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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): International Summits (24 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the tenth Asia-Europe summit meeting in Milan, Italy, in October 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7792/15]

European Council: Statements (24 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach's demeanour and behaviour in respect of Greece at the most recent Council meeting were nothing short of despicable. Regardless of where this all ends, the Greek Government has at least challenged the narrative of austerity that has done such damage, crushed the ordinary people of Greece and given rise to a desperate humanitarian crisis and asked that the possibility of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 605. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11445/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 606. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding full-time residential care in respect of a person (details supplied); if extra funding will be made available to Carmona Services or other centres for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11447/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (24 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 880. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to allow for the extension of a property (details supplied) in Dublin 17. [11446/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (24 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 988. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 4 February 2015, and the reply received from the National Transport Authority, his views that it is acceptable that the Agency has refused to publish the submissions it received as part of the public consultation and submission process it engaged in, given that this issue affects the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (24 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 989. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the considerable disquiet among many taxi drivers over the requirement to fit new meters and the recent increases and changes in fares, his views that it is acceptable that the Taxi Advisory Committee has not met to date in 2015 and that efforts by taxi representative organisations to engage with the National Transport...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: An African proverb goes "The lion roared and it gave birth to a mouse." That pretty much sums up this referendum proposal. The roaring lion was the voices of the people calling for a democratic revolution which the Government had promised and the mouse is a referendum about changing the age at which somebody can run for President. It is almost not worth dignifying the Bill with a serious...

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is in the motion.

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What about Deputy Tom Fleming?

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What about Deputy Wallace? With those two Members on board, both Wexford and Kerry are represented.

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Deputy should check the latest version of the motion.

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Free electricity.

Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It says everything about this issue and the water charges debacle that the Minister, who was the chief architect of this complete fiasco, the former Minister, Phil Hogan, was then rewarded by getting what is probably the most senior political position in Europe that this State can confer on an individual. Before he left office this Minister who was rewarded for that fiasco, was busy having...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (25 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a comprehensive report on plans to lift the embargo on recruitment as per budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11685/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (25 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on any meetings he has had or intends to have with the relevant unions on restoring public service pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11686/15]

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am against this amendment because if we need people to make medical assessments, they should be employed full-time. We do not need agency people. The reason we have a backlog is the moratorium. Many Departments have massive backlogs because we are understaffed and that is having a detrimental effect on people who are awaiting decisions. It is also having a detrimental effect on the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am assuming that any GP who gives a diagnosis of someone's condition does so in good faith and in accordance with their responsibilities as a medical professional. It is not about putting pressure on them. Day in, day out GPs write letters in which they state someone is not fit for work or permanently incapacitated and, in their professional opinion, needs care. I do not believe...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: While the Minister of State may have a point about people wanting short-term contracts, the optimum situation is undoubtedly for people to be taken on full-time. If the Government takes seriously or accepts that the optimum scenario is to have people recruited on a full-time basis if or when we need them then the amendment should specify that this is the first call. The Minister of State...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Joan Collins tabled these two amendments on my behalf. I am gobsmacked that they have been ruled out of order, particularly the one that refers to the general practitioner. One could possibly argue that because amendment No. 4 removes the requirement regarding care for in excess of 12 months, it could mean greater access and, therefore, represent a potential charge on the State. We...