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
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]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
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]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
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]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
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]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Oral
16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [3920/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Oral
27. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [3921/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
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…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
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]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
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]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
396. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond to concerns that a bank selling non-performing mortgages is inducing homelessness (details supplied). [3653/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
611. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will introduce a model of multi-annual core funding for theatre companies, removing the need for actors to apply for funding for each individual project (details supplied). [4104/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
612. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will intervene urgently to purchase a studio space (details supplied) in Dublin city centre to prevent its closure [4105/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
643. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the delay in permitting people to move into homes in Domville Crescent, Cherrywood, that they were allocated over 14 months ago; the legal issues between the AHB Oaklee and the developer that appear to be stalling access to homes for the families who urgently need to be housed; if he will agree that this i…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
673. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to expand on his recent statements that local authorities should take urgent measures to prevent older people experiencing homelessness; and the specific measures his Department has implemented, or will implement, to achieve this. [4289/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
694. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if his officials have planned for inactive My Future Fund accounts exceeding the number of active accounts; his views on whether the administrative costs associated with such inactive accounts will be absorbed by the flat fee applied only to active accounts, given that such costs are not dependent on fund size and will not be charged directly t…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
695. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans for the treatment of My Future Fund accounts held by people who have left Ireland never to return; if he intends to follow the Australian approach of allowing such departing members to encash their fund pots upon leaving the State so as to mitigate the long-term administrative burden of maintaining inactive accounts; and if he will ma…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
707. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether she will agree to grant a visa to a human rights defender from Saudi Arabia (details supplied) who is at risk of deportation from Bulgaria to Saudi Arabia. [3815/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
708. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to respond to concerns (details supplied) that citizenship applications are being delayed. [4187/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
842. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the work of the Personal Assistance Review Group. [3816/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
857. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the rationale for refusing to allow foster parents (details supplied) pay privately for speech and language therapy for their foster child, who has already built a relationship with an existing speech and language therapist, and acknowledging that change is particularly traumatic for the child; if this particular case can be inv…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
967. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the rationale for refusing to allow foster parents (details supplied) pay privately for speech and language therapy for their foster child, who has already built a relationship with an existing speech and language therapist, and acknowledging that change is particularly traumatic for the child; if this particular case can be investigated with a view to pe…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
1077. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he will legislate to ensure that personal assistants in third level institutes and education training boards are given permanent contracts for their services to disabled students. [3818/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Oral
10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the maximum rent supplement payment; and whether he will review these maximum limits. [2903/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
24. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the rules and regulations governing the approval of rent supplement payments; and his plans to increase the payment. [2902/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
78. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the living alone allowance. [2901/26]