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- National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I pressed for this debate at the Business Committee because the massive overruns relating to the national children's hospital, involving hundreds of millions of euro of public money, and the resignation of the chief procurement officer from the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board are examples of the substantial and important issues which have been overshadowed by the Dáil...
- National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am fairly stunned by the Minister's response.
- National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Maybe I am missing something here. Does the Minister recognise that the public are appalled at the level of overruns with the children's hospital, the amount of money involved, the scale of the project, the extent of the overruns and the damning criticism by PwC of the entire process? Against that background, does the Minister not understand why they would be even a little concerned that...
- National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not a conspiracy theory.
- National Children's Hospital: Statements (24 Oct 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister said that he had not talked to him.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The credibility of this House, and of politics generally, has been seriously called into question by the "votegate" and "fobgate" scandals. Something that gives rise to even more serious questions about the goings on in this House is that more than 50 Opposition Bills passed by a majority of Dáil Éireann, in some cases more than once, have been blocked, effectively sabotaged, by...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We believe that this is an unprecedented situation. It is suggested in the Ceann Comhairle's letter that we should change our motion. As an Opposition party, we have the right to put forward motions. We received a letter from the Ceann Comhairle in which he states that if we change the wording of the motion, it will be acceptable. I just cannot believe that. We have the right to put...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Constitution states that we have the right to put forward motions regarding the rules of this House. We are most strongly objecting to sabotage of the democratic process in this regard.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We want the right to put forward our motion.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The salient rulings and conventions, as the Ceann Comhairle refers to, are clear on this. Salient ruling 258 states-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Hold on. People need to know this. Salient ruling 258 states, "It is not a function of Chair to interpret Bills, Acts or the Constitution". Salient Ruling 259 states, "Chair does not rule on the constitutionality of any measure coming before the House — this is a matter for the courts". That could not be clearer. What the Ceann Comhairle has stated in his letter is that he is...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Hold on.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We are now in uncharted territory because the Ceann Comhairle is now saying that a motion, which we submitted 11 days ago, which the Ceann Comhairle now will not allow on the Order Paper, and which is due to be debated in the Dáil tomorrow, cannot be moved by us, debated or voted upon. That is absolutely sabotaging the right of Deputies to put forward motions in this House. That is...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: This House has the right.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: What is the point when we cannot pass laws?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: This ruling is infringing the Constitution.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: What about Article 15 of the Constitution?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: What about Article 15.10 of the Constitution?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)
Richard Boyd Barrett: A Cheann Comhairle, can you please explain to me how your ruling is not conflicting with Article 15.10 of the Constitution that states: "Each House shall make its own rules and standing orders"?