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Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not just me. That frustration is felt across the House during the Order of Business. The Government's proposals represent improvements which should make this a better and more responsive Chamber for debate and allow us to raise topical issues. Credit where credit is due for this, although the Technical Group should take some of the credit for putting forward this week's Private...

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We also made submissions in the documents we circulated. It does not matter, however, because the important outcome will be the genuine improvements that can be made. A long way remains to be travelled in terms of real political and Dáil reform. Even if it would not be popular in this Chamber, an initiative to address the question of politicians' pay would receive the support of the...

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I would certainly support reducing the amount.

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I support reducing it and that is why I am raising the issue now. Members of the United Left Alliance have volunteered to take only the average industrial wage and the rest of the money goes into the campaigns, issues and organisations with which we are involved. We did not make this decision because we are saints or martyrs but because putting politicians in the same situation as the...

Human Rights Issues (2 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 6: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will formally contact the Israeli Government and request the free and safe passage of the forthcoming international peace flotilla, in which an Irish ship is participating, bound for Gaza with much needed aid and international solidarity for its beleaguered population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...

Human Rights Issues (2 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister is aware that nine activists were brutally killed in last year's flotilla by the Israeli forces in an attack that was rightly condemned by the House in an all-party motion. It condemned the Israeli assault on the first peace flotilla and, rightly, described the blockade of Gaza by Israel as an illegal act, yet the blockade continues and continues to visit appalling suffering on...

Human Rights Issues (2 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The organisers of the Irish ship to Gaza, the Irish leg of the flotilla, contacted the Minister's office a number of weeks ago and sought a meeting to discuss the departing Irish part of the flotilla, but they have received no response. Will the Minister meet the organisers of the Irish ship to Gaza to discuss their trip? Also, when will sanctions be imposed? When will the call for...

Human Rights Issues (2 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Minister meet the representatives of the organisers?

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (2 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 35: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the context of a possible resolution on Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly in September, if he will clarify his policy in this regard, on key issues such as the right of Palestinians to return, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, the Israeli apartheid wall and...

Government Borrowing (7 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister did not answer that question.

Government Borrowing (7 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Tax Fine Gael's super-wealthy friends. That is the solution.

Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill I, too, ask the Taoiseach to reconsider seriously this guillotine. This is very important legislation with a series of complex but far-reaching measures affecting pay, social welfare and the retirement age. To have them all lumped in together in the first instance and then to ram them through while allowing for only two days of debate, is really the...

Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I appeal to the Taoiseach to reconsider his decision-----

Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I ask him to disentangle the minimum wage reversal from these other measures which are far-reaching and for the most part, adverse in terms of-------

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The displays of cynicism and the U-turns by the Government only a few months into office are truly staggering to behold. The Social Welfare and Pensions Bill is simply the latest and most sophisticated of these displays of cynicism and political U-turning. It is unbelievable that the Bill has approximately 19 serious measures, some complex but all far-reaching with significant impacts for...

Written Answers — Croke Park Agreement: Croke Park Agreement (7 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to meet with the trade union representatives in view of the review of the Croke Park agreement and the upcoming quarterly EU-IMF review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13709/11]

Written Answers — International Organisations: International Organisations (7 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to meet representatives of the OECD in view of its recent recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13707/11]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (7 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance, in view of certain comments (details supplied), if he can reassure the public that no more taxpayers' money is going to go into the banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14215/11]

Written Answers — International Meetings: International Meetings (7 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a secret meeting was held in Luxembourg on Friday, 6 May 2011 of the larger countries of the European Union with the European Central Bank and the European Commission. [11690/11]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (7 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a public works programme as an immediate measure to combat unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9934/11]