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Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: They are the leaders of the Israeli Government and they should be arrested for war crimes, which Amnesty and Human Rights Watch have rightly said are crimes of apartheid and illegal occupation, and for the crime of passing new laws yesterday to re-legalise illegal settlements, as well as the fact that the Israeli Government has committed to more illegal settlements of Palestinian territory,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the ESRI, and I was listening to the earlier part. I might follow on from some of the questions around housing, because the ESRI and economists are generally very cautious in their use of words. In cautious words, the witnesses are painting a rather grim scenario, would they agree? That is probably accurate, unfortunately, with regard to the housing situation that we are facing....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Dr. McQuinn said he could envisage a situation where if interest rates go up, that might impact on demand, if I heard him correctly, and if supply continues to ramp up, he could envisage a situation where, potentially, prices and rents begin to fall. Is he sure about that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will elaborate on the question slightly. Objectively, demand will not go down in the sense that people will need housing. Regardless of what interest rates are, the same number of people who are projected to need housing will still need it. They may not have that demand backed by the willingness of banks to lend them the money, but they will still need to be housed. If interest rates...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Dr. McQuinn indicated that we need a high proportion of social and affordable housing, given all the things we are talking about. Is the proportion the Government is envisaging high enough? I would advocate that we do not need any more unaffordable housing at all because there is a trade-off in the context of every site that is available. With a particular site which is zoned for housing...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (22 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 51. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has made contact with a company (details supplied) following its recent announcement in relation to a 5% cut to its global workforce; what this may mean specifically for the company’s employees here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14262/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am waiting for the microphone to be turned on.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have just come from a protest by hundreds of postgraduate researchers, organised by the Postgraduate Workers Organisation. The slogans at the protest, which was very angry, were “Research is work”, “Researchers are workers” and “We demand a living wage”. It is shocking that 7,000 to 10,000 PhD researchers in this country, who do innovative and...

Safe Staffing Levels in Hospitals: Statements (23 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Unusual but agreeable.

Safe Staffing Levels in Hospitals: Statements (23 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There is a big disconnect between what we are being told by those who work in the health service, and those who use the health service, and the tone and content of the Minister's narrative. He painted a very rosy picture of the health service and the success of the Government in addressing the staffing crisis - that is what it is. Every single report we get from people using the health...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (23 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue matter. We are increasingly a country of waiting lists. We have shocking waiting lists for social housing of up to 20 years in my area and we have shocking waiting lists for surgery in our health service. Gaelscoil Phádraig in Loughlinstown has possibly endured the longest wait of all, which is not a record it is happy with....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (23 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is grimly ironic that the response of the Government and the Minister of State is that it is "a question of timing". Talk about stating the bleeding obvious. It has been 27 years so it is exactly a question of timing and it is beyond belief that a school could be waiting for 27 years. We often hear Ministers trumpeting the fact that they have approved new schools and so on. What we...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (21 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 154. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether a person who is in Ireland on a stamp 3 visa but has a qualification that would entitle them to a critical skills permit can apply for a job from Ireland and still qualify for this type of permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13805/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason, unlike most other sections of the business society, taxi drivers are legally obligated to offer card paying facilities to their customers given that it can often be the case when a driver arrives at some destinations internet is not available which is problematic if the customer has no cash as an alternative; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 451. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline any constraints, price or otherwise to the county council's acquisition programme and the tenant in situ programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13167/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 423. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of the new initiatives for which he has recently got approval from Cabinet (details supplied) that will assist those with eviction notices to buy their own homes or for their homes to transfer to cost-rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12919/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 433. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to the announcement of the end to the eviction ban and his statement in Dáil Éireann (details supplied), if he will outline the new mechanism referred to; and when it will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12993/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 424. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of data (details supplied) under several sub-headings for each the past ten years, in tabular form. [12920/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 425. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the shared equity scheme to any home that comes under the price threshold and not just designated affordable homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12952/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Mar 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 450. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a report on the total number of private home completions in 2021 and 2022, broken down by local authority and with the corresponding Part V allocation, where applicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13147/23]