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Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Even if the Minister is correct, will he give a commitment or an assurance that he will do something?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not defined.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, earlier suggested the six avidly pro-choice Deputies voting "No" might be explained by some kind of political posturing. I want to make it clear to him and to the Government that it is a mistaken judgment. Some of us feel we must, reluctantly, vote against the Bill. There is nothing in it for us to vote "No". We wanted a Bill that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Projects (10 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 194. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of submissions received in the foreshore unit in relation to Dublin Arrays proposal for a wind farm in Dublin Bay; and when a decision will issue on this respect. [33646/13]

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I broadly welcome the measures in this Bill. I will deal in detail with the Personal Insolvency Bill and what I believe to be a missed opportunity to address its major shortcomings. I will also comment briefly on the other elements of the Bill, most of which I support in principle, although a few comments on them would be worthwhile. On the proposed changes to the in camera rule, it is a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Let me say in passing, on the issue of Jean McConville-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Her family has every right to ask questions about her body's whereabouts and the circumstances of her death. The Taoiseach has the right to ask questions also. How does he square his concern over killings such as that of Jean McConville and his desire for questions to be answered on that subject with his not showing the same vigour and concern when it comes to the equally innocent victims...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Should the Taoiseach not have been asking the same questions of the American Administration when he was in Boston?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On the issue of corporate taxation and our reputation, I honestly do not believe the Taoiseach is facing up to the serious questions that are being asked. Yesterday, I noted on the Internet that a company called Dema Partners, an international tax solution consultant, offers corporations 80 “tax havens” around the world where they can avoid tax. Ireland is included as one....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What I saw on the Internet was alarming.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Why can we not bring them in to the committee to answer the questions?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach has put great store on the question of Ireland's international reputation. Time and again he has cited the importance of maintaining and rehabilitating Ireland's reputation on the international stage as a key reason for continuing the bailout of banks and protecting the financial system, as he calls it - it is because our international reputation is so important. In his recent...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he had any meetings in relation to Ireland's corporation tax rate during his recent visit to Boston; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27873/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 10. To ask the Taoiseach the business leaders he met during his recent visit to Boston; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33200/13]

Leaders Questions (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Taoiseach meet him?

Leaders Questions (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Taoiseach meet him before it is too late?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will look at the case of a person (details supplied) who is three years homeless and seven months pregnant with one daughter in school in Bray and who is unable to find any accommodation within the rent allowance caps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33191/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there can be some leeway in the rent caps in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33192/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (9 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants that will be allocated in the autumn to a school (details supplied) in County Dublin. [33288/13]

Other Questions: Youth Services Funding (4 Jul 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: When we listened on the Anglo tapes to bankers laughing as their grubby and greedy activities propelled an entire country towards bankruptcy, it is worth reminding ourselves of the other side of that coin, the human impact. Nowhere provides a more stark indication of the appalling and unacceptable impact of that than cuts to youth services, which as the Minister acknowledged, have suffered...