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Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 451: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the six senior executives for whom the Local Government Management Agency provided funding to attend the three week executive management programme delivered by the John F. Kennedy School of Government in Harvard University, USA. [31936/12]

European Council Meetings (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 16: To ask the Taoiseach the issues he intends to raise at the EU leaders' summit on 23 May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24035/12]

European Council Meetings (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 17: To ask the Taoiseach if he intends to raise the issue of debt write down for Ireland at the EU leaders' summit on 23 May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24037/12]

European Council Meetings (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 18: To ask the Taoiseach if he plans to raise the Troika policy of promoting privatisation or sale of State assets and natural resources particularly in programme countries at the EU leaders' summit on 23 May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24038/12]

European Council Meetings (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 42: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the June EU leaders meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28062/12]

European Council Meetings (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order, are we seriously expected to take 60 questions together?

European Council Meetings (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We have spent an hour dealing with five questions and now the Taoiseach is proposing to take 60 questions in ten minutes.

European Council Meetings (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is crazy.

European Council Meetings (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is it not the case that European leaders were staring into the abyss last week and had to produce something new or face going over that abyss? Is it not also the case that when one examines the detail or lack thereof in the so-called breakthrough, there is good reason to believe it may be something of an accountancy trick, especially in light of the statement by the Minister for Finance...

European Council Meetings (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----after all the money that has been poured into them? Therefore, this will do next to nothing to stimulate economic growth or the job creation that would be something one could really celebrate.

European Council Meetings (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is not what I asked about.

European Council Meetings (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I asked about the €11 billion.

Swimming Pool Projects (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, in the interests of promoting tourism, to ensure that the full plan to restore the baths in Dun Laoghaire is able to progress immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32103/12]

Swimming Pool Projects (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In 2004, in the biggest demonstration since 1921, 5,000 people marched in Dún Laoghaire to demand that the council abandon proposals to build a ten-storey private apartment block on the site of Dún Laoghaire baths and force a commitment from it to restore the public swimming baths. The demonstrators later forced it to commit to a plan in this regard. After a long delay and endless...

Swimming Pool Projects (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Dún Laoghaire seafront is a national tourism asset of great significance. Dublin is the biggest tourism hub in the country. To develop the seafront in Dún Laoghaire and provide amenities there is of national significance. There was widespread support across the city of Dublin for the campaign against the privatisation of the seafront and to demand the restoration of Dún Laoghaire baths....

Swimming Pool Projects (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: They promised the people a swimming pool, but they have not delivered.

Swimming Pool Projects (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: More broken promises.

Tourism Industry (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On the returns on investment in cultural heritage, cultural heritage is an end in itself. Given the dire economic circumstances, many people believe that investing in our heritage infrastructure and improving access to it could have significant economic spin-off effects. Consequently, the Minister must take a more hands-on approach in this regard. I am sorry to be parochial but this is...

Tourism Industry (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Members opposite are the ones who are facilitating tax evasion

Tourism Industry (3 Jul 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To fight an unjust law.