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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility (18 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review the HAP limits in view of the difficulties those in need of housing are experiencing trying to find homes within the current limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37387/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Evictions (18 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will intervene in the latest eviction attempt of eight tenants at a location (details supplied) by the property owner in view of the fact this is the third attempt by the owners to mass evict these tenants over the past two years utilising different loopholes in the residential tenancies legislation; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (18 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the planned review of income eligibility limits for social housing to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37388/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (18 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the retrofitting of council-owned dwellings; the grants and supports available for those that own their home to complete similar retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37389/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (18 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the provision of affordable homes and the eligibility criteria for such homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37390/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (18 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 137. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that recent requests by service users to be allowed membership of the group company of an organisation (details supplied) and to have representatives on the board have been refused; if the organisation will be instructed to accept the request by service users for membership of the company and board representation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Funding (18 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 138. To ask the Minister for Health the reason, despite assurances from the HSE and his Department that there would be no cuts or reduction in services at an organisation (details supplied) that such reductions and cuts have taken place; if the restoration of these services will be ensured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37761/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 139. To ask the Minister for Health if the expenditure of public funds at an organisation (details supplied) will be reviewed, in particular the decision to spend €800,000 on a prime site in Tallaght; the impact this has had or will have on other services and service users; if a value for money audit was carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37762/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy will next meet. [37385/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (17 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he and his European counterparts are making to ensure human and democratic rights in China, particularly in view of the recent protests in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37381/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Unlike the witnesses, I am an opponent of SARP. It is difficult for many people to swallow the fact that these extremely highly-paid executives get this tax relief. Given that there are so many other tax reliefs available, and that such large profits are being made by the corporations coming in here, what evidence do the witnesses have that there would be any less investment by these...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will return to the issue of research and development and direct expenditure by universities, grants or whatever else, as opposed to research and development tax relief. Would our guests accept that it is going to a relatively small number of private corporations? Do they know what the comparison is between how much is going in direct expenditure as against the approximately €700...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I had not read the figures helpfully provided by our secretariat on the beneficiaries, their numbers and the salary range. It would shock many people to learn that a small but significant number of incredibly well-paid individuals are paying less tax than they are. The salary ranges about which we are talking are morally shocking. It is worth noting that 359 people who have incomes of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is the amount of tax relief. That is the tax break.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A person can be given three times the average industrial wage in tax relief.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will make one additional brief comment. That is morally repugnant. Aside from the morality, Ms Gunnell is making a pragmatic argument that these people would not come here otherwise. She has mentioned other jurisdictions with which we are competing and which have similar tax break schemes for these incredibly well-paid people. Has the Irish Tax Institute carried out a comparison with...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does Ms Gunnell believe it is a relevant question?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank Ms Gunnell.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (6 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of revenue generated by applying the financial transactions tax currently applied in a number of EU countries to financial transactions here. [34713/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (6 Sep 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 185. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the 1984 Civil Service superannuation scheme constitutes discriminatory treatment for disabled civil servants according to the 2002 Institute of Public Administration report (details supplied); if consideration will be given to refunding contributions to officers who retire single; and if he will make a statement on the matter....