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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The sacking of Mr. Donald Trump by the American people and the rejection of the majority of Americans of his hate-filled, toxic, racist and divisive agenda is a cause for celebration for people across the world. It is a major blow against the forces of the political far right who were emboldened by his toxic agenda, including small but growing forces of the far right in this country. ...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Democratic socialism.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is what the Taoiseach said about-----

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Boris Johnson is a wrecker. That is clear from his Internal Market Bill and his talk of breaching international agreements, resurrecting the threat of a hard Brexit and resurrecting fears, which must be resisted every inch of the way, of a hard border and so on. More generally, there is the economic damage that would be done as a result of a no-deal Brexit and the advent of tariffs, customs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a full report on the Indemnity Agreement; the details of the 18 religious congregations that it indemnified; the amount these congregations have contributed to the redress board; the value of these contributions that were made by the transfer of property to the State; the details of these properties; the amount by way of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to relocate a school (details supplied) to meet its need to expand from its current two classes to have additional classes as the new school grows before the date of September 2021, at which point its current lease arrangement will no longer suffice; the way in which the school will meet the needs of the area the school is supposed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35476/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Council (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Judicial Council, with which persons could lodge complaints against members of the Judiciary, as set out in legislation passed in July 2019, has been set up; if not, when it will be set up; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35549/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the sectors of employment that those who test positive for Covid-19 are in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35628/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (11 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all Covid-19 screening programmes he has planned or is planning to introduce; if same will be introduced for screening by region, industry, school or third level institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35629/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his engagement with the proposed new CEO of the IAA; his views on the Covid-19 safety guidelines drawn up by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, EASA, on airline travel; his further views on the future role for the IAA in ensuring passenger safety during the ongoing public health crisis; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (12 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for his refusal of the request of taxi representative groups to halt the issuing of new taxi licences in view of the devastating impact of Covid-19 on the industry; the reason for his refusal to dissolve the Taxi Advisory Committee and replace it with a structure more representative of the taxi industry as part of the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am aware that over the four-year period and for the reasons set out by the Minister present, the tax liability of the people who availed of the PUP is probably not huge, as he has described it but I still think it is unfair. Frankly, it is meanspirited because the Minister has not taken into account that the people who were on PUP are the people largely who have economically suffered the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will comment first on the point about not looking back. The comparison Deputy Doherty makes is right. Let us consider Seamus Coffey's proposal relating to 80% or 100% tax relief on intangible assets. He said the companies should not have got 100% tax relief. He was referring to those big multinationals which benefited greatly from the reduction of 100% rather than 80%. The Minister...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Between 70% and 80% of working people cannot afford the average house price on their incomes. That is a damning indictment of the Government's failure to solve society's most basic need, namely, to provide an affordable roof over someone's head, particularly for those who would expect that the fact they work hard and earn a living would give them an income sufficient to buy a home. The vast...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The central point is that the problem we have is house prices are, in general, way beyond the affordability of the vast majority of working people. The fact that some people load themselves up with debt and take on mortgages that need an excessive proportion of their income to pay for accommodation does not mean that the system is good or working; it just means that people are desperate and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I broadly echo the points made by Deputy O'Doherty. One further thing is that it is not just about supply. That is a point I have made repeatedly over recent years. I remind the committee, because this is a very important point, that even when we had record levels of supply in this country, when we were delivering 70,000 to 90,000 houses a year, they were unaffordable. They landed the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 3: In page 10, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: 8. The Minister shall, within three months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the Help to Buy scheme which shall cover the following areas: (a) the impact on overall house prices of the scheme; (b) the impact on the profits in construction, banking,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: If I press the amendment, may I resubmit it on Report Stage?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will do that to save time.