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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am shocked to hear that a Cabinet committee dealing with children and youth affairs has not met since last November. There are many groups of people who are suffering with mental health issues, stress and anxiety as a result of the Covid pandemic and the restrictions. One of those cohorts is made up of our young people and they are very significantly suffering. There is a lot of lip...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the costs to date of the BusConnects project; when proposed route changes to the network will be implemented in the Dún Laoghaire area of County Dublin; if the promised increase in services across the city of 23% will see an actual 23% increase in bus fleet numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15581/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Maintenance Contracts (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is an alternative to Iarnród Éireann in carrying out ongoing maintenance works on the rail line in Dún Laoghaire in view of the effect of the noise on local residents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14162/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 329. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the age limit for drivers with Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15106/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 337. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial position of the CIÉ pension schemes both the regular wages scheme and any other scheme affected; if the CIÉ group withdrew funds from this scheme in 1994; if that funding has ever been restored; if the assurances given to CIÉ workers in 1987 on the division of the company into three bodies will be honoured,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 383. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with local authorities on the development of cycling infrastructure across Dublin in particular without a statutory public consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38402/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 506. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the delay of the closure of branches of a bank (details supplied) until after the Covid-19 pandemic given the importance of same during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15850/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 496. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have filed domicile levy returns; the amount collected since commencement to the present date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15491/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 493. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of payments made by NAMA to law and accountancy firms from 2018 to date; the amount received by each of the firms for each respective year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15487/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 494. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of payments made by the Central Bank to law and accountancy firms from 2018 to date; the amount received by each of the firms for each respective year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15488/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 495. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of all pro bono work undertaken by accountancy firms for his Department from 2016 to date by the type of work, the number of hours spent and the name of the accountancy firms involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15489/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 497. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of payments by the Revenue Commissioners to law and accountancy firms from 2018 to date; the amount received by each of the firms in each respective year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15486/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider providing legislation to prevent landlords or letting agents charging tenants for references, as is in place in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14158/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 809. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will arrange vaccinations for the 117th Infantry Battalion in Lebanon given that it is experiencing difficulty and isolation due to measures to stop the spread of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15852/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 835. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has issued guidelines to the Teaching Council with regard to ESL teachers from English language schools that have closed down and ceased trading (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14188/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 901. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the age limit for drivers with Bus Éireann and for those contracted to drive school children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15106/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available for students wishing to continue to third-level education abroad in September 2021 given the likely rise in CAO points requirements for domestic courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14159/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1497. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to using the IT system that Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have that tracks and traces the national herd and records and traces each inoculation to help in the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination, which could prove to be cost efficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14438/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1608. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is refusing to reimburse the antigen costs for nursing homes (details supplied); if so, the reason for the decision; if he is considering reversing this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14833/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1775. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out for group 4 is prioritised by condition, severity and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15404/21]