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
1411. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 518 of 1 July 2025, if the full-year cost of increasing all headline weekly social protection payments to €300 per week, excluding disability allowances, includes State pensions; the breakdown of the estimated total cost of increasing social protection payments to €300 per week including State pensions; an…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
1442. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of bringing all disability-related payments to €350 per week; and to provide details of this calculation, in tabular form. [47487/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
1443. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of removing the means test for the disability allowance, blind pensions and invalidity pension. [47495/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
1444. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of removing the means test for all disability-related payments and bringing them up to at least €350 per week (details supplied). [47496/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
1711. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the process for MedEvac Palestinians with Stamp 4 visas to apply to have family members join them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47498/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
1860. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to estimate the full year cost of reintroducing the mobility allowance scheme phased out in 2011 (details supplied). [47494/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
2028. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated average cost of one day of respite for a new placement in respite services. [47486/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
2029. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated average cost to deliver an assessment of need (details supplied). [47488/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
2030. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost for the delivery of a case management system across HSE-funded disability services (details supplied). [47489/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
2031. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated total number of staff employed delivering HSE-funded disability services across the statutory, section 38, section 39 and tendered sectors, including a separate estimation of disputed numbers (details supplied); and for an approximate breakdown of the skill mix of these employees. [47493/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
2032. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for details of any research undertaken into the workforce in the disability sector, particular with respect to determining pay offers that will bring recruitment and retention across the sector in line with targets; the cost to the exchequer of any pay uplifts; the savings to the exchequer if pay uplifts reduce reliance on agen…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
2411. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of hospital beds which are unavailable due to delayed transfer of care on grounds of homelessness; and the estimated cost to the Exchequer of same. [45870/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
2412. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health her views on the impact delayed transfers of care on grounds of homelessness have on the capacity of the health system to treat new patients and for any research undertaken or commissioned in relation to this by her Department or any agencies under its remit (details supplied). [45871/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
2671. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to outline the process for MedEvac Palestinians, with Stamp 4 visas, to apply to have family members join them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47501/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
2676. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to estimate the cost of providing a medical card to all individuals receiving the carer’s allowance if the means test is removed. [47509/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
2733. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the revenue raised from apprenticeship fees, including pro-rata registration fees, in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46872/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
2742. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated number of third level places associated with training therapists to work in the disability sector (details supplied); the full-year cost to the exchequer of delivering these places; and the full-year cost to students, including international students, to take up these places. [47490/25…
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to intervene to ensure that a person (details supplied) who is in Gaza and has a student visa for Ireland is added to the exit lists so that they can exit Gaza and take up their studies here. [41324/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
92. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the controls in place to prevent appropriation of Irish foreign aid by officials in a country (details supplied). [42522/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
104. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to coordinate with his counterpart at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to ensure that a family connected with Irish citizens are evacuated from Gaza (details supplied). [43284/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
105. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to work with his counterparts at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to ensure that the family of a Palestinian individual living in Ireland (details supplied) are evacuated from Gaza. [43287/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
318. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to respond to concerns about the closure of a consultation on maritime security strategy (details supplied). [41199/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
608. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated costs of upgrading bus infrastructure in order that buses can accommodate more than one wheelchair at a time. [44338/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
609. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated costs of abolishing fees for disabled persons’ parking cards. [44340/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
692. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance to estimate the annual revenue that would be raised by a 5% and 10% levy on net profits of grocery retail chains with revenue in excess of €50 million annually; fast food chains with revenue in excess of €25 million annually; and if he will provide figures for both categories separately and combined, based on the most recent available data. [42956/25]