34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he will consider a report (details supplied) as regards the relationship between State procurement and agricultural emissions, and develop similar proposals. [71019/26]
54. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to ensure that Palestinian students who have their visas rejected will have access to a speedy and effective appeals process that would allow them to take up their university places. [70463/26]
56. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is considering withdrawing proposed legislation that would further restrict people to obtain Irish citizenship. [70462/26]
94. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport whether he will grant the NTA the €30million budget they need to be able to roll out local bus services in towns without a service, given that in Carlow town the local bus service does not serve two prominent schools; and to add the additional routes to the town where there already is a service. [70820/26]
34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if, in relation to the recent announcement regarding the solar grant scheme which is to be extended to newer builds, he will consider during the legislative review process providing a retroactive grace period allowing homeowners who completed installations on 2021–2024 builds prior to the Cabinet announcement to submit their pa…
54. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the rising increase in driving test wait times as reported today (details supplied), particularly in Dún Laoghaire where wait times have risen again to 19 weeks this month and the impact this is having on those waiting for tests for employment/education and other reasons; if he will outline the immediate steps he is ta…
376. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that he has indicated previously that his Department would be reviewing and raising social housing income limits this year, to provide an update on his work in this area. [70626/26]
514. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the headline findings from a report recently drafted but not published by her Department (details supplied); to provide a reason that the document was not published; and whether she will provide a copy of the report directly. [70094/26]
550. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 16642/26 (details supplied), if she is aware that graduate paramedics are currently being redeployed from understaffed stations close to where they live, to other more distant stations that are fully staffed against their will and under the threat of unemployment; her views on this regarding previous commitments made …
2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to reports from a recent cross-party delegation of seven Oireachtas Members to the trial of an Irish citizen in Germany, where delegates observed serious procedural issues, and further to her personal assurances that she would be monitoring, keeping a very close eye and providing direct and fair oversight and full sight of the tri…
35. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her monitoring of the trial of a person (details supplied). [69362/26]
55. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she is aware that organisers of the latest Freedom Flotilla to Gaza have been imprisoned in Tunisia (details supplied); and whether she will make representations to the ambassador and government of Tunisia calling for their release. [69350/26]
2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [66906/26]
18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [66935/26]
127. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering abolishing USC for workers earning less than €100,000 in order to help workers with increases in costs of living. [68656/26]
150. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is intending to make any changes to the Section 481 Film Tax credit in the upcoming budget in view of the recommendations of the Budgetary Oversight Committee report on Section 481, particularly in relation to addressing employment rights, employment security, and the use of buy-out contracts for actors, performers, writers and directo…
164. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware that workers on average pay a greater proportion of their wage in income related taxes than businesses pay in corporate taxes; and his plans to ensure that businesses pay at least the same proportion of their profits in taxes as the ordinary worker. [68648/26]
167. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that film producer companies in receipt of section 481 Film Tax Credit, claiming that they are providing quality employment and training, are also required to be the legal employer of the film crew on the film production for which the credit is claimed. [68637/26]
182. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has read the latest Wealth Tax Report (details supplied); and if he is considering introducing a similar wealth tax to broaden the tax base and fund critical infrastructure projects and services. [68639/26]
426. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current number of SNA’s employed in special class and special school settings; and to make a statement on the matter. [68903/26]
435. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pupils with SEN who had no suitable school place in the last school year; and to make a statement on the matter. [68899/26]
436. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pupils currently in special schools; and to make a statement on the matter. [68898/26]
437. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pupils in special classes at second level; and to make a statement on the matter. [68897/26]
438. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pupils in special classes at primary level; and to make a statement on the matter. [68896/26]
439. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream primary school classrooms, mainstream secondary school classrooms; and to make a statement on the matter. [68895/26]