Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 1 Jul

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 1 Jul – 7 Jul 2024 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 126 questions · 9 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Defence Forces

2024-07-03 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 74–58

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Richard Boyd Barrett

The motion · motion passed 74–58

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Richard Boyd Barrett

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-07-02 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 71–57

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Barry Ward — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers

Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 4 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Defence 2 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the improvements that have been made in terms of pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces since July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28147/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the action he is taking to drive cultural change in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28148/24]
Children 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications, by type and channel (online/paper), received by the Decision Support Service for the individual months ending 31 January 2024 to 31 May 2024; the average processing time for each application category; the number of full-time equivalent staff employed by the Decision Support Service on 1 January 2024, 1 March 2024 and 1 June 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28049/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the 11 CAMHS/AMHS specialised hubs for eating disorders that have been opened nationwide, since the conception of the Model of Care in 2018; the number of full-time equivalent staff employed by the service; the number of vacancies on 1 June 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28050/24]

New lobbying 2 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 1 vote · 122 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 122 total

Finance 34 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance whether in the forthcoming budget he will give a break to ordinary workers by abolishing the USC for those earning less than €100,000 per year, given that it was originally proposed as a temporary emergency tax in the austerity period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28565/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a digital tax on the profits of social media companies to fund the replacement of the current TV licence fee and provide the funding necessary to safeguard the future of public service broadcasting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28563/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is acceptable that film producer companies in receipt of section 481 film tax credit are claiming the credit on the grounds that they are providing quality employment and training, while claiming simultaneously and on an on-going basis that the same producer company is not the employer of the film crew on the film productions for which the credit is claimed whenever workers on those productions attempt to assert their employment rights, particularly their rights under fixed term workers legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28562/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if intends to make any changes to the section 481 film tax credit in the forthcoming budget in light of the recommendations of the Budgetary Oversight Committee report on Section 481, particularly in relation to addressing employment rights, lack of employment security and recognition of service for film crew and the use of buy-out contracts for actors, performers, writers and directors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28561/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance whether in the forthcoming budget he will consider introducing a millionaires' tax on the wealthiest 5% of households, whose average wealth is in excess €4 million each, excluding family homes as progressive replacement for the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28564/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of uncollected tax revenue as a result of individuals offsetting their private health insurance costs against tax liabilities. [28825/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by imposing a minimum effective corporate tax rate of 15% on pre-tax gross trading profits before deductions, reliefs and allowances and assuming no behavioural change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28773/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by imposing a financial transaction tax of 0.1% on shares and securities and 0.01% on derivatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28774/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated disallowing historic losses (losses forward) as tax deductions for banks and insurance companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28775/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by introducing a 4% levy on profits of pharmaceutical companies and private health companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28776/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by abolishing the SARP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28777/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing four new income tax bands of 50% on earnings between €100,000 and €150,000, 55% on earnings between €150,000 and €200,000, 60% on earnings between €200,000 and €275,000, and 65% on earnings between over €275,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28778/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of introducing three new bank holidays, including estimating increases in VAT and tax receipts that would increase due to increased activity, tourism and spending on these bank holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28781/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the number of property owners paying LPT on one property, two properties, three properties, four properties, between five and ten, between ten and 20, between 20 and 50 between 50 and 100 and 100 or more, excluding local authorities and AHDs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28782/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the LPT and introducing a tax on NPPRs as follows: single NPPR - €1,000; ten or less NPPRs - €1,500 per property; 11 or more NPPR’s - €2,500 per property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28783/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by introducing a levy of 33% on commercial aviation fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28784/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated if Ireland imposed the European Commission’s proposed tax on aviation fuel in Budget 2023 and where that tax would be imposed on all flights including executive and corporate flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28785/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new levy of 5% on the profits of all airlines and aircraft leasing companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28786/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by increasing the zoned land tax to 25% of market value of the land, and where the levy will also be imposed if the planning permission is not commenced within 12 months of its granting or where the development is not completed within 36 months of the planning permission being granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28787/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a 10% levy on vacant or derelict residential property, as per the number of vacant properties identified in the recent census, but where properties tied up in probate, the fair deal scheme or holiday homes are excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28788/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28789/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by increasing stamp duty on non-residential property to 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28790/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of the latest figures of the net worth of Irish households, including the net worth of the top 1%, the top 5% and the top 10% of these households; the estimated revenue that would be generated by levying a tax of 2% on the top 5%, allowing for a tax free allowance for each