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International Co-operation: Motion (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister is selective because the real agenda behind his interventions in such situations, as well as the interventions of the European Union and United States, is to pursue their interests and their agenda and not the interest of the people of the aforementioned countries. This is what is of concern to me. In addition, the financial cost of this measure is extraordinary. The Minister...

International Co-operation: Motion (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I apologise; the cost was €850,000.

International Co-operation: Motion (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not believe we should participate in battle groups.

International Co-operation: Motion (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I believe Ireland should participate in genuine humanitarian missions but battle groups are not designed or equipped for this.

International Co-operation: Motion (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Minister inform the House with regard to the equipment the battle group will be using? Will there be tanks involved? If so, will they be used for humanitarian purposes? How much is our involvement with the battle group going to cost? From where will the extra money come? Barracks in this country are being closed and it is now intended to deploy an additional 75 soldiers-----

International Co-operation: Motion (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----to serve with the new European army, which the Minister obviously supports.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There is an amendment.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What? Since when? Will somebody explain this?

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: May I-----

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order-----

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I just want clarification on what the Leas-Cheann Comhairle said. It is a regular occurrence in the Chamber that the Government deletes the entirety of a Private Members' motion and replaces it with something that completely negates the motion as tabled by the Opposition and this is allowed consistently. However, in this case we are being told one is not allowed do this. I ask for...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: But-----

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order, I also wish to point out the thrust of the Bill purports to be some level of democratic reform of the institution of the IMF. My amendment proposes to achieve exactly the same end, namely, democratic reform of the IMF, through different means. It replaces the various measures proposed in the draft Bill with another measure designed precisely to achieve democratic reform...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I just want an explanation as why it is out of order.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government, in my opinion, has been extremely dishonest in how it has presented the Bill. On Second and Committee Stages and whenever it has commented on the Bill, it has suggested it is purely a technical Bill. It is not a technical Bill. Its measures arise out of an intensely political response by the IMF to a crisis of legitimacy it has suffered since its disastrous policies in the...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order, will the names of those Members who opposed the Bill be recorded?

Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed with Mr David Cameron the issue of the proposed financial transactions tax and the possible implications for the City of London and the IFSC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6590/12]

Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Perhaps we could also deal at this point with Question No. 9.

Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I want to return to the financial transactions tax. This is one of the instances in which people from the United Left Alliance have a very different view from the political establishment on both sides of the House. I am amazed that in a situation where Europe faces its gravest economic crisis since the 1930s and this country faces its gravest economic crisis in its history - we all know the...

Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Boyd Barrett: All other speakers were allowed to continue and I am nearly finished.