Results 601-620 of 27,016 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of Health: Industrial Disputes (6 Feb 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 264. To ask the Minister for Health if, in light of the overwhelming votes by multiple grades of workers in the health service for industrial action over the issue of the pay and numbers strategy, it is her intention to scrap this strategy and instead base recruitment and staffing levels on ensuring patient safety and patient need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3932/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (6 Feb 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Artificial Intelligence (6 Feb 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 273. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the...

Situation in Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Last night, in the latest ravings of Donald Trump, we got a threat by the US President on television to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity, namely, the crime of ethnic cleansing. Donald Trump should now be indicted by the International Criminal Court for saying what Netanyahu told the world he was going to do before he started the Gaza genocide when his Government threatened...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We are objecting to the Order of Business. The Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and so-called Independents gravy train has arrived, in the form of the Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025, to give more jobs, allowances and Ministries to spread out the spoils of an election. It is really blatant and outrageous and the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: But you do not want a debate.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Driver Test (5 Feb 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons for the delays in driver testing centres across the country; the measures being taken to address these delays; the budgetary measures being taken in this regard; to further explain the reasons there are no job vacancies for RSA driving instructors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2215/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Driver Test (5 Feb 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details of the delays for first tests and for retests at the Dún Laoghaire test centre; the reasons for the delays; the measures being taken locally to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2216/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (5 Feb 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 661. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures he will take to address the exclusion of coeliac children from hot school meals, to ensure their dietary needs are met in a fair and equitable manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2481/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Feb 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1117. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to include the medication lumateperone (which is for the treatment of bipolar depression) onto the drugs repayment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2482/25]

Taoiseach a Ainmniú (Atógáil) - Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (23 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We will not support the nomination of any Fianna Fáil or, for that matter, Fine Gael Taoiseach. There are many reasons for that but we saw one of them this week when Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael were implicated in an attempt by so-called Independents, the Healy-Raes and the Regional Independent Group to insult the intelligence of the people of this country and to undermine our...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú (Atógáil) - Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (23 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will speak again if you want.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (23 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A Cheann Comhairle, I thank you for your efforts overnight to try to resolve this issue. We want to state for the record that we were not in any way trying to obstruct the nomination of the Taoiseach or the establishment of the Government. Our concern, and we are glad that the Government has now finally acknowledged it, is that there has to be a clear distinction between those TDs who are...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (23 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: However, we continue our opposition to the decision to suspend the Dáil for another two weeks. There are too many pressing issues for people in this country and we will be opposing the Order of Business on that specific basis.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have a question - a short one liner.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have just one question. We asked for the OPLA's advice and the legal advice you were given. You committed to doing that. Can you tell us when the Opposition and the Business Committee will see the legal advice that led you to make your provisional decision?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We are off to a farcical start in the new Dáil. To my mind, the last contribution really sums it up.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Tóibín is in a technical group with people who are actually in the Government and have undoubtedly gone along with this charade, which is going to mean that, effectively, we have had no Dáil for three months. This is at a time when hundreds of thousands of people out there need answers and action from the Government to address their housing situation and issues like...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (22 Jan 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is not agreed.