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Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the recent Central Statistics Office reports on the increase in poverty and child poverty here, the measures she intends to take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24752/11]

Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In light of the fact that county councillors in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council made a decision earlier this week to opt for the most expensive option for new iPhones-----

Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----when a cost neutral option was proposed to them-----

Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will a matter like that be dealt with in the fiscal responsibility Bill?

Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This comes under the fiscal responsibility Bill.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It does not deal with excessive expenditure by local authorities?

Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Fine Gael and Labour councillors decided they want to spend more money-----

Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not get €43,000.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Stagg is wrong.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Stagg should check his facts.

Sale of State Assets: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Minister clarify that last point?

Sale of State Assets: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Richard Bruton stated it.

Sale of State Assets: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is bad enough that those with special needs and low-paid workers, our accident and emergency services, and workers struggling to make ends meet, the 350,000 people who have lost their jobs or the 200,000 who have left the country, have to pay to satisfy the greed of the bankers and the bondholders which the Government, the EU and the IMF wish to protect.

Sale of State Assets: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is what the Minister's policy amounts to.

Sale of State Assets: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is sacrificing the needs of our society-----

Sale of State Assets: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----and the needs of our most vulnerable citizens to pay off bankers and bondholders. This is what the Minister is doing. If all of this is not bad enough, there might be some justification for it if it contributed one iota towards economic growth and recovery and eventually putting people back to work.

Sale of State Assets: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The issue of State assets exposes the lie of this strategy. This is about getting rid of the very resources and assets that could create jobs, that could provide the engine for economic recovery-----

Sale of State Assets: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister knows well because he has read the ICT report on the Eircom privatisation which was published this year. It makes me laugh to hear Fianna Fáil criticising the possible sale of State assets when they presided over Eircom, which was a disaster, let to 5,000 jobs being lost and to massive enrichment for Tony O'Reilly, Goldman Sachs, George Soros and all the rest of the vultures....

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for job creation in view of the planned privatisation of State assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28871/11]

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We would like the Government to hear what we have to say.