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Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----over the decision to pay back bonds is more important than the future of children with intellectual disabilities------

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----who have to face the year ahead without vital supports that they need-----

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----or small rural schools that face closure-----

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----or families that are being turfed out on the streets.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is what the Taoiseach is saying.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Today and tomorrow the Taoiseach intends to pay €0.5 billion back to these bondholders in order that our reputation is good with them. Is that what the Taoiseach is saying?

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Of course, the bondholders must love us; Angela Merkel must absolutely adore the Taoiseach at this stage.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is our reputation with those people more important than the future of vulnerable citizens and children and ordinary people in this country who are being crucified with the cuts that are having to be made in order to repay these speculators-----

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----and bondholders?

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What sort of priorities are those?

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: People are working very hard.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Ruthless is the right word.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Do not guarantee the bonds.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Ceann Comhairle, please.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Last week, I raised with the Tánaiste the deepening crisis as a result of cuts in the rent allowance, which has seen more families being made homeless or threatened with homelessness. In that context, when will we discuss the housing Bill on the legislative programme? Despite asking several times, we have been given no specific timeline for when that Bill will be discussed. Given the...

Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----can the Taoiseach say when the Bill will be introduced? Can he accelerate the process so we get a chance to discuss this most serious issue?

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I am pleased that the Government and Deputies on all sides of the House have made it clear in recent weeks and months that there is an urgent need to do something about this issue. In light of the horrific revelations that have emanated from the Ferns, Ryan, Murphy and Cloyne reports in recent years - and most recently the report on the...

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am well aware of that but the problem is we also have more children than at any time in the history of the State. There are 10,000 extra children entering the primary school system every year. In absolute terms, the question is not about how many SNAs we have; it is about the ratio of SNAs to the number of children in the education system, specifically to the number of children with...

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We could start by not paying the-----

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We could get ten special needs assistants from the salary of the head of the VHI.