Richard Boyd Barrett

814. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reports that Teagasc will be taking part in joint projects with Israeli counterparts (details supplied) [61859/25]

1022. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will roll out the inclusion of a test for spinal muscular atrophy by November 2025, the second anniversary of the announcement that it would be added (details supplied). [61601/25]

1103. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether there are domestic violence officers in hospital emergency departments in most hospitals nationwide. [62036/25]

146. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the reasons for the delay in obtaining a first-time registration appointment for a Stamp 4 visa for a person (details supplied), given the requirement to complete a first-time registration within 90-days of arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60280/25]

423. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the reason for multiple failures on the rail network on 28 October 2025; and the reason contingency plans failed with full buses leaving passengers behind. [59843/25]

782. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the significant delays in a school's (details supplied) electrical installation emergency works, which was approved by her Department on 15 July 2025 but stalled as a result of ongoing delays within the Emergency Works section; if she will investigate and clarify the reasons for these delays, especially given the critical nature of the works and the implications for the school's ongoing insurance cover given that the provider's required completion date for works has passed; if she will acknowledge the urgent nature of the works and resolve to identify and address the delays as a matter of priority; to provide a commencement date for the essential emergency works so that the health, safety and operational stability of the school can be safeguarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58790/25]

811. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 434 of 14 October 2025, whether she will provide funding for specific Leaving Cycle Coordinator roles, in addition to other supports. [59078/25]

875. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the exclusion of SEBD special schools from DEIS supports, particularly in cases where pupils have been transferred from DEIS-designated mainstream schools, thereby losing access to essential wraparound supports like HSCL officers and School Completion Programmes (details supplied). [59834/25]

876. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has met with or engaged directly with the management and board of management of a school (details supplied) regarding their serious concerns in relation to a lack of appropriate supports and the unsafe conditions they face; and if not, whether she will agree to a formal meeting to discuss these concerns. [59835/25]

877. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department intends to introduce in-school multi-disciplinary teams, including psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and behaviour support workers, in SEBD schools (details supplied), where the need is particularly acute and the current reliance on external CDNT services is proving insufficient and inconsistent. [59836/25]

878. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will commit to a full audit of the current building housing a school (details supplied), with a view to securing significant refurbishment funding or facilitating a move to a new fit-for-purpose building, given ongoing safety concerns raised by the school's management. [59837/25]

879. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional measures her Department will introduce to ensure that staff working in social, emotional and behavioural difficulties designated schools have access to appropriate, on-site mental health supports, given the high-risk and high-stress nature of their work. [59839/25]

880. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review pay and allowance structures for teachers and SNAs in SEBD-designated schools, in light of the fact that staff in such settings face significantly higher-risk working conditions than those in mainstream schools but do not receive any additional allowance, unlike teachers in secure units or detention centres. [59840/25]

881. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to address the recruitment and retention crisis in SEBD-designated schools, particularly given the absence of structured mental health supports, salary differentials, and growing levels of burnout and staff turnover. [59841/25]

882. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has considered establishing a dedicated staff support framework for those working in SEBD-designated schools, similar to that available in secure or custodial education settings, to ensure adequate protection, supervision, and wellbeing supports. [59842/25]

949. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to intervene urgently to prevent the collapse of a women’s sporting organisation (details supplied). [58527/25]

950. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport regarding the basic income for artists, the measures he will take to ensure that there is no gap between the end of the pilot basic income for artists scheme and the new, permanent scheme, so that artists can continue working in their profession without their eligibility for the basic income for artists scheme lapsing by default between the winding up of one scheme and the establishment of another. [58528/25]

1035. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 21 October 2025, the way in which the funding for housing programmes is made to local authorities as programmes and projects advance and relevant claims fall due for payment. [58573/25]

1036. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 21 October 2025, the details of any data collected in relation to funding for any social or affordable housing programme that is unspent by local authorities, or which has not been drawn down, after it has been approved. [58574/25]

1037. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 21 October 2025, the regional breakdown, by local authority, of spending on social and affordable housing by the Land Development Agency, Housing Finance Agency, or any other agency under his remit for 2025. [58575/25]

1151. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of any legislation, circular or regulation limiting the approval of the exceptional needs payment for household goods to entry-level items in terms of cost (details supplied); whether his Department considers the life cycle costs, for instance the savings arising from the durability or energy efficiency of goods with a higher upfront cost, when appraising costs of household items eligible for purchase with an exceptional needs payment; and whether his Department has any policy in relation to the carbon emissions or other negative externalities of cheaper goods purchased using the exceptional needs payment. [57917/25]

1152. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the data that is recorded on household goods purchased using the exceptional needs payment; and the estimated total annual value of these goods, by region and category. [57918/25]

1248. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the trainings and assessments members of An Garda Síochána receive for unconscious bias and anti-racism, including both during their training and on an ongoing basis through their active duty. [57726/25]

1332. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details his Department has recorded in relation to subjects of deportation orders, including occupation and occupational prospects. [59434/25]

1600. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will engage with the HSE and relevant agencies to address the failure of inter-agency collaboration in supporting pupils in SEBD special schools, and one school in particular (details supplied); and whether her Department will commit to resourcing consistent links with CAMHS, CDNTs and TUSLA for children in these settings. [59838/25]