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

Richard Boyd Barrett: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent informal meeting of heads of state or government in Versailles on 10 and 11 March 2022. [16693/22]

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: 27. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions with the Prime Minister of Ukraine. [17985/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I heard a report today-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----from a journalist-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am not saying it is simple.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of commissions of investigation under the remit of his Department that are currently ongoing; the cost of each commission to date; and the projected costs of each in tabular form. [14279/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: When one thinks about all of the tribunals and commissions of investigation we have had, how long they went on for and how much they cost, they are quite telling about the history of this country. A commission of investigation into NAMA related to the housing crisis and what developers did to this country; a commission of investigation into the IBRC, a dodgy bank that lent money to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: After a very brief respite during Covid-19 on the homeless situation because of the temporary eviction ban and the ban on further rent increases, now that those measures have been lifted, the family homeless situation is once again spiralling out of control. We need to address it in this House as a matter of absolute urgency. The figures are back up towards 10,000 people. In the past few...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is all getting worse, though.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We never said that once.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of social housing income limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18192/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on any review of the HAP limits given spiralling rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18193/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 381. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for affordable housing to remain affordable considering recent comments by an organisation (details supplied) that increasing costs of raw materials will impact on its involvement in Housing for All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18194/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the circumstances in which a section 183 vote is required by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18265/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rights of Way (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way a local authority can create a new public right of way; if there are any constraints on local authorities to do this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18267/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 90 of 23 March 2022, if she will provide a list of existing and growing post primary schools in Sallynoggin, Killiney, Dún Laoighre Rathdown and Cherrywood school planning area and their patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17945/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 554. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the application forms for redress will be sent to survivors of Mother and Baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17937/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Apr 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 935. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the reason for tree felling of mature trees in Barnaslingan Wood; the percentage of trees that are being removed; when a clean-up of the debris is intended which is currently seriously detracting from a well-used beauty spot and way marked walks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17913/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: People Before Profit is asking the Government to declare an emergency in the cost of living. The Government declared an emergency in relation to Covid-19 and brought in emergency measures. It has effectively declared an emergency in relation to Ukraine and brought in emergency measures. It is long past time that it accepts there is an emergency in the cost of living and introduces...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: First, energy costs went up 27% last year, before the Ukraine crisis. The Minister cannot hide behind the Ukraine crisis and use it as an excuse. He absolutely failed to address the fact that while ordinary householders, many of them pensioners and people on low incomes - ordinary working people - are crippled by these hikes in prices, all of the energy companies are seeing record profits....