Richard Boyd Barrett

929. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of any costs modelled by his Department for the training of new construction workers, including costs currently borne by the trainee themselves, the State, and any employer or sponsor; the breakdown of the approximate full-year cost of training in construction occupations, with the years of training required for each occupation, in tabular form. [53382/26]

930. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated unit cost of training new construction workers, broken down by category of construction worker, in the event all training costs were taken on by the State. [53383/26]

108. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 30 June 2026, if she will consider granting an additional SNA to a school (details supplied) provisionally from 1 September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52139/26]

127. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 30 June 2026, where in the Taoiseach indicated part of the requested information fell within the remit of his Department, to provide the part of the requested information related to his Department. [52143/26]

129. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he will introduce to protect persons in low-pay, low-hour work from income volatility, including volatility associated with existing social protection payments, with particular regard for a person (details supplied). [52005/26]

255. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if. during discussions with a college (details supplied) and SETU prior to the announcement of the closure of the former, his Department was aware that redundancies would be a necessary or likely outcome of the negotiations. [52140/26]

256. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the person or body that completed the independent valuation of the lands and property of a college (details supplied) ; whether the report will be released to the public or interested parties; whether any other valuations carried out, and if so, by which organisations; and whether there was any discordance between different valuations. [52141/26]

257. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has ensured that certain conditions were attached to the finances made available for the wind down of operations and teach-out at a college (details supplied), namely redundancy packages ringfenced for all staff. [52142/26]

77. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the critical infrastructure projects he is considering to curb budget overruns caused by external market factors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51546/26]

78. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to ensure that departmental budget requests are based on total spending in the previous year; that any previous budgetary overruns will be considered in next years’ budget plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51545/26]

130. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated cost of providing a €500 energy credit to each private household; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51317/26]

208. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated total cost of abolishing fees for disabled persons’ parking cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51339/26]

209. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated average cost of a new double-deck battery-powered electric bus; the estimated cost of conversion of urban buses to zero-emission vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51340/26]

210. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost of abolishing fares on all public transportation services and publicly contracted commercial services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51341/26]

211. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the M50 toll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51342/26]

212. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost of abolishing parking charges at park and ride facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51343/26]

250. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total annual cost to the Exchequer of the rental tax credit in 2024 and 2025; the projected cost in 2026; the number of people claiming rent tax credit in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51296/26]

251. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of abolishing USC for all earners and replacing it with a higher income social charge of 10% on all earnings over €100,000 per year; the estimated revenue that would be generated by the introduction of this new higher income social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51297/26]

252. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated total cost of a refundable tax credit to those on low and irregular incomes who do not fully utilise all of their existing credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51298/26]

253. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated total revenue from raising the effective corporate tax rate to 20% for companies with revenue above €750 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51299/26]

254. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new rate of corporate tax of 50% on the profits of all energy companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51300/26]

255. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new levy of 4% on the profits of pharmaceutical companies and private heath companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51301/26]

256. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new levy of 2.25% on the profits of the largest social media and ICT companies with revenues above €750 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51302/26]

257. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new levy of 10% on the profits of grocery with more than €50 million in sales and fast-food retailers with more than €25 million in sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51303/26]

258. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the local property tax and introducing a tax on non-principal private residences, NPPRs, by single NPPR – €1,000, ten or fewer NPPRs – €1,500 per property, and 11 or more NPPRs – €2,500 per property, excluding properties owned by local authorities and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51304/26]