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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Because of the refusal of the Tánaiste’s Government, the previous Government he was part of and the previous Government before that to raise the income threshold for eligibility for social housing, the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, recently pointed out that since 2011, when the Tánaiste entered Government, the number of households eligible for social housing...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We were promised a review before the end of this-----

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 24. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm the new HAP rates, the new uplifts and the new homeless HAP rates given his recent announcement to raise the rates by 35%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32942/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the cap of €30,000 on the Housing Adaptation Grants given of the increased costs in building and supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32939/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will reinstate the eviction ban, given the month on month increase in homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32940/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities are able to buy homes with HAP tenants in situ in cases in which the tenant is threatened with eviction on grounds of sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32941/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on any discussions with his Department and his counterpart in Colombia with regards to the operations of a company (details supplied) and the way that Ireland and Colombia work together to ensure the indigenous Misak people receive justice in their campaign to get their land back; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline any discussions that are taking place at the United Nations Security Council regarding the ongoing situation in Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32946/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the marine protection areas to 30% by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28487/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will sanction all the vacant posts across local authorities and provide the necessary resources for these posts to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31317/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (23 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 402. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their pension given that they retired November 2022 and have been waiting for their pension papers to be processed since than; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33324/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (22 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a household that does have an electricity account but has a sub-meter from the landlord's account should be entitled to the full grant towards their electricity bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32843/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (22 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 28. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to increase investment in boxing and give further support to both grass roots boxing clubs and high performance boxers to further advance the potential of Irish boxing given the exceptional success of Irish boxing, both female and male; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33254/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures Review: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have loads of questions but we are going to get a second round, are we not?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures Review: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Okay. I have a couple of general questions but mostly I want to ask about the film tax credit. In the case of the research and development credit, what market failure is being addressed? It is supposed to address a market failure and it seems to me there is not a market failure, especially for those that are the biggest beneficiaries of it. They are companies that have enormous wealth and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures Review: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Okay, but it is primarily going to those big multinational companies. The bulk of the value of this thing is going to big, very wealthy, very profitable multinational corporations and the threat is if we do not give them this tax break they will do that research and development elsewhere. The contrast I always draw is if we put €700 million into our public universities for research...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures Review: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Okay. One of the things the PBO, in looking at all this, is saying, and I am in agreement, is we are not having a proper evaluation on a regular enough basis of these things and hearing from stakeholders as to the arguments and pros and cons of this. I do not think we are. Ms Donaghy can put that case and I am sure people will put that case but then I think of the fact that educational...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures Review: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have read it. I am probably out of time.