Results 12,161-12,180 of 27,073 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (10 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 663. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which care companies contracted by the HSE to fill care packages are regulated; the standards they must adhere to; the mechanisms available for persons to make complaints independently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30807/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Professionals (10 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 664. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a FETAC level 5 qualification is sufficient for carers employed by care companies contracted by the HSE to care for persons with severe disabilities; the extra training they must undergo to ensure they are competent with clients with a high level of need such as those with Alzheimer's disease or a severe disability; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Illegal Adoptions (10 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 831. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the mechanisms that will be put in place or that are already in place to assist a person who was illegally adopted via St. Patrick's, Navan Road, to trace their birth family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30385/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care (10 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 832. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps a person can take in circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30432/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (10 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 872. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which a person working full-time and paying PRSI on a widow's pension (contributory) is not entitled to illness benefit when sick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30500/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (10 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 880. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for a person (details supplied); the steps that will be taken to include free travel for persons with this level of disability regardless of income in budget 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30761/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (10 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 943. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the new €2 billion urban regeneration and development fund, URDF; his views on its potential to deliver affordable homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30728/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (10 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 944. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the information session on the urban regeneration and development fund held on 9 July 2018 for local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30729/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (10 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 945. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the serviced sites fund for affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30730/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (10 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 946. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the parameters of affordable homes further to his statement (details supplied); the way in which affordable is defined; the persons that will be eligible for these homes; the way in which the allocation of the homes will be operated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30731/18]

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In all sincerity, I am so beyond wanting to score political points when it comes to the current housing emergency because it is such a dire crisis and the hardship it is inflicting on so many people is so terrible that I would be happy to support anything the Minister of State, anybody in this House or, indeed, anybody outside this House came up with that would help solve this housing crisis...

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----but this only seems to be more of the same. It looks like another misguided, futile attempt to get the private sector to solve the emergency that it created. I cannot see it any other way. It would seem to indicate a complete incapacity on the part of the Government to understand the reasons for the previous property bubble and crash that led us to the current housing crisis, and...

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is 2,000 a year.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (5 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision will issue on an application for naturalisation further to correspondence regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29650/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (5 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the resettlement of persons (details supplied) currently in Turkey will be considered under the UN resettlement programme due to their particular vulnerability further to correspondence signed on a cross-party basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29649/18]

Heritage Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government has made a mistake by driving this Bill through without a proper consultation process.

Heritage Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This debate has taken an unfortunate acrimonious twist, unnecessarily personalised in some cases. I agree with Deputy Breathnach that we should be able to come up with practical solutions that guarantee the environmental integrity and biodiversity we need while ensuring road safety. Everybody wants to maintain biodiversity, protect and enhance the environment and wildlife and ensure road...

Heritage Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The story told by Deputy Michael Healy-Rae is horrific and was tragic for the lady involved. There is no doubt that hedgerows should be maintained such that they are not a danger to people such as that lady or any other road user. That is beyond question. The Members who are concerned about the Bill do not suggest that we should disregard road safety but, rather, the contrary, as we have...

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputies Wallace and Daly were not. That was their choice. We disagree.

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have no doubt about the rotten role of Russia in Syria but the rotten role of the European powers and the United States of America in bombing Syria is not mentioned, nor is the role of European powers in bombing the hell out of Libya and creating the disaster we now see which is leading to the horrendous treatment of migrants and deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. We need to...