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Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No, it did not.

Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No, it did not.

Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It did not.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Saint John of God Community Services is facing a funding crisis. The organisation has informed me that a meeting of the board is taking place this Thursday. If the €32 million deficit, which the HSE and the Government were supposed to address, and additional funding is not made available, it will not be able to provide services. We need to understand there are 8,000 children in its...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There are a lot of issues that will have to be dealt with in the Covid inquiry but certain things are beyond question. The Irish health service is operating at near 100% capacity. Most countries in Europe operate at about 80% to 85%. If we are hit with further public health emergencies or major accidents, unless we have a buffer within our health system, which means additional capacity so...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is because they ripped it apart.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Just ban them.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his Department’s new publication entitled Government Response to Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2023. [53909/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Contrary to mainstream economic theory, all wealth in our society is generated by workers. It is very obvious now that we are chronically short of the skills and workers we need in a whole range of areas, including construction, the health service, teaching, bus drivers and hospitality; you name it. Of course, the reason we are short is that it is unaffordable for tens of thousands of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----the left who criticise Israel for apartheid are somehow guilty of antisemitism.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not agreed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I welcome the decision of the Government, albeit belated, to concede to a debate on Gaza that we asked for. I object that the Government motion in this has only come out in the past 20 minutes or so and we have been given five minutes from now to put in amendments. This is completely unacceptable, especially given the failure of the Government to accede to the request of those concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of reports that a number of Irish citizens are serving in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), in light of Government statements that Israeli actions in Gaza may amount to war crimes, in light of the proceedings against Israel in the International Court of Justice under the Genocide Convention, in light of Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 153. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if, in light of the French and Jordanian delivery of aid to Gaza using military aircraft, and in light of the fact that it is unconfirmed whether France received permission from Israel to carry out this operation, acknowledging that the Irish Air Corps has similarly capable CASA-CN235 aircraft, and acknowledging the deployment of these...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Film Industry (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance what input his Department and the Revenue Commissioners will have in the film industry stakeholders' forum planned for early 2024, given their involvement in the film sector through Section 481; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2403/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the practice of insurance companies refusing to provide building/property insurance to anyone with previous convictions who has an interest in a property and whether he believes this practice would make it far more difficult for ex-prisoners to find accommodation and reintegrate and if he will take action to address this; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to facilitate a school (details supplied) with the school bus they were promised to aid students travelling to a location from areas in the previous locality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2381/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 318. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 5 December 2023, to provide a further progress update on the convening of the film industry stakeholder forum; how the terms of reference for the forum will be formulated; to list the categories of stakeholders that will be invited to attend; whether representatives of political...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if guardianship payments are assessable income for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2887/24]

Social Welfare (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 Jan 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes, sure. If the Deputy is sceptical and if he does not believe Oxfam, he should check out the Central Bank. It may be a source that the Deputy might consider more reliable. I believe Oxfam is very reliable. The Central Bank has started to produce something we have long asked for, which is figures on the distribution of wealth in this country. In its quarterly bulletins at the beginning...