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Ceisteanna - Questions: International Relations (8 Nov 2023)

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Ceisteanna - Questions: International Relations (8 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There has never been any appetite by Israel - ever.

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (8 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On Saturday, I was a participant in an online international event organised by the Rohingya people in solidarity with Gaza. Among others, there were numerous academics and experts in attendance, including many Jewish people who were expert in the area of genocide. They, along with many others, including many representatives of the Jewish population worldwide, are rightly describing what...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (8 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does the Minister of State not think, and I also put this question to many in the Opposition, that it is time to re-evaluate the notion that Israel is some sort of normal state and re-evaluate the so-called two-state solution?

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (8 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Let us look at what we have and then I will say what the alternative is. Referring to the Palestinians, Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion stated in 1948, and I am roughly paraphrasing him, that the only thing for the Arabs to do was leave. That is what they then did. In 1948, as part of establishing the state, 800,000 people were ethnically cleansed. Under international law,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Middle East (7 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the plans and procedures in place to secure safe return home for Irish citizens currently trapped in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48455/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (7 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 354. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a complete list of all buildings owned by the State or any of the State agencies across Dún Laoghaire, Rathdown; and the occupancy rates and status of each. [47698/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 561. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what progress has been made on a report she received proposing the introduction of a teacher relocation scheme; what her plans are going forward in addressing this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48720/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider including those who wish to down-size to free up a family size home in the 'fresh start' principle for local authority affordable purchase housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47437/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (7 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1062. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made on the report he plans to publish summarising submissions regarding discrimination on the basis of disadvantaged socioeconomic status under the Employment Equality Act 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48366/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (7 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1126. To ask the Minister for Health whether the standard of care in private care homes, as well as the standard of training and vetting of staff, are the same as the standards employed in HSE-run care homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47428/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the meaning of 'irreconcilably estranged' in the context of proof of independence from parents for a SUSI grant application; and what proof will be accepted in the absence of involvement of Tusla, a social worker or the courts; whether an affidavit from a solicitor will be accepted as proof; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to accept that those over the age of 23 years are not living at home as independent of their parents, regardless of the type of accommodation or the length of time living way from home. [47521/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does the Minister think there has ever been any other government in the world that has been told it could have an additional €14 billion in revenue and said, "No, we do not want it", and then went on to spend €8 million in legal fees fighting to ensure we do not get the money? That €14 billion is more than three times the housing budget. Imagine what that money could do...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----and that it owed us €14 billion-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----and the Government does not want it. Will the Government now withdraw from this case?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Tell us how much we are paying the lawyers. How much are we paying the lawyers?