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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (30 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 29. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether the National Development Plan has sufficiently taken into account and is adequately resourced to meet the growing demand for sports facilities, particularly with the very considerable and welcome growth of women’s sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17859/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline his plans to further strengthen the capacity of local authorities to increase delivery of social housing, as stated in the strategic investment priorities of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18087/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is planning any further spending on capacity and resources for local authorities to tackle vacancy and dereliction of properties and to increase the stock of social and affordable housing as indicated in the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16221/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (30 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering additional funding to the Land Development Agency for a specific purpose of funding acquisition of long-term vacant and derelict buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19524/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to an urban DEIS band 1 primary school in circumstances (details supplied), what recourse is available to the school; how the school might be allocated an additional teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24477/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (30 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is considering or working on introducing any similar approach for dependant spouses of PhDs as has been introduced for stamp 1 general work permit employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24501/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details on the plan for a new-build school in Dún Laoghaire (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23890/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will revise the new way of calculating special education resources to ensure that no school has a reduction in resources next year compared to this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23889/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (28 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 149. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of reports that planes associated with the flight school, charter flights and flight clubs at Weston Airport are operating outside of designated flight paths; if there are records monitoring the adherence of pilots to their designated flights; to supply any available records; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what grants or supports are available to a person with intellectual disabilities owing to an injury (details supplied), where the individual received a substantial compensation award on foot of this injury and whose assessed income therefore disqualifies them for social housing; whether this award can be excluded for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (28 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the recourse a person (details supplied) has in circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23534/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (28 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 701 of 2 February 2024, by what criteria schools that are expressing interest in the hot school meals programme are appraised in order to be granted provision of meals under the scheme; if she will provide the appropriate guidelines for schools expressing interest; when her Department...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance if, given the urgency of boosting housing supply, he is considering further changes to the residential zoned land tax to accelerate activation of residential zoned land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22766/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is planning further taxation measures to address property speculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22767/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering additional taxation measures in budget 2025 to address dereliction and long-term vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22765/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 104. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider his plans to reinstate higher excise on fuel in August; if he will outline, given the increased costs of living on ordinary people, what the cost impact will be on households and business from increasing taxes on fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22763/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering in budget 2025 introducing a wealth tax on the top 5% of wealthiest households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22764/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (21 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans to sell the former Dalkey Garda station site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22648/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline, given that applicants for social housing require a demonstrated connection to the area in which they are applying, how somebody (details supplied) who has recently received a stamp 4 visa, despite having lived without documentation in Dublin city for the past 12 years in various hostels, demonstrated...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (21 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, in relation to the Housing Agency’s Housing First policy, acknowledging that hostel accommodation is unsuitable for some individuals recovering from substance addictions, how an individual who is receiving residential treatment for addiction, but who is not approaching housing through the housing list, can find...