Richard Boyd Barrett

57. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the additional measures he is considering to attract more workers to the public sector, particularly in sectors experiencing staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27664/26]

80. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he is considering proposals for a State construction company in his plans to ensure that public infrastructure projects are completed within agreed timelines and budgets without overruns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27662/26]

109. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he will apply a levy on data centres in order to fund a universal €500 energy credit. [26892/26]

1. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent visit to China. [1549/26]

20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [18700/26]

997. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on the progress of the housing investment and policy impact working group. [14449/26]

1210. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a full account of the way in which school building projects, particularly those related to SEN provision, are assigned directly to the planning and building unit for management/delivery or to "devolved delivery" pathways with projects managed by schools or by external project managers. [23573/26]

1211. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school building projects that have involved a private contractor (details supplied) over the past 18 months; and to provide detail of same. [23574/26]

1212. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the guidance her Department and NCSE will be giving to schools in relation to admission to newly sanctioned special classes for September 2026; and the circumstances under which the NCSE or Department direct/advise a school to take enrolments to the new classes. [23575/26]

1213. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is confident that all newly sanctioned special classes for September 2026 will be open by the start of the school year; her views on where there may be delays; and the reason these possible delays are arising. [23576/26]

1509. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a DEIS school (details supplied) was not included in a recently published programme of expanded home school community liaison allocations, retaining a very low allocation of HSCL roles despite the school's student population rising significantly since that allocation was originally calculated. [26682/26]

1655. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale for not deducting regular maintenance payments by a partner for their child from their income when being assessed for eligibility for social housing support, yet the recipient of the maintenance payment will have it assessed as income when applying for supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24052/26]

1680. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify the position of people residing in 'Niche Living' accommodation who are not called tenants (details supplied) but they are ineligible to apply for HAP or other rent supports; the rationale for this; if he will consider introducing an amendment so that renters of these properties who are struggling with the rent and who are effectively long-term tenants, can apply for and access rent supports when needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24455/26]

1850. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will investigate a disability allowance claim dating back some years for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24019/26]

1982. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a proposal by his Department (details supplied) to prevent those who have accessed social protection payments within the past two years from applying for citizenship applies to non-refugee applicants for citizenship; which social protection payments are included; and the current status of the proposal. [24113/26]

2769. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health for an update on the approval of omaveloxolone for the treatment of Friedrich's ataxia. [24114/26]

3003. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied), the supports that are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25284/26]

3458. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in light of the recent layoffs of 25 adult education tutors in the Galway Roscommon ETB, to confirm the extent of the reduction in budgets for ESOL and other programmes in adult education across the country; and the number of tutor jobs projected to be lost across all ETBs. [24665/26]

3460. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he is aware that Research Ireland are currently planning to cease their Government of Ireland postgraduate and postdoctoral fellowship programmes, and will thus no longer be directly funding PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows under this system, which will have knock-on effects on the salary levels of these researchers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24832/26]

413. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children. [23263/26]

414. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the revised framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be gifted or twice-exceptional (details supplied) will be appropriately identified within the system. [23264/26]

415. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has conducted any impact assessment on the way in which the revised model may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning. [23265/26]

416. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the safeguards in place to prevent under-identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning, particularly in light of evidence that twice-exceptional children are already under-recognised within Irish education and disability services. [23266/26]

417. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement. [23267/26]

418. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment, and the implications this may have for equity of access. [23268/26]