Richard Boyd Barrett

1774. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised in relation to adult safeguarding legislation (details supplied); and if she will instigate an audit of adult safeguarding in HSE-funded services. [58532/25]

2142. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a parent's income is included in calculations of household income for the purposes of determining eligibility for SUSI where a student, or applicant for studies, is over the age of 23 and not considered a dependent child according to the Family Law Act 1995 as revised. [59147/25]

56. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the financial difficulty a national school (details supplied) is experiencing; if she will takes steps to provide funding to address the deficit; is she aware that many schools throughout the country are in this situation often relying on fundraising and parents’ donations in an effort to plug gaps or funding deficits; her views on schools’ need to fundraise to cover, for example, essential repairs and maintenance, and the time that is diverted to this work that could be better invested in the education of children; the steps she is taking to address these matters; if she will commit to removing this fundraising burden from school principals as a matter of priority; if she will streamline, simplify and commit to easing the significant amounts of time principals spend in having to fight for basic supports and therapies, SNAs and SET hours to provide for those in AS and mainstream classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57476/25]

162. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if they will advise on a transport issue for a person with disabilities (details supplied) with a view to providing support in getting them to daily services which are invaluable to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57643/25]

188. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for details of his engagements with his UK counterparts regarding the detention of Irish citizens in the UK for attending Palestine solidarity protests or breaking the controversial ban on the Palestine Action organisation. [56776/25]

288. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the number of consumer complaints previously submitted to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman which at the end of 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 were in the formal investigation process but awaiting a preliminary or legally binding decision by the ombudsman, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56620/25]

439. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to concerns (details supplied) that several Leaving Certificate Applied subjects are inaccessible for deaf and hard of hearing students; for details of any plans to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57400/25]

497. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount that has been allocated to each local authority under each programme for the delivery of social and affordable housing in 2025, including any loans; of this, the amount that has been drawn down to date; and of this, the amount that has been spent to date, broken down by local authority and funding stream. [57329/25]

498. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount that has been allocated to each local authority to retrofit homes in 2025, including any loans; of this, the amount that has been drawn down to date; and of this, the amount that has been spent to date, broken down by local authority and funding stream. [57330/25]

528. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 8 October 2025, if charges under My Future Fund differ for participants who are actively contributing and for those who have ceased or paused contributions. [57126/25]

587. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update regarding visas for Palestinians in Gaza seeking resettlement in Ireland following the agreement of a ceasefire deal, including any changes to policy, procedure or relevant facts on the ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56847/25]

613. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 892 of 17 October 2025, if he accepts that his Department received the Death in Custody Report concerned from the Office of the Inspector of Prisons in July 2025 and had three months to review the report but it still remains unpublished thereby further delaying the holding of an inquest; if his attention has been drawn to immense distress this continues to cause for family members who have waited for over three and a half years to learn all of the circumstances surrounding the death of their loved one in custody; if he will confirm the date of the publication of the report as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57301/25]

871. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his views on reports that research commissioned by the HSE regarding Traveller health outcomes in homelessness will not be published, despite the report having been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57398/25]

243. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if students resident in Ireland but studying at an international third level institution can avail of student Leap cards; and the way they may acquire one. [54661/25]

244. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to ensure that students resident in Ireland but studying at Northern Ireland-based third level institutions can avail of student Leap cards. [54662/25]

245. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to ensure that students resident in Ireland but studying at UK and EU-based third level institutions can avail of student Leap cards. [54663/25]

267. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to respond to concerns (details supplied) that the five to nine-year-old year old free travel Leap card will be inaccessible to eligible families, due to the requirement to procure individual Leap cards for each child availing of free travel. [54896/25]

341. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the recourse available to an individual where they are affected by the collapse in a prepaid card company (details supplied); and the way in which they can retrieve their money. [54745/25]

434. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if junior cycle coordinators will be formally recognised as a leadership role, eligible for appointment to an Assistant Principal II post. [54756/25]

570. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the ongoing misuse of the protected title ‘architect’ by a person (details supplied); if he is satisfied that the RIAI’s enforcement approach is adequate; and the steps his Department will take to ensure that persistent misuse of the protected title is treated with the seriousness intended by section 18 of the Building Control Act 2007. [54642/25]

571. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied with the enforcement mechanisms under section 18 of the Building Control Act 2007 regarding the misuse of the protected title ‘architect’; his views on whether the current approach by the RIAI, which relies heavily on giving unregistered individuals the opportunity to comply rather than prosecuting persistent offenders, leaves a gap in enforcement; the reforms or directions being considered to strengthen accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54643/25]

603. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given spiralling building material and tradespeople costs, he will consider substantially raising the maximum adaptation grant of €40,000, which older and disabled people report as being significantly inadequate to cover the costs of necessary adaptations of their homes to facilitate independent living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54854/25]

694. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will confirm the reunification for families of medical evacuees from Gaza that was announced in July 2025; the date on which these families will be reunited with their family members already here receiving treatment; the way in which the reunification process will proceed; the details of the way and when family members still in Gaza will be brought here; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the medical evacuees are desperate to have their families here following the announcement the Government made in July and that the delay is having a significant impact on the traumatised families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54842/25]

778. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the case of a non-verbal autistic child (details supplied), who has been neglected by the State in the non-provision of timely assessments, interventions and therapies; if she will commit to an immediate intervention to ensure this child is provided with the range of supports they urgently need; if her attention has been drawn to the impact this has had on the child and their family; if steps will be taken to ensure that the child receives the assessments they need as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54862/25]

815. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason no proportionality assessment was carried out in respect of changes to the CORU standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapists; and if the implementation of these standards will be delayed to facilitate a proportionality assessment. [54652/25]