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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: One of the depressing things about the instance of cronyism involving the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, is that it deflects attention at the beginning of the Dáil term from the issues that people expect us to be dealing with and the crises that they expect us to resolve. One of those issues will be highlighted at 5.30 p.m. this evening by the National Homeless and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Similarly, around this city, we have private investor-built student accommodation where they are charging €1,000 per month and more for student accommodation. This is, in other words, housing for profit and not for students. It is creating a massive student accommodation crisis. What is the Taoiseach going to do about it?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 108. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will call on the European Union to support a temporary TRIPS waiver on Covid-19 vaccines, medicines and diagnostics at the upcoming WTO meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43651/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 265. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost to the Exchequer of extending tax relief to counselling and psychotherapy services as a qualifying health expense; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43348/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 264. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost to the Exchequer for exempting counselling and psychotherapy services from VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43347/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the affordable housing schemes referred to in the Housing for All policy document will commence and will be open for applications; when the criteria for eligibility will be available including the new local authority led affordable purchase scheme, the new first home affordable purchase share equity scheme, the cost...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the new local authority led affordable purchase scheme, the new first home affordable purchase share equity scheme and the expanded local authority home loan scheme will be available to applicants who have previously been homeowners but have lost their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43342/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of the social homes and the number of the affordable homes projected for each year and in total in the new Housing for All plan that will be sourced by means (details supplied); the projected annual and total cost for any housing being provided through these means in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current estimated average cost of directly built local authority or AHB public and affordable housing on publicly owned land, providing the estimated cost for one, two, three and four-bed housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43927/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current number of HAP and RAS leasing tenancies across all local authorities including long term leases by AHBs; the projected number of these for each of the years in the lifetime of the Housing for All plan; the annual cost for each year and in total for the lifetime of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures which can be taken by an applicant for a grant for housing adaptation that is needed due to the fact the applicant has recently been diagnosed with motor neuron disease and can no longer work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44070/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Undefined (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if advice will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43318/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Land Issues (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene, if necessary, using compulsory purchase powers in relation to the situation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43929/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reply to correspondence (details supplied) regarding schools in the south County Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44071/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 483. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will respond to the appeals of staff in local employment services to immediately halt the tendering out process currently under way and to establish a stakeholder forum which allows for meaningful engagement with all stakeholders in the sector with Government to establish the best way forward for the sector; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 499. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his advice for parents who are required by their employer to return to office-based work in cases in which they have no childcare given that the after-school service is currently not resuming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43293/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 500. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that because there is only one intake per year for the ECCE scheme some children can only avail of one year due to their birth date; his plans to return to two intakes per year to ensure an equitable system; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will work with Technological University Dublin and those due to graduate to help them provide, if possible, an in-person graduation ceremony within public health guidelines considering the graduation is due to be held in the week between 26 and 29 October 2021 after the date for lifting the final Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 554. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum applications from Afghanistan between 1997 and to date in 2021; the number given some form of international protection in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43669/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 601. To ask the Minister for Health the reason level 2 contact tracers are not paid the same as level 1 staff; if the quota will be removed for phone calls per day with the understanding that some calls are difficult and take longer than others in order to remove the pressure that staff face doing this important job; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43301/21]