TDs / Richard Boyd Barrett

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Richard Boyd Barrett

People Before Profit-Solidarity Dún Laoghaire TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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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
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
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

  1. constituency Dún Laoghaire 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party People Before Profit-Solidarity 29 November 2024 to now
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
440. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the full annual cost of providing one classroom teacher per 20 pupils at second level; and to make a statement on the matter. [68894/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
441. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the full annual cost of providing one classroom teacher per 19 pupils in primary school; and to make a statement on the matter. [68893/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
442. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total annual figure for increasing the secondary school capitation grant to €500 per pupil; and to make a statement on the matter. [68892/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
443. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total annual figure for increasing the primary school capitation grant to €400 per pupil; and to make a statement on the matter. [68891/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
447. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current number of special needs assistants employed in mainstream classes, by primary level and second level. [68901/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Oral 24 Sep 2026 · to Social
10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of a recent report (details supplied) that shows that more than 60% of those in fuel poverty are not in receipt of fuel allowance, the measures he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67336/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Social
100. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the possibility of a disability payment that is an entitlement for each person with a disability in the interests of equality and supporting independent living; and to make a statement on the matter. [67339/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Transport
151. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport If he is considering intervening to halt proposed increases in public transport fares. [67405/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Transport
15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to provide a full copy of the research showing the relationship between passenger fares and public transport usage recently discussed at the Transport Committee (details supplied). [67362/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
52. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason reported warnings from officials (details supplied) about the potential end use of weapons were overlooked in the approval of dual-use exports to armaments companies with links to the Israeli military. [67631/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment following the recent publication of an FOI request from his Department (details supplied) about the export of dual-use goods to armaments companies with ties to the Israeli military, to provide all documents and memos related to this approval, [67592/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
21. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he will respond to reports that a report commissioned by his department (details supplied) on the value of data centres "predetermined" the outcomes in favour of data centre expansion, despite evidence of adverse effects to Ireland's climate goals and strain on the energy grid associated with data centre electricity use,…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
56. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he will increase the minimum wage for apprentices. [66904/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Finance
184. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether Customs officials will consider a proposal (details supplied) as regards notification for post opened during customs inspections. [67073/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Finance
193. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether customs officials will consider a proposal (details supplied) as regards notification for posts opened during customs inspections. [67075/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
230. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to PQ63192/26 of 7 September 2026, the duties a manufacturer has when it receives a formal product-safety complaint and supporting technical evidence, in particular whether it is required to investigate the reported safety risk, rather than simply attribute the problem to the installer (details supplied). [67068/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Education
277. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which a parent can access the school transport scheme for children with special educational needs; and to make a statement on the matter. [66713/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Education
280. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department permits State-funded primary schools to outsource mandatory school-day curriculum delivery to private contractors at direct cost to parents; and the mechanisms her Department is putting in place to enforce existing regulations against coercive fee invoicing for school-day activities. [66644/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
363. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current plans for retrofitting all local authority homes including the timeline and estimated cost per year; the number of homes retrofitted for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67170/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
365. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the construction cost of building one, two, three, four bed homes on local authority land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67149/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
366. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of planned Part V purchases under Housing for All, by year; the projected cost per unit for one-, two-, three- and four-bed homes; and the number planned to be purchased for each year, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67148/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
367. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and size of homes bought by each local authority in 2021 and the first two quarters of 2022; and the cost of these homes to each local authority; and to make a statement on the matter. [67147/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
368. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of acquiring one-, two-, three- and four-bed homes outside Dublin under the buy and renew scheme; and to make a statement on the matter. [67146/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
369. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of acquiring one, two, three and four bed homes in Dublin under the buy and renew scheme; and to make a statement on the matter. [67145/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
371. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated full-year cost to the exchequer of increasing income limits for social housing by 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67152/26]