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Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Much of the background context of this Bill was debated in the Dáil in the Private Members' Bill I put forward last week. This context is a staggering and unacceptable increase in the levels of deprivation, poverty and hardship for some of our most vulnerable citizens, who have suffered the cruel injustice and hardship of austerity cuts since 2008. The crisis period from 2008 to 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Expenditure (3 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the context of the minor works grant for national schools, the reason for the variance in the rate for special needs pupils in special needs schools and that for similar pupils in mainstream schools. [8965/15]

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 8. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reassure tenants that their landlords, including local authorities, are not going to become debt collectors for Irish Water; and, in particular, if he will provide assurances that additional charges will not be added to local authority tenants in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9077/15]

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In the past few weeks Ms Elizabeth Arnett, spokesperson for Irish Water, has indicated that it has been cleared by the Data Protection Commissioner to seek the names of tenants from private landlords and local authorities to pursue people for the non-payment of water charges. Will the Minister confirm that this is the case and that landlords and local authorities will become debt collectors...

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I love all the gibberish from the Government such as “multifaceted”, “sustainable”, “front-loading”, “pent-up demands” and “modalities”.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is anything but a straight answer. It is all gibberish, with no clear-cut answers. Since the Minister referred to the advertisements, will he enlighten us on how much Irish Water is spending on them? How much is it spending on public relations companies? How many public relations consultants has it employed? That is another expense leeching off the crippled taxpayer. After all...

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: They are the Minister’s words. I took them from his speech. I wrote them down as he said them.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: When?

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wrote down the flowery words used by the Minister as he spoke them.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. It is unbelievable. It is this flowery gibberish that glosses over the straight answers the people want. Of course, the local authorities do not want to act as boot boys. They were rifled for all of their assets which were then handed to Irish Water. Does the Minister intend to make the local authorities and private landlords the boot boys...

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is what they will be when collecting for Irish Water. What about the recent advertisements and the public relations consultants?

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Minister be straight up and give us the date when this will happen?

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is there a no-pay option?

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: For what is the Minister using all of the flowery language?

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, was on the airwaves this morning talking about the new health levy that will see a significant increase in private health insurance premiums for older people taking out private health insurance. It appears to be designed to scare people into taking out private health insurance.

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is it the Taoiseach's intention to give Members a chance to discuss this in the Dáil? Is legislation forthcoming in this regard because-----

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----the Minister seems to be acting like a tout for the private health insurance industry?

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I asked whether legislation is proposed.

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am asking whether there is legislation in respect of the-----

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister made a statement today.