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
650. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full-year cost of increasing wages for all childcare workers by €2 an hour via a public subsidy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35660/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
651. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of hiring 375 additional clinicians required to clear assessment of needs waiting lists with autism; the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that the timelines for assessment of needs outlined in the Disability Act 2005 are met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35661/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
775. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing 1,000 additional acute beds in a public hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35667/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
776. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing 100 additional level 3 ICU beds in a public hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35668/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
777. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of hiring an additional 100 speech and language therapists, 100 psychologists, 100 occupational therapists and 100 physiotherapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35669/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
778. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to hire 100 permanent consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35670/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
779. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health how many GP visits were there in 2022, 2023 and 2024, the average cost of visiting a GP in each year, and the total revenue from GP visits in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35671/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
780. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all inpatient and emergency department charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35672/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
781. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing universal free primary care, including GP care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35673/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
782. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drug payment scheme threshold to €10 per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35674/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
783. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of scraping prescription charges for medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35675/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
784. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated revenue from all parking charges at public hospitals in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35676/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
785. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of introducing a fully funded universal contraception scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35677/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
786. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of free hormone replacement therapy for anyone who needs it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35678/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
871. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of abolishing tuition fees for postgraduate and repeat students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35662/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
872. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of ensuring all postgraduate research students receive a full-year €30,000 stipend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35663/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
873. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of doubling maintenance grants and restoring the grant adjacency rate to 24 km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35664/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
874. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of increasing mental health supports on campuses to ensure one counsellor per 1,000 students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35665/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
875. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to fully fund the provision of 30,000 additional student beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35666/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
302. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will intervene in a pay dispute between a trade union and an organisation majority funded by her Department (details supplied), to encourage the organisation to implement its pay agreements and engage with the WRC. [35088/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
125. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline, in relation to the forecasts underpinning the forthcoming auto-enrolment scheme, the number of contributors he expects in each €10,000 income bracket from €20,000 up to €100,000, both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of all contributors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34649/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
126. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline, in relation to the forecasts supporting the forthcoming auto-enrolment scheme, the number of contributors expected to be liable for the higher 40% income tax rate, both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of all contributors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34650/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
127. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if contributors to the auto-enrolment scheme who are liable for the 40% higher income tax rate will be informed, either before or during enrolment, that the State incentive on their contributions would be doubled if they were to join a private pension scheme instead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34651/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
136. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will intervene in the case of an injured individual (details supplied) in Gaza awaiting approval of his visa to ensure his safety. [34652/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
Written
187. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for a full list of all documents, reports, strategies, and resources that have been “unpublished” by his Department over the past ten years (details supplied), including all such materials that have been “unpublished” by divisions, sections and units of his Department that became part of the Minister’s Department following a transfer of functions; and who “unpublis…