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Overseas Missions (19 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: While I welcome the news that no definite decision has been made on deploying military personnel, I ask the Minister to indicate that Ireland will not consider deploying military personnel as part of this operation. Notwithstanding the humanitarian justification that may be provided, NATO forces are engaged in aggressive military action in Libya which goes far beyond the scope of...

Overseas Missions (19 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Minister provide a firm assurance that Ireland will not in any way provide assistance or deploy military personnel to what is revealing itself increasingly as an aggressive military action for regime change which is contrary to international law? It is increasingly clear that this is about big powers trying to secure their oil and other interests in Libya and does not have anything...

Overseas Missions (19 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is the anti-war movement.

Overseas Missions (19 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I ask the Minister to withdraw what is an outrageous and unfounded claim that I am supporter of the Gadaffi regime. Not only am I not a supporter of Gadaffi, who is a brutal dictator, but I would like to see him overthrown. I have stood on a number of protests in recent weeks with members of the Libyan community who are opposed to Gadaffi and seek his overthrow and did not notice the...

Overseas Missions (19 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister has no lessons to teach me about opposing dictators.

Overseas Missions (19 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does the Minister accept, as many are now saying in Britain, including the British political establishment, and throughout the world, that the western military intervention in Libya goes way beyond the remit of a claimed humanitarian mission and is actually about regime change, as stated explicitly by Mr. David Cameron, President Nicholas Sarkozy and President Barack Obama? Will we state...

Overseas Missions (19 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Minister withdraw the claim that I support Colonel Gadaffi?

Overseas Missions (19 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Neither have the bombings.

Overseas Missions (19 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It got rid of President Mubarak.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Given the shocking revelation that yet another banker will walk away with €3 million in a pot of gold after helping to bankrupt-----

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a question on legislation. This €3 million is for helping to bankrupt the economy and forcing crushing austerity on the working people of this country. Is it not time to bring forward emergency taxation legislation to claw back some of the wealth that these people have walked away with? These people have robbed the country and left it bankrupt.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Can we not bring forward legislation to claw back some of this money through wealth taxes?

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What about the money?

Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I withdraw it. On the minimum wage-----

Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Indeed. On the minimum wage, can I ask the Tánaiste a direct question?

Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Are the IMF and the European Union demanding an input into draft legislation-----

Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----or demanding legislation on JLCs?

Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: My second question is on the Order of Business. I ask the Tánaiste to comment on the second document mentioned on the Order Paper on a Council decision to conclude an agreement between the European Union and the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is included in the Order Paper. I ask the Tánaiste to say a word about exactly what the agreement is and whether the liberalisation of trade with the West Bank and Gaza regarding the Palestinian Authority-----

Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is on the Order paper.