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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 120. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there is a continuous audit of medication across CAMHS to ensure that the overmedication that is currently practised comes to an end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7972/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 170. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fill the vacant posts in CAMHS across the country as one of the measures to ensure that children are not being overmedicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7971/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 358. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of all allocations in local housing authorities in Dublin; the allocations that went to the housing waiting list, the HAP transfer list, the RAS transfer list, the overcrowding transfer list and the medical transfer list; the number of properties that were set aside for allocations to overall priority applicants;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will commence the refurbishment of a site in order that a school (details supplied) can move into the premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7514/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (15 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is planning to allow trainee teachers to complete an online alternative to their mandatory Gaeltacht placement in summer 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8321/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 759. To ask the Minister for Health if he will conduct a review of staffing levels across the health service and ensure that extra permanent posts are sanctioned to ensure that the health service can increase its capacity on a permanent basis to deal with non-Covid-19 care and the almost 1 million persons on waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2454/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 783. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the review of CAMHS in view of the recent Kerry CAMHS scandal; the details of the person or body that is conducting the review; if the review will cover all CAMHS services in the country; the terms of reference of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8051/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 872. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to proceed with statutory regulation for psychotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8277/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Qualifications Recognition (15 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 873. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to recognise the qualifications of persons with a level 8 honours degree in psychotherapy and counselling; if the HSE will offer employment to them without the need for a second allied health degree such as in social care, speech therapy, nursing or a master's degree; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8278/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 874. To ask the Minister for Health the way funding given to charities for mental health services is monitored; if he will ensure that psychotherapists employed by these charities are paid a fair and just wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8279/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 945. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the forestry industry had an input into the decision making on licensing targets for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7670/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 946. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of road licences issued to Coillte in his Department's dashboard ending 4 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7671/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I think the problem is the Tánaiste does not really seem to understand that the cost of living crisis that we are facing is, in fact, an emergency. Just like we had a housing emergency, which he finally and reluctantly had to accept existed, he needs to accept this is an emergency. Working people, pensioners and the least well-off are being absolutely crucified by the stratospheric...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----to controlling and cutting the rents being charged by landlords, and to controlling and cutting the price of energy using the powers available to the Government?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is a rare win.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The minimum wage in this country gives people just over €400 a week. Does the Tánaiste honestly believe that is adequate to meet the cost of living? That is a joke. Maybe he is going to surprise me and say the minimum wage is going to be increased to €12.90, the living wage, or, even better, the rate we are proposing - €15, but I know he is not going to say that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: And the ESB and Energia.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: How come the ESB is making such large profits?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (9 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Taoiseach instruct them on that?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (9 Feb 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Absolutely.