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- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: But just for the record, if we try to introduce amendments to a Bill that are outside its scope, we are laughed out of the room. We are not even given explanations. They are just ruled out of order, full stop. We are told this has nothing to do with the Bill. Now we have a whole load of them that are outside the scope of the Bill.
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: He is speaking on the amendment.
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: He is speaking on the amendment.
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: He is speaking to the amendment.
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Whatever you do, do not go outside the scope of the amendment.
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is the Government.
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is the Government.
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is playing fast and loose.
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I would like an explanation from the Minister of State. There is a load of amendments that have nothing whatsoever to do with the Bill that was originally discussed in the Dáil. The expression we use is that they are outside the scope of the Bill. They are completely outside of the scope of the Bill that was discussed here and they just appeared. The Minister of State might tell me...
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a joke anyway. We only have half an hour.
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: If we get one amendment done we, will be lucky.
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: This is a totally-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Newsflash - Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council just confirmed to me in the last few minutes that there are no family placements for people who are in need of emergency accommodation anywhere in Dublin. It is the first time this has ever happened. For Niamh and Anthony, a working couple both of whom are working, and their two children who are just finishing up school this week, this...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Please do not interrupt me.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (29 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 6. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way a family (details supplied) that is waiting for an ESB connection in order to be able to move back into their home can have this procedure expedited on health grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34705/22]
- Emergency Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank Deputy Doherty and Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion, which we support completely. We urgently need an emergency budget to address a crisis that is absolutely crushing hundreds of thousands of people in this country. Working people, pensioners, students and people on low and middle incomes are being absolutely crucified. The Government is being very dishonest in its...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (28 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 25. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [30839/22]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (28 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The overwhelming votes for marriage equality and repeal of the eighth amendment were a statement that people do not believe the Catholic Church should decide about people's sexual lives, their identities or women's right to control their own bodies, yet the Government continues to defer to the Catholic Church by allowing it to control much of our health service and most of our education...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The recent French presidential and assembly elections confirmed the absolute crisis in the cost of living that is sweeping Europe. Interestingly, even Macron's government, which is widely discredited among very significant layers of French people, some of whose disillusionment I am glad has led to success for radical left forces around the NUPES coalition but, more worryingly, has also seen...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We do.