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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (20 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason all bids for local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, building must demonstrate high levels of affordability (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26887/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank Deputy Ellis for allowing me to go ahead of him. I have to run. I apologise in advance since I have to speak elsewhere in about six minutes. I might not be able to stay for the Minister's response but I will read the transcript. The first question I was asked to bring up with the Minister is about stopping people getting evicted, which would stop people currently going into...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will.

Address by Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (21 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will be brief as my time is short. People Before Profit and Solidarity are thorough internationalists. As such, we have no faith in the petty xenophobic nationalism of the British Tory Party and no trust that it will deal with the issue of the Border to ensure that no hard border is reimposed. My question is how can we trust you, President Juncker. The European Union shoved €60...

Address by Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (21 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----which it is escalating. Why should we trust President Juncker with our Border or the interests of the people in this country? I have a simple question about the Border. If negotiations fail and collapse with the Tory Government on the exit agreement, we know that we cannot trust Theresa May with the Border. Will President Juncker give us a clear commitment that the European Union...

Address by Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (21 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No border, under any circumstances.

Address by Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (21 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This week, the world expressed its horror, revulsion and outrage at the barbaric treatment of children by the Trump Administration at the US-Mexico border and the horrific practice of separating thousands of minors from their parents. It seems that the revulsion both in the US and across the world, including from this House, has forced President Trump to make something of a U-turn, although...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Politics, two-state solutions, one-state solutions, engagement - blah, blah, blah - we are talking about children. These are innocent children who are in prison; who are being killed, maimed or shot, who do not have proper schools and who cannot sleep because of fear of Israeli assaults. This goes beyond any of that other stuff. The world set aside politics when it came to the treatment of...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It worked in South Africa.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Complaints Procedures (21 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if complaints received directly by him from a parent or a pupil of grievous bodily harm in a school setting are dealt with by him; if not, if they are only dealt with in cases in which the complaint is referred by the board of management of the school; his views on whether this is acceptable in view of the serious nature of the matter; and if...

Seanad: Address by Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (21 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will be brief as my time is short. People Before Profit and Solidarity are thorough internationalists. As such, we have no faith in the petty xenophobic nationalism of the British Tory Party and no trust that it will deal with the issue of the Border to ensure that no hard border is reimposed.My question is how can we trust you, President Juncker. The European Union shoved €60...

Seanad: Address by Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (21 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----which it is escalating. Why should we trust President Juncker with our Border or the interests of the people in this country? I have a simple question about the Border. If negotiations fail and collapse with the Tory Government on the exit agreement, we know that we cannot trust Theresa May with the Border. Will President Juncker give us a clear commitment that the European Union...

Seanad: Address by Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (21 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No border, under any circumstances.

Seanad: Address by Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (21 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On the issue of Brexit, the Border, the backstop and all that, last week I asked President Juncker whether we could trust him and the European Union on this issue. He looked slightly annoyed but shouted "yes", that we could trust them, across the Chamber. Is the Taoiseach fully confident that the European Union, if negotiations fail and there is no agreement with the UK, is not going to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: At least it is legal. It now has legal force. The law will have to be changed to impose a Border. That is obviously because of the pressure from this country, within Britain and from all sorts of forces but it is now translated into law. That is binding on the British Government.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Where is the binding obligation on the European Union to hold the line on the assurances that it has given that there will not be a Border? In the Taoiseach's discussions with the Spanish Prime Minister, did he discuss the issue of Palestine and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza which takes on more importance now that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am happy to talk about Venezuela.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if the issue of biodiversity has been considered for inclusion in the 2018 national risk assessment. [27748/18]