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Referendum on European Stability Treaty: Statements (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is it not reasonable that the political parties registered in the Dáil should have a brief opportunity to come back on this, to reflect the full diversity of the Dáil?

Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the issues he raised at the World Economic Forum in Davos on 25-29 January 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6592/12]

Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Constitution has today forced the Taoiseach and his Government to hold a referendum on the brutal austerity agenda that it and our EU-IMF overlords have been inflicting on the people. That has happened despite the Taoiseach's-----

Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: These are directly connected.

Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will explain if the Ceann Comhairle gives me a chance.

Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That has happened despite his best efforts behind the backs of the people to avoid a referendum. The question relating to Davos is whether the stock in trade of the Government is being two-faced and duplicitous when it comes to saying one thing to the people here and saying quite different things when talking to the high and mighty in Davos or in the European Union. On the one hand the...

Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: He said that people went mad borrowing. Is there not a consistency in the Taoiseach's behaviour which is that he says one thing to people abroad and a different thing to people here, whether it is on trying to avoid a referendum on the austerity treaty or on whom to put the blame for the current economic crisis? Was it not a treacherous thing to say given that on that particular day an...

Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----gang in Davos blaming ordinary people, fundamentally undermining our case to get a write-down on the debt that has been unloaded on the backs of ordinary people because of the gambling and speculating of international financial institutions and bankers in this country.

Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is what ordinary people are feeling.

Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have been doing that.

Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: They are not too happy in the Taoiseach's neck of the woods.

Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Public works programmes, as I have said many times.

Foreshore Licences (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government not responding to this matter?

Foreshore Licences (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: With all due respect to the Minister of State, I am sorry that the Minister, Deputy Hogan, is not present because he will be taking the decision on the Providence Resources foreshore licence. My appeal is to him in the first instance but also to the Government more generally to reject the Providence Resources foreshore licence application to drill for oil or gas in Dublin Bay. It has been...

Foreshore Licences (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is all too late. Now is the time to act. If Providence Resources discovers oil or gas in any significant quantities it is unprecedented for any company in that situation not to be allowed to go into production. In reality, this matter will be decided on this application. Normally such applications are not allowed. Countries like Norway, where best practice is followed, simply do not...

Foreshore Licences (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is because of us.

Written Answers — Expenditure Reviews: Expenditure Reviews (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in his review of spending, if his attention has been drawn to the high cost of contract cleaners for the Department of Finance at €203,556.00 and also high cost of contract cleaners for the Office of Public Works at €704,918.90; if he has done a comparison on the amount it would cost to directly employ cleaners; and if he...

Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (28 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the basis on which he defined strategic from non-strategic State assets when making his decision on the State assets that were to be sold under the troika agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11245/12]

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: He said the council lied to her.

Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Three minutes of that were lost to interruptions.