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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that the new places he has made available in higher education will be adequate to address the skills shortages right across the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36665/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach has been scathing of those of use who intend to vote no confidence in the Government this evening, suggesting it is negative and cynical and asking why we do not concentrate on positive proposals. This week, the Government has an opportunity to prove it is interested in positive proposals. The reason I have no confidence in this Government is that as we head into the summer...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: How would it make things worse?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I guess that is a "No". The Government will not be supporting a Bill to reduce rents to affordable levels. That is not overly surprising from parties that are dominated by a disproportionate number of landlords relative to the population. Approximately €13 billion has been spent through HAP, the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, and leasing since 2001. That money in various rent...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a Bill.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government is cutting people off HAP.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Tax Expenditures Review: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Except the ones who were blacklisted.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the economic policy unit of his Department. [30840/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the economic policy unit of his Department. [34038/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Recently, the Tánaiste made references to the possible introduction of Uber to this country. Over the weekend, The Irish Timesdetailed that the origin of this was John Moran, the former Secretary General of the Department of Finance, lobbying a former Minister to put Uber's plans into the election manifesto of Fine Gael. What is the attitude of the Taoiseach to all of this? We had...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 25. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his trip to the World Economic Forum. [34039/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The cost-of-living and inflation crises were key issues at Davos. Did the Taoiseach talk to any representatives from France when he was there? This morning, he pooh-poohed efforts to control rents. He has similarly pooh-poohed our proposal that we should control energy prices. It may be of note to the Taoiseach that the French Government has limited energy price increases to a maximum of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am certainly not.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is Government time.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government has trotted out a completely false narrative. Its members are all on message in saying they are the people with solutions and we are the people who are just being critical, but that is not the truth. Tomorrow we will have a Bill seeking to reduce the rents in this country to affordable levels and the Government will vote against it. That is the truth. The truth is that...

Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. It is difficult to resist, when discussing a treaty on outer space, the gag about this Government living on a different planet, but I will resist it and try to take the issue seriously. It is quite incredible it has taken 50 years to get to the point of actually transcribing this treaty into law. That is a pretty extraordinary fact. The objectives and...

Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: He is scared of Deputy Kenny.

Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister suggested that some of us are just playing politics with this issue and we do not really want to see the housing crisis improved because, somehow, there is some political benefit to us from its persistence. I do not know whether he is just saying that to play politics or if he actually believes it. I say to him that it is absolute nonsense. I can tell him that I absolutely...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee (13 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is incredibly sharp practice on the part of the Government. It makes a mockery of any sort of proper oversight of legislation. We had a briefing on Monday from officials on these 48 pages of amendments. These are substantial amendments in the areas of planning that will affect the rights of people to access justice through judicial reviews and will affect what is, broadly, a good...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee (13 Jul 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No, but in a more broad sense the Government is laughing.