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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Issues (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 23. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the involvement of Health Service Executive child protection services with the two Roma children removed from their family homes; the imminent risk of significant harm to the children from the chid protection point of view; if child protection services were aware of the cases in advance of the children being removed from their family...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the children first Bill will be published; if it will mean that Departments and-or the Health Service Executive can be reported for failure to protect the welfare of vulnerable children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47832/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the changes in tax credits in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [48018/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Complaint and Review Procedures (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance the course of action a person may take if they complain to the Revenue Commissioners about their treatment in a public office and if they are not satisfied with the response they get. [48019/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a non-contributory pension review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [48020/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection Issues (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 301. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in the case of the seven year old child taken from a Roma family in Tallaght, if the Garda contacted the Health Service Executive child protection social worker prior to acting and removing the child from the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47714/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Racial Profiling (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 302. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will explain the use of racial profiling in the work of the Garda and Irish National Immigration Service and other sections of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47715/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Consultancy Contracts Issues (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 448. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take in cases where it appears that some hospital consultants are exceeding the allowed 20% to 30% private practice; the impact this has on public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47993/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Equality Issues (12 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 520. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a recent Twitter statement was in keeping with the International Olympic Charter; if National Governing Bodies of Sport will adopt equality and discrimination clauses in their constitutions in line with the EC White Paper on Sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48042/13]

Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Minister of State address the question about other countries?

Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Richie Ruin.

Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: His ascent to power.

Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am not a scientist nor a dentist and do not know all the facts on fluoridation. The onus is on the Government to refute the serious questions that have been raised in this debate and by campaigners on this. I pay tribute to the campaigners against fluoridation for their persistence. It is their action and determination that have forced this debate to happen. It is clear that this issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is a question that I am passing on directly from the Citizens' Information Board and several other groups. I was at a briefing given by the Citizens' Information Board, the National Adult Literacy Agency, which is the body that deals with literacy issues, and several other organisations. The request that came across from everyone - it was a direct question in the context of the local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish to correct the record of my third example. I went out to make a telephone call to confirm it. The third example is true. The person was unemployed, but is on a community employment scheme, so the money was deducted from the CE payment, but the person does not own a property.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was a Government decision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To be clear, the decision that it should be paid on 1 January - which required Revenue to write to people in October of this year and to have deadlines in November and so on - was a decision of the Government, was it not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is in the legislation. Therefore, it appears the Office of the Revenue Commissioners has become the political scapegoat for the shambles that has arisen, when it was in fact a Government decision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To me it is not a question of the whens, whos, whys, wherefores and so on. This just adds insult to injury. Many people will have to leave other bills unpaid in order to pay this tax and that is the issue for them. Now, adding insult to injury, they are in a position where they do not know how to pay it and are fearful they will have to pay it before they expected to have to pay it. Does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Are they saying they really want to pay the property tax?