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
1239. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the scholarships that may be available for a Palestinian citizen pursuing postgraduate medical studies (details supplied); and the way they can be accessed. [9181/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
1260. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under his remit. [10156/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
1278. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under his remit. [10161/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
26. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department’s Our Rural Future Strategy envisions encouraging people to leave Dublin (details supplied). [8410/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
54. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether it is his position that the rural resettlement scheme should be re-established (details supplied). [8409/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
112. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has had any meetings or engagements with the United States government, or multinational corporations, regarding the Government’s promise to introduce the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; her views on the legislation; if she is planning any further meetings with the US Government or multinationa…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
196. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he will introduce legislation strengthening the powers of the Ombudsman in relation to visa, citizenship and international protection applications (details supplied). [8870/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
237. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that her Department has completed a refurbishment plan for a school (details supplied); the immediate steps she will take to sanction this much needed refurbishment plan as the school has been waiting for some time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8918/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
277. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details of any guidelines or legislation governing the appraisal of a person’s need in assigning medical priority for the allocation of social housing. [8875/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
298. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to introduce legislation to ensure that access orders for children will not be granted against the will and preference of the children where the parent in question has been found guilty of coercive control or similar offences (details supplied). [9165/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
369. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason she did not approve the rollout of the enhanced influenza vaccine for rollout in 2025 (details supplied). [8821/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
370. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to estimate the cost to the health system of increased influenza cases, and more serious cases, which can be attributed to declining to approve the enhanced influenza vaccine for rollout in 2025 (details supplied). [8822/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
371. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to estimate the excess deaths attributable to declining to approve the enhanced influenza vaccine in 2025. [8823/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Oral
14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on progress on implementation of the programme for Government. [6013/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
148. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7938/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
149. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7956/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
161. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7930/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
162. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7948/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
191. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7924/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
192. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7942/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
215. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7926/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
216. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7944/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
257. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will request Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the National Transport Authority to examine the possibility of rerouting the Bray to Greystones railway line, by tunnel if necessary, to improve connectivity between Dublin and Rosslare Europort; and if funding might be available under the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) policy which is t…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
262. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7939/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
263. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7957/26]