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Foreign Conflicts (13 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 15: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the sabotage of at least two ships in the international flotilla to Gaza, including an Irish ship, and the actions of the Greek authorities in preventing other ships from the flotilla from departing from Greece; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20109/11]

Foreign Conflicts (13 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will be taking Deputy Higgins's question also, if that is okay.

Foreign Conflicts (13 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am extremely disappointed with the Minister's response. The people involved in the flotilla and their supporters will be very disappointed with that response, as they are angry at the collusion with the Greek authorities and, they believe, the collusion of all European political leaders with Israel, in preventing this peace flotilla reaching the beleaguered people of Gaza with aid and...

Foreign Conflicts (13 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am genuinely not trying to score political points but I was disappointed with the Minister's answer. In reply to a written parliamentary question tabled by Deputy Mac Lochlainn, the Minister stated: "I have no grounds on which to dispute these views or to demand a further investigation." That is why I expressed disappointment. There is no evidence to support the claim that this matter...

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government just does not get it.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Deputies opposite get obfuscation, smoke and mirrors and justification but they do not get the issue or the concerns expressed by parents of the most vulnerable children in our society. The reason there was a protest tonight is that the Deputies in the Technical Group have been inundated with calls from desperate parents since we were elected to Dáil Éireann. The parents, some of whom...

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In my area, a school that sought three additional SNAs was given a cut of three. It is down six SNAs compared to what it needs. This Government does not get all of the nonsense about cuts, quarters and caps. Some 10,000 additional children come into our education system every year. Either we provide for them and for their education as a matter of right or we use excuses about the EU-IMF,...

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Members opposite can keep heckling because they do not care about the parents or the children. They just want to heckle and score political points.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In the Children First guidelines, which the Minister says the Government will implement as a matter of legislation, it says that neglect can be defined in terms of an omission "where the child suffers significant harm or impairment of development", including intellectual stimulation or a lack of. It continues: A child who consistently misses school may be being deprived of intellectual...

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, stated: It is not an exaggeration to say that the range of supports offered to children with special educational needs in this country is nothing short of scandalous. Despite new legislation, many commitments, new funding and promises of better co-ordination between Departments, we are still a long way-----

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: They do not want to hear their own words. That is the problem. This is another U-turn. Just think about the devastating consequences on the lives of young children whose education is a right. Our society will pay the price for this. Deputies opposite are not listening but if they think we are stirring it up now, they should wait until they see what is coming.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The only message I have is to encourage people to get out and protest to hold these people to account for the promises they made and which they are betraying. It is a scandal.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (13 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 35: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to secure the safety and liberty of doctors and medical personnel trained here and now facing trial and imprisonment by the Bahraini authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20110/11]

Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I welcome the Tánaiste's announcement which followed the comments of the Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, on putting the Children First guidelines on an legislative footing. Will this legislation provide for full implementation of the Children First guidelines?

Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I want to clarify whether the legislation will deal with the issue set out in the guidelines on neglect by omission when it comes to the failure of State agencies to provide the necessary educational and intellectual stimulation to all children.

Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: How will this legislation be tallied-----

Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----with cuts and quotas in the area of special needs which could cut across legislation in that regard?

Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am asking about full implementation of a Bill.

Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I asked about legislation.

Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: When will the legislation be taken?