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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [14385/11]

Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There are 19 measures in the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill, all of which will have very far-reaching effects on ordinary people, particularly working people. For some of us it looks like a menu to make ordinary working people work longer and harder for less over the course of their lifetimes, particularly hitting the least well off and manual workers who will be forced to work longer. To...

Order of Business (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----but at least they had a proper public consultation and the right to have a say on what is by any standard a serious measure. The Taoiseach will not give us a referendum. He will not even allow a proper debate in the Dáil on such a serious measure. I appeal to him to allow for proper debate on what is a very serious attack on the rights and entitlements of working people.

Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In light of the Taoiseach's reply to the questions, will he explain where is the consistency in his policy on this matter of the so-called bailout deals, either with the IMF-EU or with Britain, Sweden and Denmark? Prior to the election, the Taoiseach's party policy was that it was neither morally right nor economically sustainable to beggar the Irish taxpayers to enrich speculators.

Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Where is the consistency-----

Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----between the loans and the answer just given by the Taoiseach, to the effect that he refuses even to raise the issue of this punitive interest rate? Why on earth would we thank the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, for imposing a punitive interest rate on the working and vulnerable people of our society in order to pay back bankers and bondholders? This is punishment imposed on...

Official Engagements (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: May I ask a final question?

State Visits (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have asked the Taoiseach the same question on several occasions. I would like to refer to an issue that was mentioned earlier by Deputy Martin. A question I tabled on this subject was disallowed, inexplicably as far as I can see. The question should have been before the House today.

State Visits (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The question that was disallowed related to whether the Taoiseach raised with President Obama the allegation that Mr. Geithner intervened on the matter of bondholders. I cannot understand why the Taoiseach is disallowing questions like that.

State Visits (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: My question was phrased in a way that referred to the Taoiseach's meeting with Mr. Geithner.

State Visits (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am going to ask it. I want to register the fact that it was disallowed.

State Visits (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On the substantial matter, I find it inexplicable that the proposal to burn unguaranteed senior bondholders was not pursued. If it had been accepted, we would be talking about a lesser burden of €20 billion. Apparently, such a proposal was being discussed at the time of Mr. Geithner's alleged intervention. It would have made a difference of €20 billion to the Irish people. Given that...

State Visits (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: If the Taoiseach happens to see the US Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Geithner, perhaps he will raise this matter with him. I suggest it is more serious than that, however. Do we not need to know whether the policy of the US Government is to force the burden of the gambling debts of bankers and financiers onto the backs of Irish working people, while vetoing any attempt to relieve that...

State Visits (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I ask the Taoiseach to explain why he is not taking this issue seriously.

State Visits (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I rephrased it twice.

State Visits (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is the Taoiseach interested in whether he made them?

State Visits (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was not just an assertion.

Third Level Funding (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to re-introduce third level fees, increase registration fees and other student charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14540/11]

Third Level Funding (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The failure of the Government to reverse the €500 increase in the student service charge is already a significant betrayal of the promises the Labour Party made before the election. I believe "fighting to defend free education tooth and nail" was the expression used. In that context, I must express great concern as, I suspect, many students do, about recent comments by the Minister, who...

Third Level Funding (8 Jun 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There were two aspects to the Minister's response but not much time to examine them. I merely point out that it is a political decision to effectively hand over the education budget of this country as interest repayments to bondholders. We do not have to make this decision. Does the Minister find it interesting that Greek students, among others, are on the streets now and because of their...