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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Sure. I wish to mention three cases where Revenue has serious responsibility, although I believe the primary responsibility lies with the Government. A woman who came to my clinic had €61.75 taken from her wages in September and again in October. This was done without notification. She does not own a property. She spent three weeks trying to get through to Revenue, but has failed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: These are people who came to my clinic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No, they came into my clinic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: People spend weeks trying to get through to the Revenue Commissioners.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In the first case, it was the dead husband of the woman who did not respond to the communication, because he had passed away. However, the payment was then deducted from her wages, despite the fact she does not own the house.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish to correct the record of my third example. I went out to make a telephone call to confirm it. The third example is true. The person was unemployed, but is on a community employment scheme, so the money was deducted from the CE payment, but the person does not own a property.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is a question that I am passing on directly from the Citizens' Information Board and several other groups. I was at a briefing given by the Citizens' Information Board, the National Adult Literacy Agency, which is the body that deals with literacy issues, and several other organisations. The request that came across from everyone - it was a direct question in the context of the local...

Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am not a scientist nor a dentist and do not know all the facts on fluoridation. The onus is on the Government to refute the serious questions that have been raised in this debate and by campaigners on this. I pay tribute to the campaigners against fluoridation for their persistence. It is their action and determination that have forced this debate to happen. It is clear that this issue...

Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: His ascent to power.

Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Minister of State address the question about other countries?

Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Richie Ruin.

Other Questions: Departmental Reports (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order, I have a question that is almost the same word-for-word as those tabled by Deputies Wallace and Troy. Why was it not grouped? The Department makes the decision. Why were these questions not grouped together? It is exactly the same question.

Other Questions: Departmental Reports (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister's Department makes that decision.

Other Questions: Departmental Reports (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I would like an explanation from the Minister. If she cannot give it here, could I get an explanation as to why they were not grouped? They should have been grouped. For a child to be taken from their parents, which is the most extreme course of action, the child must be assessed by qualified professionals such as social workers or psychiatrists as being at imminent risk of harm. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Issues (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 23. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the involvement of Health Service Executive child protection services with the two Roma children removed from their family homes; the imminent risk of significant harm to the children from the chid protection point of view; if child protection services were aware of the cases in advance of the children being removed from their family...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the children first Bill will be published; if it will mean that Departments and-or the Health Service Executive can be reported for failure to protect the welfare of vulnerable children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47832/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the changes in tax credits in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [48018/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Complaint and Review Procedures (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance the course of action a person may take if they complain to the Revenue Commissioners about their treatment in a public office and if they are not satisfied with the response they get. [48019/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a non-contributory pension review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [48020/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection Issues (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 301. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in the case of the seven year old child taken from a Roma family in Tallaght, if the Garda contacted the Health Service Executive child protection social worker prior to acting and removing the child from the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47714/13]