Results 20,121-20,140 of 26,960 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett
- Matters relating to An Garda Síochána: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: On matters that are of the most serious importance about allegations of widespread malpractice and possible criminal activity in the Garda on a range of fronts, the Minister's arrogance is breathtaking. His contempt for the public's intelligence is disgraceful. His line is that he did nothing wrong and it is everybody else's fault but his.
- Matters relating to An Garda Síochána: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: At every turn, including today, the Minister has tried to undermine the seriousness of these issues by impugning the character of anybody who raises those issues or questions his role in them. He tried to take pot shots at the Opposition rather than deal with the substance. He rubbished the whistleblowers who had the courage to speak out about widespread malpractice in the Garda. The...
- Matters relating to An Garda Síochána: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: -----possibly involved in the substantive event itself, and the Minister fails even to meet her legal representatives to discuss the possibility of opening a serious investigation into that most heinous of crimes.
- Matters relating to An Garda Síochána: Statements (26 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister has no credibility, none.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a detailed report on the disease discovered in Gougane Barra Forest Park, County Cork and the subsequent felling of trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13944/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Staff (26 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the pension deficit difficulties now facing Coillte; his plans to deal with this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13943/14]
- Order of Business (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach referred to the security of the State. I put it to him that what is at stake with the resignation of the Garda Commissioner is not the security of the State but democracy and the accountability of the State to its citizens.
- Order of Business (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is unacceptable in the aftermath of the Commissioner's resignation and on foot of a litany of scandals-----
- Order of Business (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: -----that the Taoiseach excluded one third of the Opposition from the briefing and refused to facilitate the making of statements in the House. The statements that will be taken later this week pertain solely to the penalty points issue. We need a statement from the Taoiseach on the resignation of the Garda Commissioner-----
- Order of Business (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: -----and an end to discrimination against one third of the Opposition.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: What is the Taoiseach going to do about it? He should build some council houses.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Do you think tax breaks for speculators-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I have a supplementary question.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: So I do not get the same-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I will put in ten questions next time.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: In his discussions on the economic situation in Europe at the European Council, did the Taoiseach raise the issue of the property sector, housing and homelessness? The reason I ask this is that if we were to sum up in a few words the cause of the European and global economic crisis, it could probably be summed up as "property speculation in the area of housing". In the Taoiseach's...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: -----as an opportunity for investors to make money. However, this is a human crisis that lies at the heart of our economic problems. In his discussion with our European counterparts, is there any awareness on the Taoiseach's part that treating property as a matter for speculation, particularly the area of housing, is dangerous? Is he aware there are dangerous signs a property bubble could...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We seem to be lining up with dangerous people who have a history of corruption and dangerous far right wing political ideas and saying these are the good guys. We should not be doing this. We should be responsible and recognise this is a complex situation where big powers are manoeuvring for self interest and stirring up ethnic and national divisions which could be very dangerous and are...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Please do not equate marching with what those thugs were doing.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (25 Mar 2014)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I mentioned housing.