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- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: When will he admit the truth and stand up in Europe to defend the interests of ordinary people in this country?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The situation is too serious for the Taoiseach to try to trivialise serious questions and serious debate with talk about fantasy economics. What has not been officially acknowledged by the IMF-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Is it not the case that the IMF has now officially acknowledged that its forecasts were the fantasies? These were the forecasts on which the Government based its policies because the troika demanded it. The growth which the troika predicted has not materialised because of the crucifying level of austerity imposed on our people and economy. Not only has it not materialised in Ireland, the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Despite this, the Government proposes to continue with the same austerity. The Taoiseach is living in fantasy land in terms of his speaking about investment in jobs when there are 33,000 fewer jobs than last year in the economy, there is less overall investment than there was a few years ago and ordinary people are being hammered, with their living standards and purchasing power, along with...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach should tell them that if they do not write down the debt, which was incurred by speculators and imposed on the people of Ireland, we will not pay them next year, that we will give them until that time to write down the debt and that, otherwise, we will no longer play ball, thus standing up and defending the interests of Irish citizens and working people.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I said we would have a primary surplus as of next year.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That is positive, of course.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I acknowledge that.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not believe I am the one with whom they are disillusioned.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is my fault now rather than that of Fianna Fáil or the Government.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Deputy be joining the protest?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: And all the people heading to Shannon Airport.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Given the considerable fear and anxiety among many over the prospect of the knife of austerity being stuck further in-----
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: A debate has been promised. When will the Government allow the pre-budgetary debate on the economy that the Opposition asked for?
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: How will the debate be arranged?
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: May I suggest-----
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I have not finished.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I have not finished.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I want to ask about the precise recourse available to a Deputy when another Member of the House has factually misled the House and impugned the character of that Deputy.
- Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Taoiseach apologise for it?