the agenda and asked the Government to facilitate the debate. The reason for this is at the beginning of the school year I received communications concerning this issue. It was obvious, though, that Deputies all across the country and from all parties were receiving...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (3 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This Saturday, I hope we will see thousands of people on the streets at the cost of living demonstration, assembling at 1 o'clock at Parnell Square and marching to the Dáil. There will many people there, including pensioners, trade unionists, students, anti-poverty groups and housing advocacy groups. They will have many different reasons for marching over the cost-of-living and housing...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (3 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 16. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty unit in his Department. [42343/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [42342/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Today, Actors' Equity, the union representing actors in this country, submitted a petition to the Government of 3,700 actors. What they are calling for is the implementation of the Report on Section 481 – Film Tax Credit, that was published earlier this year. I asked for the committee of which I am a member to undertake this investigation. It has recommended that while we have to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (3 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [42341/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (3 Oct 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Climate action is often very abstract for people because it does not appear to make any difference to their lives. One area where it can make a real and tangible difference, particularly given the energy price hikes and the cost of living, is in the area of retrofitting of people's homes. If we insulate and retrofit people's homes we can save their energy bills to a very large extent. What...