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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman Special Reports: Discussion with Ombudsman (6 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am not sure I quite agree with that, although I would like some guidance from the Ombudsman on it. The report is about a culture that appears to be present in the Department of Health over many years. A series of things have happened which indicate a particular culture in the Department of Health. I would not agree with what Senator Ó Clochartaigh said about other Departments. That...
- Shannon Airport: Motion (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am opposed to this motion because it will put Shannon Airport under further pressure to maintain itself by facilitating the US military war machine. By removing the most profitable component of Shannon, Aer Rianta International, the airport will be forced to increase its dependence on military traffic from the United States in order to maintain its viability. The Government is aware of...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am sure the public looking on find this whole spectacle pretty depressing.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am not going to do that. The people of this country are not worried about political spats between parties-----
- Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The people of this country are not interested in political spats at the moment, they are interested in survival, a fact confirmed by the ESRI today, which shows that more than one in five households in this country suffers from joblessness and they are doubly and trebly hit by having to support large families and support disability and by being concentrated in low paid work. The report...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: People are protesting today and they will be protesting tomorrow, Thursday and Friday. These protestors understand that unlike the Clearing House Group, whose members sit down with officials of the Department of Finance and script the budget for the Government, their voices are not being listened to. Did the Taoiseach read what the ESRI said today? It said that people are trapped in...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on any recent or planned meeting with social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55523/12]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on any recent or planned social dialogue with civil society groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55524/12]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of the groups he plans to meet as part of his commitment to social dialogue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55525/12]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I ask the Taoiseach about his prospects for engagement with outside parties in the context of framing the budget. Is it not the case that, when examining the balance struck in the past two budgets, he has been listening to some groups very seriously and not listening to others? We know from last year that the Clearing House Group, comprising banks and speculators, precisely the sorts of...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: State Street is a speculator.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I apologise; it is even closer to the Taoiseach.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We all want to move on.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I add my voice to the protest against the guillotine being imposed on this issue. In the programme for Government, the Taoiseach promised a democratic revolution, no less, a new type of politics and a new level of accountability. We are discussing a Bill that will touch deeply on the lives and quality of life of vast numbers of our most vulnerable citizens. I appeal to the Taoiseach at the...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the measures in place to ensure the safety and welfare of children in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54503/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Third Level Fees (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the doubling of registration fees for non-EEA nationals to €300; the basis for giving five days' notice to non-EEA nationals of the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54502/12]
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Strategy Statements (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Taoiseach the way he is monitoring progress on his Department's strategic priorities as set out in his Department's strategy statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55522/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Health with regards to the Health Service Executive's Fourth Annual Report of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and the announcement in it that on 4 September 2012, the HSE Management Team approved the new access protocols for 16 and 17 year olds to mental health services, if he will provide details of these new access protocols; if he will confirm if the HSE...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Health with regards to the Health Service Executive's Fourth Annual Report of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and the announcement in it that on 4 September 2012, the HSE Management Team approved the new access protocols for 16 and 17 year olds to mental health services, if he will provide details of these new access protocols; if he will confirm if the HSE...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Health with regards to the Health Service Executive's Fourth Annual Report of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and the announcement in it that on 4 September 2012, the HSE Management Team approved the new access protocols for 16 and 17 year olds to mental health services, if he will provide details of these new access protocols; if he will confirm if the HSE...