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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (13 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the reason that the Adult Refugee Programme in Ringsend College and Ballsbridge College, Dublin, is being earmarked for closure while other courses and agencies, for example, ALCES, BTEI, DALC continue to be funded. [49940/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (13 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of all the Garda stations in the State with full details of the ownership of the land and buildings. [49925/12]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: They are also being discouraged.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Self-employment by definition can often, particularly in current circumstances, mean a person is in and out of work. Is the organisation experiencing difficulties in terms of self-employed people having to sign off when in work and sign off again when out of work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I will be very brief, partly because I must leave but also because I agree with everything the witnesses have said. There is not a great deal to add. On the tax issue, I probably read the report last year but we have discussed tax so much since then that perhaps Mr. Ginnell will remind me of his specific proposals to improve the tax situation. Does he think we should begin to question the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The question about broadening the tax base.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Did Mr. Allen say every day or every week?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That amounts to 1,200 extra per year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the groups for coming in and for all their work. I could not agree more with the comments. As far as I am concerned, there are two big issues in this country which are directly related - the banking crisis and the consequences of it. They are two sides of the same coin. Profiteering in the housing sector caused the crash and left us in this mess and we are in an incredible...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: There is the NAMA issue. I agree with Mr. Allen that we need new buildings as NAMA cannot fill the gap. What is the opinion of the witnesses on the NAMA issue? In my area, there is a sign indicating a "spirit of wonderful living" on the Stillorgan road.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The accommodation is empty. There must be 500 apartments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: There are many single people or small families who could move into those apartments. They should be taken over by the local authority or bought cheaply. Will the witnesses comment on the NAMA issue? Will the witnesses comment on the people who cannot even get rent allowance or who, as a result of a reduction in the caps, are being driven into homelessness? What does it mean when a person...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Mr. McCafferty made an interesting point on the debt issue and I ask him to elaborate. Suggesting that we should not prioritise debt interest payments over these things could lead one in a certain direction if that became the choice. I would argue that probably is the choice when one considers the €9 billion of debt interest we need to pay next year. How far would Mr. McCafferty...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That is very politic of Mr. McCafferty.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I apologise for being late as I had to speak in the House. I understand somebody asked about the property tax. I understand the representatives are in favour of some type of property tax but want an income-related aspect to it. I am strongly opposed to a property tax because it will hit the low and middle income people who are struggling. How do the representatives envisage a fair system...
- Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am sorry. I did not see her here because she was not here when I started. In that case I will finish. I support the Bill, but let us look at the detail.
- Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Is Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan down to speak as well or is it just me?
- Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That is great.
- Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We will see how we go. I thank Deputy Murphy for putting forward this Bill and I will be supporting it. The basic principle is very good, that we should have transparency in tax. People want to know what the hell is going on with their taxes, where they are being spent and what services and other areas of expenditure those taxes are supporting. The basic principle of the Bill is very good...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Richard Boyd Barrett: How long do I have Chairman?