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Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 695: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of agencies which provide staff for his Department and for bodies and agencies under its aegis; the services they provide; the numbers of staff they provide; the cost of those services; the way this compares with direct employment of staff in equivalent roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36233/11]

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does the Government propose to amend the Finance (No. 2) Act 2011? I am not sure if it was the intention that the 0.6% levy would turn into 10% of the pensions paid to certain workers, such as the pensioners of Tara mines.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is it likely that the legislation will come before the House for amendment in light of these possibly unintended consequences?

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: If the Ceann Comhairle will allow me to briefly raise a second matter, I ask the Taoiseach to allow statements on a world historic event that is both terrible and important, namely, the movements for democracy that are being crushed in Egypt and Syria. Can we have an opportunity to debate these matters?

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I attempted to do so but was refused.

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is how the Taoiseach should do it.

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: From different angles.

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Martin should know we also have questions to ask.

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I dispute strongly the Taoiseach's suggestion that all of the questions in this group are the same. My questions, most of which he has not answered, are on a different planet from Deputy Martin's. The Deputy is much more on the Taoiseach's planet than ours. The direction from which our questions are coming is different.

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Planet Reality. I note he Minister cannot resist having a go whenever I speak.

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We all know why that is. I asked the Taoiseach 12 specific questions, but the only one he sort of answered was the first. I asked him whether he had raised the issue of unemployment with Chancellor Merkel and what response she gave. He did not tell us what her response was. This is indicative of all the answers and what is fast developing into the most serious economic crisis since the...

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Was this the mandate that the Government would not cut child benefit or give a cent to the banks?

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach answered that question.

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What was her response?

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Taoiseach for his more specific answers to the questions. What did Chancellor Merkel say on the promissory note and what point did the Taoiseach make on it given it is such a huge burden and the €3 billion per year could be invested in the economy? Did she not recognise the utter injustice of that and our case for relief on that question? The Taoiseach did not answer the...

Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have had my hand up since the beginning of the Order of Business.

Proposed Legislation (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order, although the Member who asked the question is not present, Members who are present have tabled questions that may not be reached. Can I ask that Members simply note the Minister's response and move on?

Proposed Legislation (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Perhaps Deputy O'Dea might consider some of the other Members who have questions on the Order Paper.

Job Creation (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: As I have a later question that will not be reached, I will try to connect it to this question on the issue of retaining jobs as well as creating them. Given they handed him a letter, the Minister will be familiar with the Connolly Shoes workers in Dun Laoghaire who were sacked, having been 17 months on strike, and who have now been found by the Employment Appeals Tribunal to have been...

Job Creation (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The legislation is inadequate - that is the point. He still walks away with virtually nothing even though the finding was in his favour.