Results 1,001-1,020 of 26,783 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special education teachers currently employed by her Department; the number of sanctioned SET posts; the estimated full-year cost of employing these SETs; the average cost of each SET to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28854/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of a new staff member in each education and training board to promote disabled students’ participation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28855/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost to the social housing retrofitting scheme of retrofitting all remaining local authority housing stock that is below a B3 BER rating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28890/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 326. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of extending the social housing retrofitting scheme to Approved Housing Bodies and retrofitting all AHB housing stock that is below a B3 BER rating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28891/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 332. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new employer PRSI rate of 19.75% on any salaries paid over €90,000 per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28779/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by increasing the 11.05% employers PRSI rate to 13.05% on salaries paid below €90,000 per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28780/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 339. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the means test for carer’s allowance and providing access to all who meet the other criteria for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28856/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 340. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending child benefit to all children aged 18 years or under, including those in the international protection process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28857/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 341. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing child benefit by 10% and extending payment to all children aged 18 years or under, including those in the international protection process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28858/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 342. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the carer’s support grant to €2,500; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28859/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 343. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the domiciliary care allowance to €350; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28860/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of providing free school meals for all post-primary school pupils in public schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28861/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 345. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending eligibility for the fuel allowance to all pensioners, to all in receipt of the working family payment and/or a medical card; the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the waiting period of a year for those on jobseeker’s allowance, and of increasing the rate by €20...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 346. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending eligibility for the household benefits package to all pensioners and to all in receipt of the working family payment and/or a medical card; and of increasing the rate to €60; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28864/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of restoring the pension age to 65 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28865/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all headline weekly social protection payments to €350 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28866/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all headline weekly social protection payment to €300 per week, excluding disability-related payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28867/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing disability, blind pensions and invalidity pension to €350 per week. [28868/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 351. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing maternity, paternity and parent’s benefit to €300 a week. [28869/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 352. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing maternity benefit to €300 a week and extending it to 52 weeks. [28870/24]