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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is the point I want to get at. It seems to me there is another option. I understand the mortgages for principal private dwellings have not been sold yet. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is there any reason we could not amend the IBRC Act 2013 to make it a condition of the sale of any principal private residences, and the mortgages pertaining to them, that they be subject to MARP and the consumer code? Is there any reason that simple amendment to the IBRC Act 2013 could not be made and inform what the special liquidators do in the sale of that book? Is there any reason that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Not if it specifies principal and private residences, which have not yet been sold because the IBRC has not sold any principal private residences.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The IBRC has not sold them yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not see the connection between the two things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of IBRC Mortgage Loan Book: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is there any reason it could not be done? Ms Nolan has expressed her opinion on why it might be better. We can agree to disagree but is there any reason it cannot be brought in, that the amendment cannot be made?

Ireland's Engagement with Europe: Statements (27 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To follow on with the same theme, there is an extraordinary disconnect between the rhetoric and the aspirations that often surround discussions about the EU by the supporters of the EU, such as the Minister of State, the Government and the main Opposition party, and the reality of what is going on in Europe. It is not an exaggeration to say it is Orwellian. That term is often thrown around,...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Let me summarise the speeches of the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste. It was a case of blah, blah, blah, mumble, mumble, mumble and "success". What a load of bullshit.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government is living so far from reality that it might as well be in the outer stratosphere of a planet on the other side of the universe. Its definition of success is utterly perverse. If one defines success as looking after bankers and international speculators and lining the pockets of consultants and an army of spin doctors, then the Government is a spectacular success. However, if...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I apologise, but I am angry. I am sorry.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Build some council houses.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We are paying it out in rent allowance.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This must happen soon.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (4 Mar 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 425. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients with spinal injuries that have been transferred from Tallaght hospital to the Mater Private Hospital for treatment; and if this transfer was under the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [10547/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (4 Mar 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 426. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been two spinal surgeon consultants appointed recently in Tallaght hospital to deal with the waiting lists. [10548/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbour Authorities Appointments (4 Mar 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 511. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of the current directors of Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company; the date their appointment commenced; the period of time each director has been appointed to serve as per each warrant of appointments approved by him; and if he will set out the remuneration package in each case. [10535/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (5 Mar 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 3. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will raise the rent caps for rent allowance to reflect the rapid rise in rents in many areas across the country to address the problem of landlords refusing to accept rent allowance; her views on whether these caps are now contributing to a growing homelessness crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10610/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (5 Mar 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Two years ago I informed the Minister that her decision to cut the cap on rent allowance, combined with the policy of landlords of refusing to accept rent allowance, would lead to homelessness. She responded by promising that would not be the case. I propose to introduce several people in the Visitors Gallery who are either homeless, about to become homeless or have been made homeless in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (5 Mar 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is all very interesting, but it makes not a whit of difference to the people in the Visitors Gallery. Charlene is living in Citywest and must drag her five children across town to school in Shankill every day. She has been in and out of homeless accommodation for two years. Ilona and Donatus will be evicted in the next few days and have to move to homeless accommodation. I have been...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (5 Mar 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have permission from every one of these people to raise their cases. They asked me to do so. They are from Dún Laoghaire but also from Wicklow and Dublin city centre. That is how desperate people are. We have gone everywhere and they have gone everywhere, including Threshold, Focus, the local authority and welfare sections, but there are no council houses. Maura, who is in the...