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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 228. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will add motor mechanics to the critical skills list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39636/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to the Exchequer to provide free school transport to all primary and post-primary school students in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39518/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to the Exchequer of a National Educational Psychological Service psychologist. [39519/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 532. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the annual capital spend by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive in each year since 2005 of acquiring new emergency accommodation to increase the provision of emergency homeless accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40416/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 533. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the average current expenditure by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive in each year since 2005 of leasing or renting emergency accommodation to increase the provision of emergency homeless accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40417/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 634. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the delays regarding an appeal by a person (details supplied) for an invalidity pension, as well as the denial of supplementary welfare allowance, and who has had no social welfare supports since 17 August 2023, when their illness benefit was stopped; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40147/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 772. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in relation to the afforestation scheme 2023-2027 document, specifically section 6.8, the definition of a farmer as outlined in the section acts as a disincentive for persons commencing farming, particularly the previous four years’ applicant for BISS or BPS, from entering the afforestation scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 773. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in relation to the afforestation scheme 2023-2027 document, specifically section 6.8, the definition of a farmer for farmer rate of forestry payments as defined was a decision made by his Department or one instructed by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40189/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 770. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide, in tabular form, the total number of private felling licences issued by his Department in each year since 2014; the number of felling licences issued to Coillte for the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40186/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 771. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to specify the length of time the director of forestry is in place; to list, in tabular form and date form, the associations, societies and semi-State bodies that the director has met since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40187/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (20 Sep 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 975. To ask the Minister for Health to investigate the reason that there is no board of management for the medical primary certificate application office, resulting in the refusal of all medical primary certificate grant applications and appeals; to advise when this will be rectified to facilitate people with disabilities and brain injuries to drive; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 68. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether, in the aftermath of the RTÉ controversy, she intends to introduce salary caps to rein in the excessive remuneration of a minority of staff and contractors at the top of the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34685/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 73. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an investigation into the Irish film industry is planned in view of the issues raised by representatives of actors, performers and crew during the recent hearings at the Committee on Budgetary Oversight in respect of the section 481 film credit and systemic breaches of employment rights, copyright legislation and suggestions...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 86. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if and when she intends to convene a stakeholder forum for the Irish film industry as recommended in the recent report on section 481 produced by the Committee on Budgetary Oversight; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34688/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 87. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if and when she intends to meet representatives of the RTÉ staff to ascertain their views on the payments controversy and the changes in culture and governance needed and to address the employment issues affecting ordinary staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34684/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 572. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware and concerned about the Coillte practice of sending native seeds to the Netherlands, where these seeds develop into saplings and are then purchased and imported back into Ireland by Coillte, running the risk of contamination and the importation of diseases into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (12 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure an invitation is extended to an organisation (details supplied) to the Research and Innovation Policy Advisory Forum; whether there are defined criteria within his Department for the selection of representatives at the advisory forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34570/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a Northern Ireland electoral ID card is acceptable when applying for a passport when it is accompanied with a birth certificate as well as an expired Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34131/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the procedures for a tenant on the Drogheda housing list who is moving to a HAP tenancy in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; which local authority is responsible for making the HAP payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33464/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Jul 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte will be allowed to claim either grants or premiums in the Forestry Programme 2023-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33459/23]