household of €1 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28791/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of lost VAT to the Exchequer by introducing price controls that cap petrol/diesel at €1.30 and €1.40 per litre, electricity at €0.25 per kilowatt hour, natural gas at €0.08 per kilowatt hour and oil (kerosene) at €1 per litre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28792/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of reducing the pension earnings limit from €115,000 to €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28793/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by increasing CGT to 40%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28794/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new rate of corporate tax of 50% on the profits of all energy companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28795/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost for index linking the existing tax bands to inflation in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28796/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of increasing tax bands by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28797/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of reversing the 2023 carbon tax increase and postponing the 2024 increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28798/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of abolishing USC for all earners and replacing it with a higher income social charge of 10% on all earnings over 100,000 per year; the estimated revenue that would be generated by the introduction of this new higher income social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28799/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of tax expenditures and a breakdown of corporate tax expenditures in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28801/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the number of people who do not use their full tax credit; the estimated total cost of refunding unused tax credits to the people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28804/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of general Government revenues in 2023, by source; the anticipated total changes to revenue in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28805/24]
Health 30 questions
- 2024-07-04 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [28806/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing and staffing 100 additional ICU beds in a public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28807/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of clearing homecare package waiting lists. [28808/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing universal free primary care. [28809/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing universal free GP care. [28810/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to hire 100 speech and language therapists, 100 psychologists, 100 occupational therapists and 100 physiotherapists. [28811/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to hire 100 permanent consultants. [28812/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to bring mental health services spending in line with WHO recommendations of 12% of the health budget. [28814/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of hiring 1,000 new nurses on the pre-2011 rate of pay. [28815/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reducing prescription charges by €0.50. [28816/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reducing the DPS threshold to €50 and €100, respectively. [28817/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing accident and emergency charges. [28818/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to reinstate the 2008 dental treatment services scheme. [28819/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of permanently increasing and staffing fully and on a permanent basis the number of acute beds to get 85% occupancy in our hospital network. [28820/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of the current levels of nursing home care provided through the public health system. [28821/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of the subsidies paid to private nursing homes. [28822/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of the fair deal scheme. [28823/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of subsidies paid to the private hospital network. [28824/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of public health consultants in the employ of the public health service; and the estimated full-year cost of employing them. [28826/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of employing an additional 100 neurological nurses. [28827/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of giving all health service staff a 10% pay increase. [28828/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that the living alone allowance is not assessable income for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28829/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of reducing the maximum payment on the drug payment scheme to €40; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28830/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing free dental care for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28831/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all inpatient and emergency department charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28832/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all prescription charges for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28833/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of abolishing all parking charges at public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28834/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of introducing a fully funded universal contraception scheme. [28835/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of staffing public health teams to the WHO recommended levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28836/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost in 2023 of reinstating all the benefits that were available under the dental treatment services scheme before the economic crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28838/24]
Social 19 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by establishing a new employer PRSI rate of 19.75% on any salaries paid over €90,000 per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28779/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year revenue that would be generated by increasing the 11.05% employers PRSI rate to 13.05% on salaries paid below €90,000 per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28780/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the means test for carer’s allowance and providing access to all who meet the other criteria for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28856/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending child benefit to all children aged 18 years or under, including those in the international protection process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28857/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing child benefit by 10% and extending payment to all children aged 18 years or under, including those in the international protection process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28858/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the carer’s support grant to €2,500; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28859/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the domiciliary care allowance to €350; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28860/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of providing free school meals for all post-primary school pupils in public schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28861/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending eligibility for the fuel allowance to all pensioners, to all in receipt of the working family payment and/or a medical card; the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the waiting period of a year for those on jobseeker’s allowance, and of increasing the rate by €20 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28863/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending eligibility for the household benefits package to all pensioners and to all in receipt of the working family payment and/or a medical card; and of increasing the rate to €60; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28864/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of restoring the pension age to 65 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28865/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all headline weekly social protection payments to €350 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28866/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all headline weekly social protection payment to €300 per week, excluding disability-related payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28867/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing disability, blind pensions and invalidity pension to €350 per week. [28868/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing maternity, paternity and parent’s benefit to €300 a week. [28869/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing maternity benefit to €300 a week and extending it to 52 weeks. [28870/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing maternity benefit to 52 weeks at current levels of payment. [28871/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending parent’s benefit to 52 weeks. [28872/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending parent’s benefit to 52 weeks and increasing the level of the payment to €300 a week. [28873/24]
