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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (2 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 10. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, rather than moving the Ukrainian families from a location (details supplied), he will engage with the owners who would like to continue to accommodate these families and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39174/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (2 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I contacted the Minister some time ago about this case. On 7 October, 29 residents, including ten children, six family groups and two additional married couples, all of whom are Ukrainians fleeing the war and are living in a former commercial building in the Blackrock-Stillorgan area, will have to leave. They have been there since Christmas 2022. The children are at school, many, if not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (2 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There is a deadline looming and what we are doing about it is not clear to the community people supporting the residents and the residents because it is next Monday. It is very instructive to look at who these residents are in terms of the employment in which they are engaged. One is a pharmacist assistant, one is a lab worker in UCD, one is a construction worker, one is a carpenter, one is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (2 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That sounds positive and I will relay back what the Minister is saying but why bring problems upon or put extra pressure on himself or discommode these people and the local community when it is not necessary? Hopefully, that solution will work. I know that in terms of contacting the Department of Social Protection about rent supplement, that has not been fully processed. Perhaps the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (2 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is not for tourism.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (2 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 35. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the discussions he had with the Minister for Social Protection in advance of Budget 2025 with regard to guaranteeing an income for those with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39175/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address the shortage of school buses for a school (details supplied), which means that after four weeks of school term, some students are still without transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39227/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (2 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 197. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a report on the number of sanctioned whole-time posts across CDNTs in September 2020, September 2021, September 2022, September 2023 and September 2024; details of whether these posts are filled or vacant and, broken down by CHO and discipline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39409/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (2 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 242. To ask the Minister for Health if a CT scanner has ever been considered or approved for installation in St. Michael’s Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; if so, the outcome; where the scanner is now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39330/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (2 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 256. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a report on the number of sanctioned whole-time posts in the Ireland East Hospital Group in September in 2020, September 2021, September 2022, September 2023 and September 2024; the details of whether these posts are filled or vacant and, broken down by hospital and discipline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39403/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 257. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a report on the numbers of sanctioned whole-time posts across CAMHS in September 2020, September 2021, September 2022, September 2023 and September 2024; the details of whether these posts are filled or vacant and broken down by CHO and discipline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39410/24]

Financial Resolution No. 4: Stamp Duties (1 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To my mind if we are going to put any kind of stamp duty to try to deter these profit-driven investment funds from bulk buying properties, it should be 100%. Otherwise we are wasting our time. That is what it should be because there is nothing good about these investment funds bulk buying homes. It is disgraceful that apartments are not included. Most of what is being built at the moment...

Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister has 25 seconds.

Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is a fair bit of latitude.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is disgraceful.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes, I am sharing time with Deputies Paul Murphy and Mick Barry. The Government has unprecedented resources at its disposal that could have delivered a transformative budget to resolve the housing catastrophe the country is facing, address the crisis in the health service and the cost-of-living crisis and eradicate poverty. Instead of doing that, it has given us a splurge of one-off...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take in relation to the increasing reports of no-shows of the No. 59 bus (details supplied); if a report on this service over the past two years will be provided, including whether fines have been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39062/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (1 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 373. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he will take to alleviate the pressure at a centre (details supplied) which has resulted in one of the residents being moved to another centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39063/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This morning Cara Darmody committed to protest every week from now on unless the Government fully and immediately takes action to vindicate the rights of children with additional needs. It needs to give her those commitments and undertake those actions. I promised the parents of a child named Frankie that I would mention him. He is four-and-a-half years old. He has autism. He has global...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Maybe the Tánaiste will talk to Cara.