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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does the Taoiseach regret the forthright support he and the Government have indicated all along for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP, when leaders in Europe, most notably François Hollande recently, have said that under no circumstances are they willing to sign up to the TTIP deal? It reflects the growing opposition to TTIP across Europe due to concerns that it...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am asking whether there were discussions on NATO and Irish involvement in it while the Taoiseach was in the United States. Is there any truth in the report that the last Government had agreed to Irish participation in NATO military exercises, which would have been another very serious breach of Irish military neutrality?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Losing or gaining.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does the Taoiseach remember rolling out the red carpet for him?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It will be our business if troops land at Shannon.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach is now perfecting to the point of a masterclass the answering of questions other than those he was asked. I did not ask him to predict the outcome of the US election. I know he does not have a crystal ball; neither do any of us. The question is, given the racist, dangerous and reckless rhetoric and policies articulated by Donald Trump, if he becomes the President of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I find it hard to believe that the Taoiseach did not discuss the possible outcome of the US election when he was in the United States-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I cannot believe that they were talking about much else. The whole world is talking about what the possible outcome of this election-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What I am asking the Taoiseach is, given the enunciated policies and attitudes of Donald Trump, if he becomes President, will the Taoiseach continue to allow US troops, of which Mr. Trump will be Commander-in-Chief, to use our airports as part of US military actions?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 48. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of recruitment in the public service since the moratorium was lifted; the number of persons who have been recruited across each section; the procedures management has to follow to obtain sanction to recruit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13010/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 221. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time persons (details supplied) will be waiting for long-stay visa application in order that they can be reunited with their spouse and father. [13445/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 557. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount accounted for by projected demographic pressures and by projected inflation in respect of the projected fiscal space to 2021; the space which remains beyond these requirements on a year by year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10204/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 629. To ask the Minister for Health the support he provides for the replacement of prosthetic limbs which have a price tag of €11,000 for those in full-time work with an average annual salary of €30,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12603/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (31 May 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 647. To ask the Minister for Health the support he provides for the replacement of prosthetic limbs which have a price tag of €11,000 for those in full-time work with an average annual salary of €30,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12604/16]

Health Care Committee Establishment: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish to share time with Deputy Ruth Coppinger.

Health Care Committee Establishment: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The state of the public health service is a scandal and a disgrace. In so far as this new committee can contribute anything, its contribution will be to moving away from a failed policy that has been pursued for the past decade at least and pursued consistently by the last Government in pursuit of the mirage of universal health insurance, a policy it has finally abandoned. If only it had...

Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jun 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 2:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:"notes the failure of the Fine Gael/Labour Government to give adequate legal protection and legally enforceable rights to collective bargaining to workers in this country; further notes the failure of the Fine Gael/Labour Government to halt the spread of precarious and low...

Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jun 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Jun 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 161. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13842/16]

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (1 Jun 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In addition to the points already made, not only should the committee have an input in terms of equality budgeting, anti-poverty budgeting should form part of its remit because one can have equality in poverty and that is not much good. The statistics on poverty and deprivation are pretty severe. One of the objectives of any committee like this must be to ensure nobody in this country is...