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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the tenant purchase scheme is open to those receiving a non-contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18952/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (7 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated amount that it would cost to pay postgraduate research students a stipend for 40 hours per week (details supplied); the cost per research postgraduate student; and the cost for all postgraduate research students in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18984/22]

Vacant Properties: Motion [Private Members] (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Regional Group for bringing forward this motion on an incredibly important subject, that is, the frankly scandalous situation around vacant and derelict properties and vacant sites that could be used to address the severe and disastrous housing and homelessness crisis we are facing. We support the vast majority of measures that the motion proposes. There are a couple of things...

Vacant Properties: Motion [Private Members] (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We overwhelmingly agree that there needs to be radical new emergency actions to get vacant and derelict properties and vacant sites back into use to address the housing crisis. The Government has singularly failed in its efforts to do that to date. Now, a crisis that has existed for nearly a decade, which we have not addressed, of housing and homelessness is being compounded by our need to...

Address by H.E. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank President Zelenskyy for his address and extend the solidarity of People Before Profit to the people of Ukraine. We must all join in condemning the barbaric invasion by Vladimir Putin's forces of Ukraine and we must demand accountability for the horrific crimes against humanity and war crimes of which he is undoubtedly guilty. There can be no doubt that the horrific scenes we saw in...

Seanad: Comhshuí de Dháil Éireann agus de Sheanad Éireann - Joint Sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas - Address by H.E. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank President Zelenskyy for his address and extend the solidarity of People Before Profit to the people of Ukraine. We must all join in condemning the barbaric invasion by Vladimir Putin's forces of Ukraine and we must demand accountability for the horrific crimes against humanity and war crimes of which he is undoubtedly guilty. There can be no doubt that the horrific scenes we saw in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 46. To ask the Minister for Finance if the persons who were in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment in 2020 and 2021 may still have a tax liability pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18858/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 52. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to procurement procedures at an organisation (details supplied); if any appropriate measures have been taken by the organisation to prevent, identify and remedy conflicts of interest in the conduct of a procurement procedure relating to the services provided to the board by another organisation; if...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 53. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to procurement procedures at an organisation (details supplied); if appropriate measures have been taken by the organisation to prevent, identify and remedy conflicts of interest in the conduct of a procurement procedure relating to the services provided by another organisation; if assurances will be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (6 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 143. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 23 February 2022, if a guarantee will be given that no applicant will be adversely affected by the fact that the PRSI contributions for those in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment in 2021 will not be regularised until the end of 2022; and if she will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yemen, Palestine, Iraq. Forget it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: They are a different order of crimes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: They are all war crimes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: They have not been in Yemen.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Not a word.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yemen. Palestine.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is totally beyond doubt that Putin's forces have been committing war crimes. We have seen the latest horrific scenes in Bucha but the targeting of civilians by Russia in a number of Ukrainian cities is very obvious and it should be prosecuted for those war crimes. Does the Taoiseach have any trust in the ability of the international community to pursue war crimes? The United Nations...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the most recent European Council meeting. [14278/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent European Council meeting. [16692/22]