Results 1-20 of 26,780 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to respond and agree to the request by the National Private Hire and Taxi Association for a meeting as soon as possible to discuss ongoing concerns in the taxi industry; to similarly respond positively and promptly to any other meeting similar requests by taxi representative groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17798/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 24. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with transport will meet next. [12376/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Child Poverty (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 3. To ask the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [12375/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 219. To ask the Taoiseach to outline the remit of the disability unit at his Department, including whether it will be responsible for specialist community-based disability services; what responsibility it will have for implementation of "mainstream first" disability policy; whether it will be a policy-development unit; whether it will be responsible for driving disability accessibility in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 221. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his engagements with the German government and the German embassy in Ireland regarding the issuing of deportation orders to two Irish citizens in Berlin for legally protected speech (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17294/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Meetings (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 234. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Department for Social Protection to investigate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gender Recognition (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 259. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has been in communication with the Department of Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Department of Social...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Meetings (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 273. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Department for Social Protection to investigate...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Process (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 327. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Department for Social Protection to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Meetings (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 374. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Department for Social Protection to investigate legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Meetings (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 398. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Department for Social Protection to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 428. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Department for Social Protection to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why reading programmes such as Reading Recovery and Edmark are promoted by her Department in place of science of reading approaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16716/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to reports that the Reading Recovery Programme promoted by her Department has a weaker basis in evidence than science of reading-based approaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16969/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when she is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Department for Social Protection to investigate...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Meetings (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 590. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Department for Social Protection to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gender Recognition (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 647. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Department for Social Protection to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 688. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation has been established (details supplied); if not, when is he planning for this interdepartmental group to start the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17532/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 729. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether the confidentiality provisions of the International Protection Act 2015 allow individual international protection applicants to grant public representatives formal permission to submit queries related to their applications for international protection; whether the Act allows any Department services to answer queries...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Support Services (8 Apr 2025)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 740. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will provide advice and information to two elderly Palestinians (details supplied) who arrived in Ireland in March 2025 and who are currently temporarily accommodated in a hotel; if they will be granted residency status and access to healthcare given their age and medical conditions; the next steps in their...