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Industrial Relations (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We were referring to bonuses for those at the top and never about the workers.

Industrial Relations (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister is only playing games.

Industrial Relations (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister should be fair to the workers.

Industrial Relations (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Can the Minister find me a quote where I said we should not pay ordinary workers?

Industrial Relations (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We want the people at the top to pay.

Industrial Relations (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We want to pay the ordinary workers who should not get their pay cut €2,500 before Christmas.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Payments: Social Welfare Payments (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the input she had into the decisions to cut the income disregard for lone parents in budget 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40354/11]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the impact she believes the 2% efficiency target for child care announced in budget 2012 will have on child care services; in view of this cut the way she envisages putting the Children First guidelines on a statutory footing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40353/11]

Order of Business (16 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: As with previous speakers, I wish everybody here a happy Christmas and thank the ushers and other staff of the Houses for being of such assistance, particularly to new Deputies in our first term. This is appreciated and I hope they will enjoy a deserved rest. As the Dáil session concludes, it is important to consider the people for whom Christmas will be an extremely difficult period due to...

Order of Business (16 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is the fiscal responsibility Bill not an appropriate place to distinguish, in terms of the banks, between ordinary workers such as EBS staff who have had €2,500 robbed from them by management and-----

Order of Business (16 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I asked a question about legislation, on which I would like a response.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a political Bill, not a technical Bill.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We have.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Deputy is quite right.

Job Losses (11 Jan 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On Monday, 114 workers in the La Senza lingerie chain were informed by either e-mail or phone call in curt notifications that their jobs were gone. They were not given information about the work they did over Christmas. There were no P45s given out, so they are unable to sign on. It is outrageous and shameful treatment of these mostly young women workers, single mums, people with mortgages...

Job Losses (11 Jan 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a welcome step forward that the Minister of State has indicated his concern for the workers' plight and is willing to meet them, but what the workers want to hear is concrete commitments to deal with their situation. Will the Minister of State contact KPMG and tell it to pay the workers the moneys, salaries and bonuses owed? Will the Minister for Social Protection fast-track their...

Order of Business (11 Jan 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: As everybody in the country is painfully aware, from the comfort of the Merrion Hotel the so-called troika is injecting the poison of austerity into the economy and inflicting it on citizens. I ask the Taoiseach, at the very least, to publicly invite the troika to this Chamber-----

Order of Business (11 Jan 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----for a special sitting of the Dáil-----

Order of Business (11 Jan 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ----- or the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform to enable the people who are actually directing the legislative programme of this country-----

Order of Business (11 Jan 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ----- and dictating economic policy for citizens-----