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- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I have never accepted the argument about the independence of NAMA. The mandate of NAMA was set by Government and by legislation and Government can change that mandate. On other matters, I long thought it should change that mandate but this issue is a very big one and everybody acknowledges that. It is not certain precisely how we would go about giving redress to people; it could be through...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Do we know how much money has been paid out under the scheme? I know it is not the Minister's Department that has the information. I also accept that the amendment relates to a tax exemption. As a matter of interest, however, does he know how much was paid out under the Covid-related layoff payment scheme and precisely what were the conditions of entitlement for the payment? The reason I...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am quoting the letter. I have it here. There are no answers.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: This year.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not what it says in the letter.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I brought to public attention the outrageous case of Patricia and Graham King and their two children, who were sleeping in a tent in Nenagh because they were over the income threshold and therefore not even entitled to emergency accommodation, never mind housing assistance payment, HAP, or social housing. There was subsequently a flurry of publicity – television appearances and so on....
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank all of our contributors and the commission for what is a pretty enormous piece of work. I cannot say I have read every word of it. I am still working my way through it. The plain English version of the executive summary was helpful. There is so much in it. With regard to the principles outlined by the commission and echoed by all of our contributors here, there is a fair degree...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That is fair enough. The point I am making is we should be looking more at trying to find out who has wealth in the proper sense of the term, as opposed to who just has a house.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Some 54%. I was not far off.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: A comment on nationalisation of-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Chair is not going over.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I can come back but I feel sorry for the witnesses. It is up to them really.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Dr. McDonnell wanted to respond to the questions about nationalisation rather than dealing with all of the complexities. I put it to him that it was a better way to go about it to try to get that land back and to try to prevent speculation, hoarding and people making money off land from doing nothing. I would be curious to hear his answer. While I have the microphone, I think it was Dr....
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I think we have had enough.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Kenny report.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Licences (8 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for processing Maritime Area Consent applications in his Department currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55021/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure that district and communal heating systems can be regulated by the CRU to ensure fair pricing for those who have these systems and to ensure that these customers are also able to switch to another provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55022/22]