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National Debt (23 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Has my time finished?

Departmental Functions (23 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A Cheann-Comhairle-----

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: May I share time with Deputy Daly? I believe that is all.

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We initially believed there would be more of us, so it might not take that long.

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The central issue I wish to address is the IMF-EU deal, but the Libyan crisis was also discussed at the summit. I would like to follow up my question to the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs during Question Time earlier about the Libyan bombings. We should be screaming from the rooftops about the inconsistencies and double standards that are being applied because we have been told...

Order of Business (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish to-----

Order of Business (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will do so. I was within the rules earlier when I asked about the Order of Business. I welcome what the Taoiseach said in respect of making time available on Thursday for a debate on the situation in Libya. At what time will that debate take place?

Moriarty Tribunal Report (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish to ask a supplementary question.

Moriarty Tribunal Report (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am only looking for 30 seconds.

Moriarty Tribunal Report (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will just be a few seconds.

Foreign Conflicts (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I hope we all agree that we should extend the maximum support and solidarity to the people of Libya who are fighting for democracy against Gadaffi's ruthless regime and to the wider democratic movements that have erupted across the Middle East and are fighting against similarly obnoxious regimes. Should we not be seriously questioning the motives and actions of those who are launching a...

Foreign Conflicts (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am questioning the motives of those who are now intervening in Libya. Does the Tánaiste not have deep concerns about the motivations behind this military action, given the record of the United States and the large European powers in their response to the other democratic movements in the region?

Foreign Conflicts (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Are there not significant double standards to which we must point? Should we not question whether the military action is intended, as the Tánaiste stated, to halt the violence against a civilian population or whether it is a cynical calculation by those military powers as to how they can contain the democratic revolutions in the region?

Order of Business (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On the Order of Business for tomorrow, given the grave decision of the United Nations to authorise military action against Libya, and its ramifications for the unstable situation that is developing across north Africa and the Middle East, we should set aside some time to discuss that crisis in the same time allotted for statements on the earthquake and tsunami. We should set some of that...

EU Summits (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: As a new Deputy, I am just getting used to procedures. I was not aware I would have a chance to come in. I feel I have to comment on the-----

EU Summits (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I feel I do, a Cheann Comhairle.

EU Summits (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am confused by some of the things the Taoiseach has said. The tone and attitude of the Government in its discussions with the European Union-----

EU Summits (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Am I right in saying there is a sharp difference in the attitude we are now taking in the discussions on the IMF-EU package? We are hoping and pleading for small changes in the interest rates, possibly some time further down the road, and this contrasts sharply with the Fine Gael economic manifesto, launched in February of this year, which stated-----

EU Summits (22 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The manifesto promised that Fine Gael would unilaterally restructure unguaranteed senior debt if Europe did not play ball and grant a fairer package. Is the attitude we are now taking towards our European partners and their attempt to ram this unsustainable deal down our throats not a massive backing away from what Fine Gael said before the election?

Programme for Government: Motion (15 Mar 2011)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will share my time with Deputies Catherine Murphy, Halligan and Ross.