Results 3,781-3,800 of 26,843 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett
- Credit Union Bill 2012: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I very much welcome this amendment, which is very much in the spirit of the suggestions made by all sides of the Opposition and which were fully acknowledged by the Government both on Committee Stage and Report Stage. This satisfies the concerns raised by the credit union movement. I welcome the amendment and commend the Government.
- Credit Union Bill 2012: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To echo Deputy Pearse Doherty's point, the credit union representatives to whom I spoke said they would find it very helpful if the requirements and obligations they must meet were set down in a simple and readily understandable way. The Bill has been much improved since its introduction and we have already had this particular discussion. Nevertheless, I urge the Minister to consider what...
- Credit Union Bill 2012: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Again, I commend the Government on this amendment. It is one of the most important moves to acknowledge explicitly in the Bill a very positive suggestion made by the credit unions. In these rather bleak times when we often argue with one another about what not to do, and desperately look around for positive suggestions about what we might do, this is a positive, forward-looking and...
- Credit Union Bill 2012: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I agree with others that the Bill has been improved substantially by meeting some of the concerns expressed. I echo the points made about the removal of the exclusion on persons in arrears. However, the democratic principle of credit unions may be somewhat undermined - the right of members to make these decisions and judgments about the people they wish to serve on the board. I welcome the...
- Credit Union Bill 2012: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That is a sobering thought. Where will we be in 2025?
- Credit Union Bill 2012: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: This is a considerable improvement in recognition of the concern raised by the credit unions. Given the Minister of State has provided for exceptional circumstances, I hope that, if everybody is being reasonable, the concerns expressed by the credit unions will be addressed adequately. However, I never really received a satisfactory answer to one question, bearing in mind the importance...
- Credit Union Bill 2012: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Minister of State for accepting the amendment. It is regrettable that the constituent who raised the issue with me is not in the Visitors' Gallery, as he has been here to follow some of the proceedings on the Bill. I will not say this has been a labour of love for him, but it has been an issue he has been pursuing for many years. Has specifically sought to have the word...
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I believe Deputy Mitchell said that this measure might provoke a revolution and I certainly hope it does. Even short of a revolution, it may well be the rock on which this Government perishes and I hope it is for the sake of the country and our economy. If the Minister proceeds with this measure, there is no question but that he will be driving hundreds of thousands of families into poverty...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (18 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: On the Cabinet sub-committee on mortgage arrears, did this committee meet with the troika and discuss its demand that legislative impediments to banks repossessing family homes should be a priority for the Government? It is difficult to tally the Taoiseach's soothing words about the low level of repossessions in the country and his assurances that the personal insolvency agency will protect...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (18 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Rubbish. It is not 11.9%.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (18 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not know from where the Taoiseach got 11.9%. That is a fantasy.
- Order of Business (18 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: This extremely cynical and undemocratic attempt to ram through the property tax will not save the Taoiseach, as he hopes it will, from the popular revolt next year when people have this unfair tax imposed on them. The level of popular resistance and boycott that we saw concerning the household charge last year will be even greater and far more terrifying for the Government. Despite the...
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: May I elaborate Deputy Higgins's point? The amendments are to section 1, which is the definitions section of the Bill. The basis of my amendment is that we believe the Title we propose is, objectively, a more accurate description of the Bill. I do not see how it could possibly be out of order. In a telephone call from the Department, we were told the amendment was declaratory in nature....
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: In so far as this section deals with the title of the Bill, in many ways it gets to the heart of the dishonesty and cynicism that lies behind it. It is simply an abuse of language and meaning to call this a property tax, particularly in the context of the unprecedented popular campaign of resistance and boycott against the unjust household charge. The Government claimed repeatedly it would...
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The truth the Minister does not want to hear.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It was guillotined.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Or Deputy Bannon could tell us where the money tree is?
- Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I will take it if the Deputy wants.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I want to hear it.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not a tax on assets.