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
372. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the full cost of retrofitting all local authority owned homes by 2030; the estimated average cost per home in 2023; the number to be carried out in 2026; and to make a statement on the matter. [67167/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
373. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the full-year cost of increasing HAP limits to the average cost of rents in each area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67165/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
374. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the full-year cost of the Traveller Accommodation Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67162/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
375. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of the emergency accommodation centres for homeless people in Dublin; the number of places in each; the cost of running each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67161/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
376. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the estimated full-year cost of providing emergency accommodation for homeless people in Dublin in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67158/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
377. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the estimated full-year cost of providing emergency accommodation for homeless people in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67157/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
407. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection estimated additional annual cost of increasing fuel allowance by €20 per week for current recipients. [67030/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
408. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of abolishing the waiting period of a year for fuel allowance for those on jobseeker's allowance. [67029/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
409. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection estimated additional full-year cost of increasing fuel allowance by €20, extending the payment period to 32 weeks and extending eligibility to all pensioners and to all in receipt of the working family payment. [67027/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
448. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of all women’s refuges in the country and the full year cost of running each of them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67154/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
449. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated full year cost of providing enough women’s refuge places to bring us in line with our commitments under the Istanbul convention. [67153/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
451. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if EU fines will be imposed if Ireland fails to meet afforestation targets in the future; if so, the expected amount those fines will be; and when they will issue. [66323/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
452. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fines have ever been issued to the Irish Government for failing to meet afforestation targets in the past. [66322/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
453. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected timeframe for Coillte to replant the 14,500 hectares of their forests destroyed by storm Éowyn in January 2025. [66321/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
454. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of plants Coillte must replant to replenish the 14,500 hectares of their forests destroyed by storm Éowyn in January 2025. [66320/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
455. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte will have enough home-grown nursery stock to replant the 14,500 hectares of their forests destroyed by storm Éowyn in January 2025. [66319/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
526. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether she will introduce a no wait card for those with medical conditions requiring urgent access to toilets; and if so, when she expects that it will be available. [66345/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
54. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has read a report (details supplied); and to outline his plans to deal with the increased costs of electricity for households as a result of data centre usage. [65815/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
57. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional supports he is considering to help families cope with increasing home-heating oil prices. [65816/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
229. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review a situation regarding apartments (details supplied) that have been refused access to the Fire Defects Remediation Fund; and to make a statement on the matter. [65979/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
338. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if general nursing graduates are being phased into employment over the coming months; the reason for this; and the criteria being used to determine when individual graduates can commence employment. [66019/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
339. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when can the 2026 graduating class of general nursing students realistically expect to receive written confirmation of their employment and start dates. [66017/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
340. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of 2026 nursing graduates have currently been offered employment; and the number that are still awaiting contracts. [66016/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
341. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether, in respect of 2026 general nursing graduates who might have expected to be offered permanent HSE contracts per outlined in HR Memo 013/2026?2, but who have not yet received contracts or confirmed commencement dates, the delay in commencement of employment related to HSE financial pressures, workforce ceilings or a lack of funding from the Departm…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
342. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if 2026 general nursing graduates are entitled to the permanent HSE contracts outlined in HR Memo 013/2026?2; the reason graduates who have completed their internships have not yet received contracts or confirmed commencement dates. [66014/26]