Richard Boyd Barrett

319. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is concerned that the construction of the Shannon Pipeline by Uisce Éireann may have irreparable damage to the environment and agricultural land; his plans to reduce long-term risks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21365/26]

368. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to ensure that all international protection accommodation, including short-terms and emergency accommodation, is inspected and highest standards of care provided for asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21367/26]

369. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to ensure that asylum seekers have appropriate permanent accommodation while their status is being processed and reduced reliance on emergency accommodation services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21368/26]

387. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessment that has been carried out by his Department regarding the long-term resilience of Ireland's current forestry model, which is heavily reliant on monoculture plantations, in the context of increasing storm frequency and climate change. [21366/26]

388. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the imminent collapse of an organisation (details supplied) which has been in operation for over 40 years and is one of Ireland’s longest-standing Traveller organisations providing invaluable advocacy and community development with the Traveller community; if her attention has been drawn to the crisis threatening the loss of over thirty workers and the dismantling of essential programmes for Travellers across the region and the State; if she will acknowledge that this will weaken vital supports, reduce representation and undermine decades of progress in Traveller rights and equality; will she commit to immediate State intervention to secure the organisations future as a matter of priority; to outline her plans to preserve this much needed organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21014/26]

402. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality with respect to her responsibility for equality policy and the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy, the steps being taken to prevent the loss of jobs in an organisation (details supplied), given the essential role the organisation plays in providing supports to the Traveller community. [21083/26]

403. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality with respect to her responsibility for equality policy and the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy, whether a review or restructuring process has commenced in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and the way in which her Department intends to ensure that the knowledge, experience and community trust built by the group is not lost. [21084/26]

404. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality with respect to her responsibility for equality policy and the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy, if her attention has been brought to an offer by an organisation (details supplied) to engage in finding a way forward for an organisation; and whether she will accept this offer as part of a national co-ordinated response to the present situation. [21085/26]

127. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether Ireland remains committed to UN Sustainable Development Goal 7, namely ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, considering both energy price hikes and Ireland's persistently high emissions. [20097/26]

303. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to consider pro rata refunds for season rail ticket holders following failures of rail services and the known constraints of the bus network to deal with these failures. [19514/26]

574. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if, in relation to the Industrial Relations Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers Bill 2021, he can clarify whether the Government will provide a money message should the Bills Office decide it needs one; if they can outline separately what measures the Government are taking to address the policy issues the Bill tries to address (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19245/26]

1069. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding a pathfinder apartment defects remediation scheme (details supplied); the timeline, budget, and the way in which findings will be rolled out nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19467/26]

1139. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he will recognise long-Covid as an occupational illness for healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18289/26]

1187. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he will increase the supports for those in need of hearing aids in line with increased cost of those aids (details supplied). [19429/26]

1313. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has been furnished with a copy of the protocol for the taser pilot in an Garda Síochána; if he can confirm that protocol obliges that the pilot will be subject to an independent assessment and evaluate the impact of tasers on public trust, particularly among over-policed communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19372/26]

1348. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of measures planned or ongoing to reduce the backlog in all forms of visa applications managed by his Department [20055/26]

1887. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether she will increase the supports for those in need of hearing aids in line with increased cost of those aids (details supplied). [19428/26]

38. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure that every public hospital across the country has the appropriate number of staff and spaces in emergency departments to assess mental health emergencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17635/26]

81. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health her plans to address staffing shortages in child and adolescent mental health services and eliminate lengthy waiting lists in the provision of vital care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17636/26]

152. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reduce unaffordable rents in the private sector. [17818/26]

192. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will allocate funding to councils to improve the state of repair of social homes. [17822/26]

199. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he intends to raise the income limits for social housing eligibility. [17821/26]

213. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes his Department expects to deliver over the next five years. [17820/26]

227. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of any analysis undertaken by his Department on the ‘viability’ of housing developments; and whether this includes raising rents in new tenancies. [17819/26]

474. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of her Department’s pre-2022 responsibility for disability services, to provide the total funding allocated by her Department towards the decongregation of disability service settings for all relevant years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, in tabular form. [17979/26]