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Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (23 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: However, we continue our opposition to the decision to suspend the Dáil for another two weeks. There are too many pressing issues for people in this country and we will be opposing the Order of Business on that specific basis.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have a question - a short one liner.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have just one question. We asked for the OPLA's advice and the legal advice you were given. You committed to doing that. Can you tell us when the Opposition and the Business Committee will see the legal advice that led you to make your provisional decision?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We are off to a farcical start in the new Dáil. To my mind, the last contribution really sums it up.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Tóibín is in a technical group with people who are actually in the Government and have undoubtedly gone along with this charade, which is going to mean that, effectively, we have had no Dáil for three months. This is at a time when hundreds of thousands of people out there need answers and action from the Government to address their housing situation and issues like...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is not agreed.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the requirements for having a passport issued with the name in Irish when a person had previously used their English name; if these requirements are discordant with State efforts to facilitate increased use of the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46658/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times that DART services have been delayed by operational difficulties since July 2024; a breakdown of what these difficulties were, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46760/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Grant Payments (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the wheelchair-accessible taxi grant scheme portal’s technical failure which left many applicants unable to apply for the grant; if he will ensure that drivers who were unable to access the scheme this time are prioritised in the next round of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1093/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Grant Payments (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that are in place to prevent potential exploitation of the wheelchair-accessible taxi grant scheme by rental firms, which would prevent other drivers from owning their own taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1094/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 689. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the requirements for having State identification documents, for example, passport, public services card, driver's licence and so on, issued with names in Irish, should the applicant choose to use the language; if these requirements are discordant with State efforts to facilitate increased use of the language; and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1061. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person who is on Stamp 1G critical skills permit is allowed a grace period if made redundant or dismissed after six months' employment; the length of time that is the applicable grace period for the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2084/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Foreign Conflicts (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth given that Ireland currently does not have an agreement to internationally adopt children from Palestine, if he has any plans to change that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1972/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1354. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update from the HSE as to how much longer a person (details supplied) will be waiting for an appointment with the ENT consultant in Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46467/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1552. To ask the Minister for Health to give a clear outline of when the free HRT scheme will be implemented, as promised in Budget 2025; to commit to reimbursing patients who have had to purchase the medication after 1 January 2025 when the scheme was supposed to be introduced; to ensure that any GP fees incurred during the prescribing process are waived to ensure ‘free’ HRT as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1431. To ask the Minister for Health what Teva pharmaceutical products, if any, are being used in Irish hospitals; if he has plans to use substitute products from other companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46804/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1491. To ask the Minister for Health if and when the recognition payment for health care workers, agency workers in Covid testing laboratories and many others working throughout the pandemic will be paid especially workers in a facility (details supplied) which was contracted by the HSE to conduct PCR testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1098/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1702. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the scholarships available for a prospective university student who experienced homelessness as an adolescent and was not under the care of Tusla, therefore making him ineligible for the 1916 bursary and the student assistance fund, as he was neither under Tusla’s care nor in receipt of social welfare payments. [46521/24]