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Ceisteanna - Questions: Referendum Campaigns (11 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Our oil into their pockets.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Referendum Campaigns (11 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Can we see the legal advice?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Management Council Meetings (11 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 6. To ask the Taoiseach the date of the most recent meeting of the Economic Management Council. [4932/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Referendum Campaigns (11 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I agree with that proposal and I will be interested to see what the Taoiseach has to say about it. I offer another proposal for a referendum which is rather simple, that is, to change the wording in the Constitution relating to natural resources from the current wording which refers to "the State" owning the resources to "the people" owning the resources. In fact, that was the wording in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Referendum Campaigns (11 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This was discussed already and it is related to referendums.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Referendum Campaigns (11 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was discussed already, it is related to referendums and you did not pull anyone else up on it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Referendum Campaigns (11 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: As with others, I shared the disgust that public money was handed over to an organisation that wants to deny equality to same-sex couples and people with a different sexual orientation. That decision was made on the basis of fears of litigation. The Taoiseach has said in respect of the necessity of holding a referendum and not legislating straightaway on these matters that there are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Governance (11 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that there is a sufficient degree of transparency and accountability in the policies, management and operation of Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6350/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (11 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific measures he proposes to increase the level of afforestation here in view of the failure in recent years to meet afforestation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6351/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (11 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 613. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate reports received by this Deputy that three relatives of the chief ambulance officer of the national ambulance service have recently been employed in the positions of ambulance control supervisor, acting team leader and ambulance controller following interviews by a panel, the membership of which included the chief ambulance officer;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 655. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the private hospitals which have received patients transferred from public lists; the costs paid to each hospital for patients transferred from public waiting lists for 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6959/14]

County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government is nothing if not consistent in its determination to apply neoliberal economic doctrine to dealing with the plight of the economy in its approach to trying to create jobs. That doctrine is pretty simple and has been applied consistently by the current Administration as it was by the previous Government, albeit with minor tinkering. However, the broad strokes of the policy the...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It does speak to the Bill.

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I just explained how the Minister’s main argument against the Bill is to defend creditors.

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Members opposite are cynical, petty politicians who do not give a hoot about the people they claim to represent. They dismiss positive suggestions and will not even allow them to be discussed further. They have also dismissed out of hand suggestions we might examine a regime of differential rates to give a break to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We have made umpteen submissions.

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a pity the Minister keeps interrupting me. The Government’s response was sad but predictable.

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I commend Deputy Donnelly on his excellent work in putting the Bill together. The Government’s response is extraordinarily disappointing if not entirely unpredictable. There is a very clear pattern with the Government. It is one it shares with the previous Government, namely, that it will move hell and high water to protect big corporate and financial interests but when people come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (5 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I accept that the committee has little choice but to respond to the petitioner indicating that the petition is closed. In the intervening time since Ms Halpin, on behalf of the Save our Seafront campaign, submitted her petition, the group's aim has been achieved in that Providence Resources has been forced to withdraw its application. The Government has indicated that the maritime area and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (5 Feb 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I commend Mr. Smyth on bringing this proposal to the committee. Most people agree there was reckless lending by financial institutions, that these practices landed individuals and the country as a whole in a great deal of trouble and that legislation should be introduced to criminalise the type of behaviour that did so much damage. I accept, however, that the request for such legislation...