TDs / Richard Boyd Barrett
Richard Boyd Barrett
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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
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Dún Laoghaire 29 November 2024 to now
- party People Before Profit-Solidarity 29 November 2024 to now
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
265. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to recent comments on Israel's Technion University (details supplied) if her attention has been drawn to the involvement of that institution in Israeli military research and operations; and if the same separation between Government and educational institutions applies to sanctioned Russian institutions that are similarly involve…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
472. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is planning to undertake any emergency measures to help people deal with increases in the cost-of-living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27661/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
587. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary questions Nos. 413 to 420 of the 26 March 2026 the measures in place for her Department to identify "twice exceptional" children outside of the assessment of needs process (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39537/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
692. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the substantial amount of time that applicants for housing medical priority are having to wait to obtain a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39349/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
1466. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39994/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Oral
5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she is aware of very serious concerns about the fairness of the prosecution and trial of an Irish citizen (details supplied) in Germany, alongside concerns about the conditions of detention; whether she has raised concerns with the German Government; whether she will send an observer to the trial; and if she will make a statement …
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the communications she has had with Spanish counterparts about their call to end the EU-Israel Association Agreement due to Israel’s violation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and escalating violence in the West Bank; if she plans to support the Spanish call to break the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and if she will make a statement…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Oral
83. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade considering that Israel is continuously violating international law by breaking the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and escalating violence in the West Bank, as well as attacks on civilians in Lebanon and approval of the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners by the Israeli Parliament, the practical and immediate sanctions against the State…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
107. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he plans to increase funding for community projects such as community centres, parks and sports pitches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38228/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
141. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to ensure that every community has appropriate amenities to support community development and living standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38227/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
193. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review an immigration case (details supplied) which is currently being appealed with a view to overturning the decision given the information provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37960/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Oral
11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [34872/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Oral
25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [34875/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
196. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it will be ensured that the current rezoning project being carried out by local authorities will result in the social and affordable housing that is needed across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37550/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
505. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider a proposal from a school (details supplied) which would create extra recreational space for the schoolchildren and free up land in the existing boundary for the creation of a number of special classes; if she will commit to exploring the proposal with the principal and engage in talks with the landowner; and if she will m…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to ensure that all asylum seekers in State-contracted accommodation will have appropriate, safe, secure, and State-provided accommodation prior to the planned withdrawal of the current accommodation service in August 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35601/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is concerned that the recent International Protection Act’s two-year waiting period, and financial restrictions for family reunification, may be in breach of the Refugee Convention and of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights regarding the right to family life; if he is planning any additional legislative m…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
89. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering any emergency measures to significantly increase plantation of forests to achieve his own forestation targets and to expand plantation of native trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35626/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
103. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering any restrictions on commercial forests to plant diverse species and introduce selective tree-felling to maintain forests rather than to allow them to be fully cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35627/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Oral
16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [32454/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Oral
34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [32455/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
648. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which he will ensure that applications for the basic income for artists are not prejudiced by a change to the application rules that were implemented after some applications had been submitted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33995/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
867. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether there is any public information available regarding the level of EU agricultural funding going to large farmers in Ireland. [34002/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
1010. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate the case of a couple (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35161/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will respond to the call of theatre practitioners for multi-annual funding of theatre companies, to sustain and encourage the growth of smaller theatre companies. [33420/26]