96. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will give an assurance that any future changes in the licensing of taxis will retain the minimal requirements for an SPSV licence, the requirement for all vehicles to be licences and insured for hire and reward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9471/25]
110. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the way in which he will address the failure of the new phase of BusConnects to provide the promised service, in particular along the E spine, including the promised hourly service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9522/25]
127. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will review its current contracts with a company (details supplied) and ensure no new contracts are awarded given the repeated failures of the company to maintain the timetables it is set by the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9473/25]
132. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will intervene to ensure that a service (details supplied) continues as is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9472/25]
148. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport in the context of the current public consultation on giving a one year licence extension on the ten year rule to taxis with 151 and 152 registrations, if following the consultation taxis that have gone over the ten years in the first weeks of 2025 and are currently inactive, can be relicensed; if he will give a one year extension for all taxis that wer…
274. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if there has been a completed tendering process for bus routes (details supplied); the bodies that bid for these routes; and who won the contracts. [9628/25]
32. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the plans to help primary and secondary school parents to cope with school costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8427/25]
60. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the plans to increase the number of special education teachers, special needs assistants, and special classes to ensure that every child with special or additional needs receives appropriate supports in their preferred school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8426/25]
65. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the plans to increase investment in education per student to at least a level equal to OECD average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8428/25]
73. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the plans to increase recruitment and retention of primary and secondary school teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8425/25]
157. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if the hot meals programme menus cater for all food allergies and if the ingredients and cooking methods reach the standards for healthy eating as per the standards outlined by the WHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8608/25]
38. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to detail any cooperation between his Department and NATO, including, but not limited to, PESCO and the EU Common Security and Defence Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6081/25]
7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for an update on the establishment of a Cabinet committee on water quality. [6086/25]
14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [6087/25]
32. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [6428/25]
74. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the informal EU leaders' retreat on 3 February. [4507/25]
325. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that the Central Bank is not acting in a manner that might be complicit with genocide given that the bank is continuing to allow Israel to sell Israeli bonds in EU Member States, despite the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that Israel is plausibly committing genocide and the ongoing South African case at the I…
512. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if assistance is available to families who go above the income threshold for social housing supports due to the automatic payment of working family payment arising from a reduction in income that year, and therefore lose their cumulative waiting time on the housing list. [7451/25]
829. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will review the means test limits for a full medical card for those under 70 and for those over 70; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7126/25]
2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will intervene to protect employment rights and jobs in an institution (details supplied), which provides courses for TU Dublin and refuses to engage with the WRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7039/25]
25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the preparations and scenario planning he is undertaking to deal with the possible implications for the Irish economy of the policies of the new Trump administration in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6602/25]
71. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is planning to amend employment legislation to improve employment rights and job security of film workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6603/25]
227. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the annual funding from the State to organisations (details supplied); and the way it has been broken down or ringfenced over the past five years. [6860/25]
41. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he is planning to extend the service life of taxis to allow those that have 2015 registered cars to continue as taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6534/25]
213. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the companies from which the HSE buy services are obliged to be audited even if they are not-for-profit companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6509/25]