Results 761-780 of 26,842 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett
- Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (7 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to deal with the number of children who will be excluded from schools in September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19235/11]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for special needs assistants that have been turned down; the number and percentage of schools that received less than the requested allocation of resource hours and SNAs for September 2011; the number of individual applications for resource hours and SNAs that have been refused; and if he will make a...
- Official Engagements (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: With regard to the timing of the Bill relating to the JLCs-REOs, why can legislation dictated by the EU-IMF be rushed through but not legislation to protect low paid workers? Can the Taoiseach assure us, whatever about the timing of the legislation, that it is the Government's intention to ensure low paid workers covered by JLCs-REOs will not be financially worse off than they are now? That...
- Official Engagements (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That is not an answer. It was a straight question.
- Child Abuse (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I welcome the Minister's commitment to legislate in line with the Children First guidelines. The Children First guidelines refer also to neglect by omission, for example the lack of intellectual stimulation, children missing school and the deprivation of intellectual stimulation as a result of that and how that might affect their later development. What role does the Minister see herself...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is the same as Galway.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is the same rate as Galway.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Health and safety is the oldest excuse in the book.
- Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It has been promised outside the House.
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Why does the Government not tax its rich friends?
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Is that the one with IMF written on the back?
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is Deputy O'Donovan who should return there, I think.
- Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I propose to share time with Deputy Mattie McGrath.
- Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: One of the Deputies opposite recently castigated members of the Technical Group for never being positive. To disprove that allegation, I propose to begin by highlighting the positive aspects of the Bill.
- Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: There are some positive aspects to the legislation.
- Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I was not, although sometimes this place would drive you to the drink.
- Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The provision whereby those who sell alcohol will be held to some degree of responsibility for the consequences of its sale is certainly one of the welcome aspects of the Bill. The introduction of a code of practice and the proposal to review licences where there is irresponsible behaviour on the part of sellers are welcome changes. I equally welcome proposals to impose some type of code of...
- Written Answers — Child Welfare and Protection: Child Welfare and Protection (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will put the children first guidelines on a statutory footing; if it will then be possible to report Government Departments and/or the Health Service Executive for failure to protect the welfare of vulnerable children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19811/11]
- Written Answers — Child Welfare and Protection: Child Welfare and Protection (12 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her role in ensuring the welfare of children with special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19812/11]
- Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs indicated yesterday that the Children First guidelines will be implemented in the form of legislation quite soon. Given that those guidelines suggest the issue of neglect by omission, particularly in the area of vulnerable disabled children who may miss school and as a result be deprived of intellectual stimulation, that is a form of neglect that...