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- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We did not know until the weekend.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Boris Johnson. [37373/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Boris Johnson's non-paper proposal for a string of customs posts on either side of the Border has been rightly dismissed by everybody as completely unacceptable. It demonstrates the total disregard, if not contempt, Boris Johnson holds for the economic and political well-being of this country. I find it alarming that the Taoiseach says that this is totally unacceptable and that this...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We need to absolutely, categorically rule out border checks or anything else that will move us towards a harder border or that will damage the all-Ireland economy. The Taoiseach needs to say that very categorically to Boris Johnson, but also to the European Union.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social policy and public services will next meet. [37375/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Any social policy worth its name would understand the key importance of treating pensioners with respect and fairness. Even though they are no longer working, we must ensure their rights are upheld and the contribution they have made to our society through their work is respected. Earlier today, hundreds of pensioners protested in the pelting rain as part of a protest organised by the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 19. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [37374/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I ask the Taoiseach simply to scrap the strategic housing development scheme as a complete failure. We discovered from a report published at the weekend that it is essentially a scheme dreamed up by property developers who gave the then Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government and current Tánaiste, Deputy Coveney, their recommendations. The Government took those...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not happening.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Carbon Tax Implementation (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Wrong.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Expenditure (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the areas of the budget he is planning to increase in view of the threat of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39608/19]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Expenditure (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish to argue in favour of a big bang of increased expenditure and boosting people's incomes in the event of a no-deal Brexit. That might seem like a radical proposal-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Expenditure (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: -----but 20 or 30 years ago it would have been considered ABC Keynesian economics. In the face of a possible serious disruption of the economy, whether as a result of Brexit or, for that matter, a looming recession, what Keynes, who was not a socialist, argued is that one should boost people's incomes, boost demand, boost spending power and boost investment in key strategic areas. As the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Expenditure (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I welcome the Minister's comment to the effect that he will not let Brexit become the new austerity, particularly as that would be absolutely the wrong approach. However, there have been certain signals that, for example, social welfare increases or boosts in workers' incomes might be held back in the event of a no-deal Brexit. I put it to the Minister that that would be a mistake. Even...
- Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Green Party for bringing forward this motion on forestry, which People Before Profit will be supporting. The forests are important because they produce the air that we breathe. They clean the air. They clean the water. They hold the soil together. They prevent flooding. They produce products that can be useful for society for creating employment. They assist in this country...
- Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I have seven and a half minutes.
- Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Is the Ceann Comhairle telling me I have spoken for seven and a half minutes?
- Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Can we see the clock?
- Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: How many minutes have I got?
- Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: How many have I left?