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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parental Leave (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 930. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider making the temporary changes to the way that parental leave will be taken as laid out in information note TC 0003/2022 permanent to allow more flexibility for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28852/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1829. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he will take to remedy the lack of a diagnosis for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30487/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1872. To ask the Minister for Health if the lack of service provision by the disability network team for a child (details supplied) will be examined and remedied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30605/22]

Higher Education Investment and Costs: Statements (2 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Did the Deputy mention Carlow IT, by any chance?

Higher Education Investment and Costs: Statements (2 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On 18 June, the recently established Cost of Living Coalition will hold a national demonstration demanding a compressive package of measures to address the cost of living crisis. That coalition involves workers, pensioners, lone parents and people on low and middle incomes but perhaps the most surprising element of the groups that have affiliated to this coalition, and which is very...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Some of our most vulnerable young people in child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, are being thrown off a cliff when they reach the age of 18. I have a letter in front of me from a mother who is terrified for her daughter, who was admitted in May to an adolescent mental health facility for six weeks of residential treatment but who is being thrown out before it is complete...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (2 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 57. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the contracts his Department has with a company (details supplied); if these were all open to a public tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28494/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (2 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to review the OREDP 1; his views that there will be a requirement for a new SEA for this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28486/22]

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I rushed to the Chamber to speak. I was not planning to do so because Deputy Gino Kenny is our spokesperson in this area. However, I received an email this week that connects to the issues at stake in this Bill. I heard the Justice for Wards group referred to in previous contributions. I recently met representatives of the group outside Leinster House. I had a meeting with a Minister of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What do I say to these people?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress of the programme for Government. [24773/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The issue that dominated the general election that brought this Government to office was the housing crisis. In the programme for Government, the Government promised action to address that crisis, particularly in the area of homelessness. It reads: Reducing and preventing homelessness is a major priority for the Government. We recognise the particular challenges of homelessness [facing]...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The energy prices were going up before the war started.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In my book, there is not a lot to recommend Mr. Boris Johnson but he has, under pressure, done one positive thing recently, which was to introduce a windfall tax on the super-profits being made by energy companies. Companies like BP, Shell and others have seen their profits triple while ordinary people are being crucified by the cost of heating and energy. Under pressure, Mr. Johnson was...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister. [26000/22]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the representatives of IFAC for their report and contributions. The impact of the inflation crisis has been uneven. Would our guests go even further and say there are winners and losers in this situation? It is not just that the impact is uneven. Would it be fair comment that some people are being hammered while others are doing very well? I would be interested to hear our...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will pull up Mr. Barnes slightly in that regard. I do not want to have a row with him but that is not the case when some people have surplus wealth to invest in the shares of BP or Shell.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: These are legitimate considerations.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We have expanded the amount of renewable energy being produced. We are still dependent on imports and, therefore, vulnerable to price shocks resulting from international factors, but we use a great deal more domestically produced wind energy than we used to. Why has it made not a blind bit of difference to the price of energy?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (1 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Regardless of how much we have expanded our domestic renewable energy production, there is no sign it has made any difference. One would have expected it to have had some impact, but it has had none at all.