Official portrait of Richard Boyd Barrett

Richard Boyd Barrett

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People Before Profit-Solidarity · Dún Laoghaire · serving since 2024-11-29

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Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2026-02-17 · to Education
585. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with Dublin City Council to resolve an ownership issue relating to a plot of land owned by her Department (details supplied) on which three Dublin City Council tenants reside; if she is aware that two of these tenants wish to purchase their homes but are unable to do so due to the land not being in the ownership of Dublin City Council; and the steps she will take to enable these tenants to purchase their homes. [11606/26]
written 2026-02-17 · to Culture
715. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has received any applications or requests to any section of his Department or State body under his aegis, for funding or financial collaboration from private investors with regard to an ice hockey arena in Cherrywood, County Dublin; if so to provide full details including amount of public funds being sought, whether the Government or State bodies are considering or have agreed to any request and whether there has been any public/stakeholder consultation on any such proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11749/26]
written 2026-02-17 · to Housing
771. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received any applications or requests to any section of his Department or State body under his aegis, for funding or financial collaboration from private investors with regard to an ice hockey arena in Cherrywood, County Dublin; if so to provide full details including amount of public funds being sought, whether the Government or State bodies are considering or have agreed to any request and whether there has been any public/stakeholder consultation on any such proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11750/26]
written 2026-02-17 · to Housing
801. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated by the Traveller accommodation unit to each local authority for acquisitions specifically for the Traveller community between 2019 and 2025. [12251/26]
written 2026-02-17 · to Housing
802. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria to get approval for funding for Traveller-specific acquisitions from the Traveller accommodation unit; and to outline any changes to these criteria since 2019. [12252/26]
written 2026-02-17 · to Housing
803. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for Traveller-specific acquisitions that have been refused by his Department. [12253/26]
written 2026-02-17 · to Housing
804. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Traveller liaison officer roles his Department has funded since 2019; and the number of requests for funding for these roles his Department has denied. [12254/26]
written 2026-02-17 · to Children
992. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider establishing a museum in Tuam dedicated to victims of abuse by religious orders. [12805/26]
oral 2026-02-12 · to Public Expenditure
61. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the immediate actions that will be taken by his Department to accelerate delivery of critical infrastructure outlined in the accelerating infrastructure action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10694/26]
oral 2026-02-12 · to Public Expenditure
83. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reforms that will be introduced in his Department to deliver on infrastructure promises made in the accelerating infrastructure action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10693/26]
written 2026-02-12 · to Transport
269. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport his views on safety concerns related to the makes of cars available for use on Irish roads; and whether he plans to take measures to address them (details supplied). [11295/26]
written 2026-02-12 · to Education
350. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school has not been allocated any SNAs for 2025-2026 despite the significant and growing level of need; the number of children with additional needs attending the school (details supplied); her views that smaller school's experience an inequity of access to support children purely based on school size and infrastructure rather than need; if she will take appropriate steps to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11280/26]
written 2026-02-12 · to Housing
420. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the homes delivered over the past five years, by local authority; the number of units transferred to local authorities for social and affordable homes under Part V agreements; whether these units were delivered as part of each development or in a separate site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11339/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Climate
4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department is aware of reports that many ostensibly recycled plastics go to landfill or are incinerated (details supplied), and in light of this the data he has available regarding the volume of plastics that are actually recycled after collection through the deposit return scheme; and the monitoring systems which are in place to ensure that this data is accurate. [10535/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Education
144. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to concerns that funding for works at a school (details supplied) have not been added to her Department’s priority list and that the relevant planning permission risks lapsing as a result. [10752/26]
written 2026-02-11 · to Health
367. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate the reason an elderly woman (details supplied) who was scheduled for surgery at St. Michael's hospital, Dun Laoghaire; if she will urge the HSE to identify a slot for the person elsewhere as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10839/26]
oral 2026-02-10 · to Taoiseach
14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture. [8094/26]
oral 2026-02-10 · to Taoiseach
30. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Cabinet committee on children and education. [8095/26]
written 2026-02-10 · to Finance
177. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering including a specific test for quality employment, which is developed in cooperation with workers in the film industry in addition to all other relevant employment legislation, for producer and qualifying companies applying for section 481 film tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10091/26]
written 2026-02-10 · to Finance
183. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the effectiveness of current financial disincentives to stop land hoarding and property speculation; if he is planning any other radical measures to end land hoarding and property speculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10092/26]
written 2026-02-10 · to Taoiseach
240. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under his remit. [10163/26]
written 2026-02-10 · to Foreign
252. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he will raise the case of a political prisoner in Iran with the Government and embassy of that country, or with his international counterparts (details supplied). [9810/26]
written 2026-02-10 · to Foreign
265. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under her remit. [10155/26]
written 2026-02-10 · to Climate
308. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under his remit. [10149/26]
written 2026-02-10 · to Defence
317. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under her remit. [10151/26]
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