Questions asked 23 total

• Finance 7 questions

  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount forgone due to historic losses being used as tax deductions and exemptions for banks and insurance companies. [38523/19]
  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the equivalent interest rates in banks in which he is a majority shareholder; the reason they differ; the figures a mortgage holder would pay over 20 years on a €100,000 and a €200,000 loan, respectively (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38765/19]
  • 2019-09-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the condition for receiving section 481 tax relief, which requires the recipients to provide quality employment and training, can be met by the producer companies that apply for and receive the relief when those same producer companies are denying responsibility for employment and training on film productions but rather claiming that a designated activity company, which exists only for a time limited specific financial purpose, is the entity responsible for employment and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38988/19]
  • 2019-09-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if the local property tax will be abolished and replaced with a landlord's tax that increases in rate depending on the number of properties the landlord has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38986/19]
  • 2019-09-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost to date and the projected costs for the entire case for the Irish legal team taking an appeal against an EU ruling (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38984/19]
  • 2019-09-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the equivalent interest rates in banks in which he is a majority shareholder; the reason they differ; if so, the different amounts of interest a mortgage holder would pay over a 20 year lifetime on a €100,000, €200,000 and €300,000 loan, respectively, in the banks in which he is a majority shareholder in comparison to the amount they would pay if they were charged ECB rates, in view of the fact the current ECB interest rate for deposit facility is 0.5% and its marginal interest rate is 0.25%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38985/19]
  • 2019-09-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the reason he continues to allow banks that are majority owned by the State to sell and transfer mortgages to so-called vulture funds which in turn causes huge anxiety and worry to the mortgage holders; his plans to stop this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39110/19]
• Education 5 questions

  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has inadequate provision of special needs assistants for the 2019-2020 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38755/19]
  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for a permanent location for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38756/19]
  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a building (details supplied) which is owned by his Department in view of the need for a permanent location for schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38757/19]
  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new schools planned in the Dún Laoghaire area in the coming years; the patrons of these schools; the sites and or buildings under consideration for the schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38758/19]
  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the method of calculation of special needs assistant allocation for schools; the way in which children that are still awaiting an assessment of needs can be catered for in cases in which they have no formal diagnosis but a clear need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38759/19]
• Defence 2 questions

  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will request amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1990 to ensure representative rights for Army personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38547/19]
  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider allowing a premises in a location (details supplied) in the ownership of his Department to be used by UN veterans for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38546/19]
• Health 2 questions

  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of children by CHO awaiting an assessment of needs to be completed; the length of time they have been waiting since they were first referred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38760/19]
  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of children by CHO awaiting an assessment of needs to be commenced; the length of time they have been waiting since they were first referred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38761/19]
• Housing 2 questions

  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the allocation to each local authority in each of the years from 2008 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by the LGF, different grants and LPT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38766/19]
  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will work with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to ensure that the apartments at a location (details supplied) that are the subject of eviction cases by an organisation are brought into public ownership in order to secure homes for these tenants, four of which are HAP tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38763/19]
• Employment 2 questions

  • 2019-09-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a commitment will be made to restoring the single rate of jobseeker's allowance in order that persons no longer get a reduced rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38848/19]
  • 2019-09-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered that not increasing social welfare payments is in effect reducing the payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38847/19]
• Communications 1 question

  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is compulsory for a household to use a separate brown biodegradable waste bin provided by their waste collection company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38331/19]
• Children 1 question

  • 2019-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will work with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and other relevant agencies to ensure that a supervised playground (details supplied) remains a supervised service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38764/19]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2019-09-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of fifth freedom applications he has received from an airline (details supplied); the routes for these applications; the applications he has approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39111/19]