Transport 12 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost of making all public transport, including both public service obligation services and private commercial services, free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28874/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the annual costs of PSO funding for all transport services. [28875/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the unit cost of new electric busses. [28876/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of building a Luas network in Cork city and Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28877/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of extending the Luas to Finglas. [28878/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of extending the Luas to Lucan. [28879/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of building metro south west. [28880/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of implementing the recommendations of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28881/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost of implementing all remaining elements of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan that are not scheduled to take place in 2025; if his Department supports speeding up the plan in light of the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28882/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost of expediting all remaining phases of the safe routes to school programme to roll it out in full in 2025. [28883/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to provide an annual breakdown of the total amount of funding provided to the safe routes to schools programme. [28884/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated annual cost of abolishing the M50 and East link tolls for drivers to encourage bypassing of Dublin city centre and to lower air pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28885/24]
Education 11 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratios to 15:1, across primary and post primary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28845/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of making primary- and post-primary education totally free, i.e., abolishing all charges (including voluntary contributions), providing free school uniforms, books and all other required equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28846/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of doubling capitation grants to primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28847/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of providing universal access to the school transport scheme and providing access to all applicants based on applications made last year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28848/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of increasing expenditure on education to the OECD average per student of 27% per capita GDP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28849/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of increasing the ancillary grant to a level sufficient to cover average school running costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28850/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of reinstating the numbers of assistant principals to the highest previous level. [28851/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the number of psychologists currently employed by NEPS; the number of sanctioned psychologist posts in NEPS; the estimated full-year cost of running NEPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28852/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the number of special needs assistants currently employed by her Department; the number of sanctioned SNA posts; the estimated full-year cost of employing these SNAs; the average cost of each SNA to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28853/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the number of special education teachers currently employed by her Department; the number of sanctioned SET posts; the estimated full-year cost of employing these SETs; the average cost of each SET to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28854/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of a new staff member in each education and training board to promote disabled students’ participation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28855/24]
Children 9 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of providing free school meals for all pre-school children in the ECCE scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28862/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to clear assessment of needs waiting lists for children with autism. [28813/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that the timelines for assessment of needs outlined in the Disability Act 2005 are adhered to for every child in need of such an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28837/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of providing free childcare for all children under five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28839/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of providing free after school childcare for all children in primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28840/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of increasing spending on childcare to 1% of GDP. [28841/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of increasing wages for all childcare workers by €2 an hour via a public subsidy. [28842/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated full-year cost of increasing childcare subsidies to 100% of fees paid by parents availing of childcare subsidies. [28843/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of annual funding provided for children with disabilities to participate in preschool education. [28844/24]
Taoiseach 4 questions
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [25446/24]
- 2024-07-02 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [27041/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the informal European Council in Brussels. [27043/24]
- 2024-07-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy and investment will next meet. [28199/24]
Housing 2 questions
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to the social housing retrofitting scheme of retrofitting all remaining local authority housing stock that is below a B3 BER rating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28890/24]
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of extending the social housing retrofitting scheme to Approved Housing Bodies and retrofitting all AHB housing stock that is below a B3 BER rating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28891/24]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2024-07-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full-year cost to increase, by 25,000 hectares per year, land under forestry or biodiversity regeneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28892/24]

New lobbying 2 returns

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- To lobby elected representatives on Budget 2025 and present The Alzheimer Society of Ireland funding Asks
- To mark The ASI Tea Day 2024 and raise awareness of the issues affecting people living with dementia and dementia carers