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Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What the Minister of State is saying is just not serious. She bandies about figures on RAS houses and refers to allocations of 5,000 and NAMA. The Taoiseach said today that NAMA offered 4,000 houses. Although a figure of 4,000 has been bandied about for three or four years, only 300 have been delivered nationally. Therefore, what has been said is just rubbish. Let me outline why this...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Under the new scheme, he will have to sign up to a more long-term arrangement. This will mean even more landlords will run away from rent support schemes with the councils. Therefore, by introducing the proposed measure, the Government will exacerbate an already dire set of circumstances in which landlords are not interested in rent allowance or rent support.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: They will have to sign something.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Then there will be only one-year leases.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received any report on any recent Garda investigations into the case of a person (details supplied) and the Dalkey baby case; and if not, if there is any timeline on these investigations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26750/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider the request of a person (details supplied) and their legal representative to have their case included in any statutory commission of investigation that the Government establishes into Garda mishandling and malpractice arising out of the recent inquiries in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26749/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Residency Permits (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason wives and families of Saudi students on English language programmes and third level course are allowed to accompany their husbands or fathers while they study here, but wives and families of Libyan students are allowed to accompany their husband or father only if one parent is studying for a PhD., and not for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 447. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason wives and families of Saudi students on English language programmes and third level courses are allowed to accompany their husbands or fathers while they study here, but wives and families of Libyan students are allowed to accompany their husband or father only if one parent is studying for a PhD, and not for undergraduate or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 464. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason wives and families of Saudi students on English language programmes and third level courses are allowed to accompany their husbands or father while they study here, but wives and families of Libyan students are allowed to accompany their husband or father only if one parent is studying for a PhD, and not for undergraduate or English...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 561. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the Health Service Executive's involvement in investigating cases of elder abuse in private nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26789/14]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Jun 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am sharing my time with Deputies Shane Ross and Ruth Coppinger. I appreciate that the Taoiseach has had to go, but there are a few points I hope the Minister of State, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, will pass on to him. I really want to focus on two areas. First, in a speech, the points made in which have been much repeated by the Government, the Taoiseach referred to the priorities of growth...

Topical Issue Debate: Local Authority Funding (1 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Roll on that rebellion.

Topical Issue Debate: Local Authority Funding (1 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister of State is contradicting everybody.

Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government on Committee Stage did not really seem to take on board the points Deputy Catherine Murphy and I made on Second Stage. There are two reasons to be concerned and oppose the legislation. We may have a chance to discuss one of these before debate on the Bill finishes today. The Government is rolling in two elements, one of which is an international treaty and the other is the...

Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: When I hear words like “efficiency” and “cost effectiveness”, I immediately get the jitters because they are often code for cuts. The notion of cost effectiveness is narrowly defined. It is cost-effective to the value of €260,000 in 2016, according to the Minister of State. This is a new figure that has jumped out since we asked about the savings on...

Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Such as giving consultants in Irish Water lots of money.

Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What happens if it is now time to move the adjournment?

Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We are then running into Private Members' time.

Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: So we just adjourn the debate.

Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will not have adequate time because it is now Private Members' time.