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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (5 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 44. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to abandon the strategic housing development legislation entirely in view of the fact that it has failed to deliver much-needed affordable homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45223/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (5 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 50. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether increasing numbers of individuals and families are being removed from the council lists even though their incomes fall short of allowing them to provide secure housing for themselves in view of the fact that income eligibility criteria for social housing have not been reviewed since 2011; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Data (5 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 156. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public procurement contracts and projects in which a person (details supplied) was involved in; the final value of each project; the original estimates for each contract and project by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44369/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Inspection Reports (5 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he has not made public a copy of a report prepared by his officials in relation to a school (details supplied) following a visit by his officials to the school on 11 June 2019; when he plans to make this report publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44221/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 351. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if changes will be made to legislation to ensure that there is a clear and quick pathway to residency for up to 3,000 children and young persons growing up here undocumented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45091/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme Eligibility (5 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 831. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the parameters for the section of budget 2020 which proposes to provide free upgrades to lower income households to make their homes warmer, more comfortable and more energy efficient; the definition of the proposed financial outlay from the State regarding free upgrades; the definition of a lower income household;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (5 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1067. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exception will be made to the rules to allow a person (details supplied) to participate in a community employment scheme with nine months on jobseeker's allowance; if she will meet with the personm to discuss same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44829/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (5 Nov 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1170. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the fact that across local authorities there is less money available for local services in view of the fact the stated aim of the local property tax was to provide extra resources for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38987/19]

National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not a conspiracy theory.

National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister said that he had not talked to him.

National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am fairly stunned by the Minister's response.

National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Maybe I am missing something here. Does the Minister recognise that the public are appalled at the level of overruns with the children's hospital, the amount of money involved, the scale of the project, the extent of the overruns and the damning criticism by PwC of the entire process? Against that background, does the Minister not understand why they would be even a little concerned that...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I pressed for this debate at the Business Committee because the massive overruns relating to the national children's hospital, involving hundreds of millions of euro of public money, and the resignation of the chief procurement officer from the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board are examples of the substantial and important issues which have been overshadowed by the Dáil...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government's policy is always to make the little person pay.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Whatever it is, be it water charges, property charges, parking charges or carbon taxes, the small person always pays-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----but the Government never asks the polluting corporations to pay. They get away scot-free. When they lobby the Government, it states it will block Deputy Bríd Smith's Bill to keep fossil fuels in the ground.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government states it will install a terminal that will lock us into the use of toxic fracked gas for decades to come at a time when, by the way, the British energy regulator has told the Government that it can use British gas up until 2035, by which time we should have reduced our use of that fossil fuel.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Where are the grants to make it possible for somebody who needs to have his or her home insulated, who is living in a damp and cold home but does not have the money to insulate it? The Government wants to tax such a person because he or she does not have enough money to do the work.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government always blames the small person and never takes on the corporations. One hundred corporations are responsible for 70% of global emissions. Where are the taxes on them? Where are the penalties to make them change their behaviour? The carbon tax which has failed to reduce emissions to date is the only measure about which the Government talks. On everything else such as public...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is still unaffordable.