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

Richard Boyd Barrett: Okay. One last thing, the stakeholder issue is a theme that comes across in terms of the reviews and I ask the committee to consider that we significantly up the ante on that. We had an arts committee that recommended a stakeholder forum around section 481 a few years ago. Certain participants said they were not participating and then, even though a Minister and a committee was in favour...

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am a bit sceptical.

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: Except the ones who were blacklisted.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 8. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht If she will support a boxing club (details supplied), a hugely successful community boxing club with a person and Olympic hopefuls, that still does not have a permanent home and is operating in utterly inadequate facilities and to work with Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to assist them as a matter of urgency; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 55. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she intends to take to improve the conditions of employment of workers and performers in the Irish Film Industry; her views given the large subsidies going to the producers in that sector, that it is meeting the requirements for quality employment and training and the industry development test; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider raising the maximum contribution of housing adaptation grants towards building costs given the huge rise in the cost of building works making it impossible for persons in need of these grants to make up the difference between the maximum grant and the cost of the adaptation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to the reports in the media of a 35% increase in the discretionary housing assistance payment limit and changes to rules around local authorities ability to purchase homes with sitting HAP tenants who are in receipt of an NTQ on grounds of sale, if he will provide details regarding both these initiatives, including...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide the numbers of those in need of housing across all local authorities; if these figures will include those that are on housing assistance payment and rental accommodation scheme transfer lists as these tenancies are not secure and permanent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32527/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (21 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 741. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the application for the fair deal scheme for a person (details supplied) is taking so long; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31875/22]

Special Educational Needs: Statements (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: How do we even know what the needs and educational needs of children are when they cannot access an assessment of need? They are entitled to an assessment of need within three months of application, and to have the resources provided within a further three months. However, children are waiting two and three years for assessments. That assessment at the outset is key. If a child does not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This Saturday, the Cost of Living Coalition will see thousands of workers, students, pensioners and people on low incomes coming out to protest the cost-of-living crisis. One of the messages they are seeking to convey to the Minister is that this is not an either-or issue. There must be pay increases for workers and income increases for those on pensions and social welfare to match the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the current public sector pay talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31318/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, report makes for very stark reading today. It says that the number of people living in energy poverty is now nearly one third of all households and that is set increase to as high as 43%. Are the pay increases the Government is going to consider going to be in line with this absolutely shocking increase the cost of living? The Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Union (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 40. To ask the Minister for Finance the assessments that are being carried out to establish whether the objectives for quality employment and training and the culture test are being met for the section 481 tax relief; if European Union conditions in relation to State aid for arts and culture state support are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31319/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Union (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent correspondence from EU Commissioner Vestager to the Irish Government in relation to State aid to the Irish film industry; if it is failing to meet the culture test for such State aid and his views on whether it may also not be meeting the industry development test similarly required for such State aid to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans that he will put in place to ensure that the take-home pay of workers in the private sector is increased at least in line with inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31323/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance the assessments that are being carried out to establish whether the research and development tax credit is achieving its objective to stimulate same; if it is the most effective way to achieve this objective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31320/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that he is planning to put in place to address inflation and wealth inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31322/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cost of Living Issues (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the new public sector pay agreement will ensure that all public sector workers get a pay rise in line with inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31314/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (16 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address the recruitment and retention crisis across the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31315/22]