Richard Boyd Barrett

279. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify the situation in relation to the tenant-in-situ scheme in cases (details supplied); which local authority should be approached to explore the possibility of a tenant-in-situ scheme purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7021/26]

1. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details of his engagements with the embassy and government of Bahrain with regard to a human rights defender in custody in that country (details supplied). [6756/26]

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if the cost of the NTA dispatch operator licence is the same for large, corporate taxi apps as it is for individual drivers (details supplied). [6675/26]

42. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the case of an autistic child (details supplied) for whom a school place is not available in September 2026 despite many efforts will be examined; if steps will be taken to ensure this child is provided with a school place this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6676/26]

98. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the next steps a school (details supplied) should take to access the hot school meals scheme, once it has agreed contractors and suppliers. [6746/26]

225. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are free training courses for forklift licenses; if there are arrangements with employers that may permit trainees to obtain free training to secure a forklift licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6727/26]

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the G20 in South Africa. [3922/26]

22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the EU-African Union summit. [6012/26]

142. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will reconsider introducing a three-year wait for family reunification for those with refugee status in the new migration legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6546/26]

190. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are plans to introduce a national asylum seeker integration strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6186/26]

193. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will reconsider the introduction of stricter rules for family reunification of refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6187/26]

572. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a proactive approach to educating teachers about epilepsy will be adopted following calls by an organisation (details supplied) for 'Seizure Safe Schools'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6470/26]

670. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the review of the income limits for social housing, discussed in recent correspondence (details supplied). [6402/26]

741. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 2 December 2025, for an update on the delays in publishing the report (details supplied); whether the legal advice has been given so that the report can be published, given that it has been with him since July 2025; if he will publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5913/26]

907. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the financial impact and the inflexibility that stringent policies around collecting children early or late from NCS creches have on parents already experiencing cost of living hikes; her plans to address this; to increase flexibility to support working parents; if she will indicate when the reduction in fees to €200 per month as promised in the General Election will happen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6493/26]

1036. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if consideration can be given to abolishing parking charges for cancer patients (details supplied). [5921/26]

1081. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to remedy the situation with a building (details supplied); if the building will continue to be used in the support of people with mental health illness; and to outline any future plans for the building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6271/26]

41. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health for an update on the national linear accelerators (linac) replacement programme, including details of replacement plans outside Dublin. [4990/26]

112. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to address concerns that Pathfinder services for older people are being withdrawn in certain locations (details supplied). [4989/26]

259. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the failure of the developers (details supplied) to deliver on key obligations and commitments, including the promised town centre and bridge, and the affordable housing requirements attached to LIHAF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5004/26]

16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [3920/26]

27. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [3921/26]

153. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the discussions he has had with other Departments to ensure that any public monies allocated to support the Irish film industry are subject to ensuring that employment rights and conditions of fixed-term workers comply fully with the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 and the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70407/25]

208. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his engagements with the government of Saudi Arabia and its embassy in Dublin regarding the arbitrary detention and torture of human rights defenders (details supplied). [3363/26]

361. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport when he will pass the necessary legislation to give effect to changes to the CIÉ pension scheme and the overdue pension increase for retired workers.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4254/26]