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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if a change of Government in Greece and a change in European Union policy in relation to Greek debt were discussed at the European Council meeting held on 19 and 20 December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2168/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed the role of the Irish bank guarantee in the financial crisis with any European leaders at any of his recent meetings with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2170/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 40. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with leaders of the European Union on the Greek debt crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7793/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 41. To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed the latest developments in Palestine at any of the recent European Council meetings since December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7795/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 42. To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed the latest developments in Syria at any of the European Council meetings since December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7796/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 46. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on any discussions he had regarding the developing situation in Ukraine at any of the recent European Union Council meeting he attended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9979/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I understand. The rules of this particular section of Dáil time seem to change on a regular basis.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The point about the backlog in questions has been made. It must be addressed. These questions relate to Europe and I take the point about European statements, post and pre, but a backlog in questions to the Taoiseach is constantly building. More time needs to be allowed for them and we should be allowed to asked topical questions to avoid a backlog building. If the Taoiseach is committed...

Order of Business (12 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There is genuine confusion among the public about the timing and content of the proposed legislation to deal with unpaid debt in so far as it relates to the issue of water charges and what happens to people who refuse to pay on principle or who simply cannot pay those charges. I ask the Taoiseach to be specific as to when that legislation will be introduced. This is not just a political...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (12 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 218. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details of recruitment to the public sector under the aegis of his Department since the partial lifting of the embargo on recruitment. [18258/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (12 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 455. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow may have access to Fampyra, which is a much needed treatment for that person's medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18263/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbour Authorities (12 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 636. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the recent resignations from the board of the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company; if his attention has been drawn to any legal proceedings being taken against the harbour company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18620/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (13 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 12. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the legislation he has promised in relation to collective bargaining; if he will provide some indication of the likely content of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18351/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (13 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 22. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if it is his intention to bring in legislation to deal with zero and low hour contracts, particularly in the context of the ongoing dispute between workers and employers at Dunnes Stores; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18352/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Comrade.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank Mr. Masding and his team for the information and for participating in the meeting. I will pursue the same theme of mortgage arrears as I am dealing with people in that situation. Will the delegation remind me, because one gets dizzy from the number of banks that have come in here to outline different policies-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I know what bank it is. I know who you are, Comrade Masding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Permanent TSB does not do write-downs of the residual after people have given back their home. Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am dealing with a case which involves a customer of the bank. The young couple are both working but earn low incomes. They have been hit by all the stuff that everyone has been hit by so they had to sell their house. They are renting, are on a council housing list, their second child is on the way, rents are increasing rapidly and they are struggling. They had to give back their house...