TDs / Richard Boyd Barrett

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Richard Boyd Barrett

People Before Profit-Solidarity Dún Laoghaire TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,583
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
153,844
words spoken in the chamber
Across 941 contributions
216
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
278
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1,583 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 941 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 12 11
February 2025 65 141
March 2025 31 67
April 2025 100 31
May 2025 109 2
June 2025 97 0
July 2025 127 0
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 56 0
October 2025 50 0
November 2025 82 62
December 2025 71 54
January 2026 107 95
February 2026 125 83
March 2026 98 48
April 2026 57 62
May 2026 58 114
June 2026 73 53
July 2026 131 12
August 2026 0 2
September 2026 97 62
October 2026 37 41

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 666 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Dún Laoghaire 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party People Before Profit-Solidarity 29 November 2024 to now
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Finance
49. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering an introduction of a wealth tax for Irish millionaires and billionaires to broaden the tax base and fund critical infrastructure projects and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48319/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Finance
59. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering a tax on data centres to broaden the tax base and to raise funding for critical energy infrastructure projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48318/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Housing
182. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on LIHAF-funded projects in Cherrywood. [48320/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Housing
196. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will implement a no-fault eviction ban, in line with proposals in the recently published Report on Homelessness. [48321/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Education
274. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with the mother of a five-year-old child (details supplied), who has no school place for this September, despite his mother applying to 23 schools so far. [48360/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Oral 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on water quality will next meet. [41562/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
50. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [45338/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
78. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin City Taskforce report. [45339/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Justice
223. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether current immigration and employment permissions adequately account for the unique nature of elected student representative roles, which are both employment positions and democratic mandates. [48008/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
328. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has considered the position of international students elected to full-time sabbatical officer roles within recognised students' unions, particularly in relation to immigration permissions and employment eligibility. [48005/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
329. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether it is the Government's position that all registered students, including international students, should have an unrestricted right to seek election to represent their peers in students' union structures, subject only to institutional democratic rules. [48006/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
330. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether the Department recognises the significant role played by the international student cohort in Irish higher education, including their participation in institutional governance and representative structures. [48007/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
331. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether consideration has been given to issuing specific guidance or policy clarification for higher education institutions and students' unions in respect of elected student officers whose ability to serve may be affected by changes in immigration status during their term of office. [48009/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
332. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he is aware of a specific date that either his Department or SETU formally advised the senior management a college (details supplied) that its staff and programs would not be transferring into SETU. [48010/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
333. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when and the way in which the Minister notify a college (details supplied) following the due diligence process; and at what point was senior management advised to engage with staff. [48011/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
334. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether formal notice given to the CAO that a college (details supplied) would not be in a position to accept students for the coming academic year (2026/27); and if so, when. [48012/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
335. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether an independent valuation was conducted on a college's (details supplied) land and buildings; and the exact terms of the agreement transferring this multi-million-euro asset to SETU [48013/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
336. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason and when did his Department decide that Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) did not apply to a college (details supplied) given that prior press releases strongly implied employees would transfer. [48014/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
337. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his exact understanding was of the original merger plan between SETU and a college (details supplied); and the reason he permitted a total pivot from an active integration to an outright asset liquidation. [48015/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
338. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether a college (details supplied) senior management actively requested that students and staff transfer directly to SETU for the duration of the two-year teach-out phase to guarantee employment and academic security. [48016/26]