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State Visits (10 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: While we welcome any trade development for this country in the current circumstances, the Tánaiste is well aware of the brutal human rights record of the Chinese regime, its completely undemocratic character, its persecution of Falun Gong and the people of Tibet and its regular execution of political dissidents. Did the Tánaiste raise these issues with the Chinese authorities during his...

Foreign Conflicts (10 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Given that the Tánaiste has acknowledged the rogue behaviour of the Israeli state in Gaza, including shooting children, the siege and snubbing the Government in raising the treatment of our citizens-----

Foreign Conflicts (10 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does the Tánaiste think it is time we stopped treating Israel as a normal state, playing nice guys and started to get tough? He should be making the kind of statements he rightly made about the failures of the Church in this country and its abuse of individuals. Why can we not hear statements about Israel's behaviour which are as strong as those made about the role of the Church in the...

EU Developments (10 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What about the billionaires and millionaires?

EU Developments (10 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Tax the billionaires, the developers and the bankers.

EU Developments (10 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister of State should have put that in her party's manifesto, that its priority was to save the euro.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (10 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 15: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports of moves and possible preparations by states such as the US, Britain and Israel to militarily assault Iran; if the recent decision to close the Iranian embassy is linked to these developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33711/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (10 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 20: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Freedom Waves initiative and the efforts of the Irish ship [i]MV Saoirse[/i] to bring aid and solidarity to the besieged persons of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33710/11]

Fiscal Policy (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is bad enough that we have effectively seen a political coup d'état by the markets and the troika in Italy and Greece in recent weeks and all the suffering resulting from these so-called fiscal adjustments but is there any recognition on the Minister's part, as projected growth rates for Europe are being downgraded on a daily basis, that the austerity might not be working? Does the...

Fiscal Policy (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am asking about fiscal adjustment.

Fiscal Policy (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To what does the Minister ascribe the contraction?

Fiscal Policy (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What about Spain and Britain?

Social and Affordable Housing (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not understand how property transferred or sold by NAMA can contribute to dealing with the 93,000 people on housing lists when the Government announced over the summer that there would be no more direct building of council housing. Will the Minister square that circle for me? Will the Minister also explain the economic rationale behind local authorities leasing properties from NAMA, as...

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: They are the ones who are interrupting.

Programmes for Government (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On the fish-----

Programmes for Government (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was raised in the question.

Programmes for Government (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does the Taoiseach agree with the saying which an old Jewish socialist comrade of mine used to say, that the fish rots from the head, that is, that responsibility lies at the top? In so far as the Taoiseach has put an emphasis on employment as a priority for this Government, in the programme for Government and in many statements in this House since, does he agree that if we do not make a...

Programmes for Government (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am baffled by the statement the Taoiseach made earlier. Somebody should analyse it.

Programmes for Government (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Please, a Cheann Comhairle, I am almost finished.

Programmes for Government (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is unbelievable.

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