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22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is planning further changes to section 481 film credit to vindicate employment rights of film workers and to ensure greater security of employment of film workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5108/25]

25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is planning to close tax incentives benefitting vulture funds, other property-related investment funds and profit driven investors to prevent them buying up residential property given the on-going housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5109/25]

34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he read the latest wealth report by an organisation (details supplied); and if it will make him re-consider a wealth tax on the assets of multi-millionaires and billionaires to address inequality in the distribution of wealth. [5106/25]

118. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has had or if he is planning to have discussions with the Minister for Health regarding the planned industrial action of Section 39 workers and similarly the recent ballots for industrial action by other health workers in relation to the 'pay and numbers' strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5111/25]

132. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the rules for grants for taxi drivers to replace their vehicles with electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5234/25]

19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is planning any engagements with his counterparts in the USA or the EU administrations in relation to Donald Trump's proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4492/25]

33. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has been in discussions with international counterparts in relation to the definition of antisemitism by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4491/25]

46. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; and what programmes or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools. [3870/25]

379. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes that went sale agreed in 2024; how many of these were apartments and how many were houses; the number bought by individuals; the number bought by institutions; the number bought by local authorities; how many of the individuals that bought these homes were first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4632/25]

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3708/25]

10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3706/25]

15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3703/25]

28. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3717/25]

63. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3707/25]

72. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3713/25]

77. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3705/25]

88. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by her Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3704/25]

117. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3716/25]

136. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3711/25]

150. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of children are now in emergency homeless accommodation; to provide details on the length of time children are being left in emergency accommodation under the following categories: 1-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months, and more than 24 months; if he has any policy or plans to establish a policy of a maximum stay time in emergency accomodation for children, given the seriously adverse impact on their well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3930/25]

155. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3715/25]

177. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3712/25]

202. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3701/25]

210. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by her Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3702/25]

217. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in light of the fact that section 39 workers are now balloting for industrial action, she will mandate her officials to allow them to fully implement the WRC agreement of October 2023, to provide for the resolution of outstanding issues on pay; if it is her intention to fully restore the link between section 39 workers and the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3933/25]