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Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is a totally-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Newsflash - Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council just confirmed to me in the last few minutes that there are no family placements for people who are in need of emergency accommodation anywhere in Dublin. It is the first time this has ever happened. For Niamh and Anthony, a working couple both of whom are working, and their two children who are just finishing up school this week, this...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Please do not interrupt me.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (29 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 6. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way a family (details supplied) that is waiting for an ESB connection in order to be able to move back into their home can have this procedure expedited on health grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34705/22]

Emergency Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank Deputy Doherty and Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion, which we support completely. We urgently need an emergency budget to address a crisis that is absolutely crushing hundreds of thousands of people in this country. Working people, pensioners, students and people on low and middle incomes are being absolutely crucified. The Government is being very dishonest in its...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 25. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [30839/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The overwhelming votes for marriage equality and repeal of the eighth amendment were a statement that people do not believe the Catholic Church should decide about people's sexual lives, their identities or women's right to control their own bodies, yet the Government continues to defer to the Catholic Church by allowing it to control much of our health service and most of our education...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The recent French presidential and assembly elections confirmed the absolute crisis in the cost of living that is sweeping Europe. Interestingly, even Macron's government, which is widely discredited among very significant layers of French people, some of whose disillusionment I am glad has led to success for radical left forces around the NUPES coalition but, more worryingly, has also seen...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We do.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Rubbish.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: And housing.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is addiction that is doing it. In my area it is addiction.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the French President since his re-election. [30725/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The biggest obstacle to the well-being of hundreds of thousands of our citizens is the lack of secure and affordable accommodation or, for 10,325 people, including more than 3,000 children, the lack of any accommodation whatsoever. These people are now, in record numbers never seen before, in emergency accommodation or worse, as I pointed out to the Taoiseach earlier, where the local...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [30724/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Let us have some emergency legislation to keep children out of homelessness.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We are supposed to have quarterly reviews of Housing for All but we have not had them.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not agreed. At the Business Committee meeting, People Before Profit requested as a matter of urgency that we have an emergency debate before the Dáil goes into summer recess on the housing and homelessness crisis, in particular, family and child homelessness, which has now reached utterly disastrous proportions. I am not exaggerating in saying, if the Taoiseach does not know this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to develop a compensation package for homeowners affected by fire remediation issues as a result of the failure of builders and developers to put in adequate fire safety measure which require remediation at the cost of the homeowners given that the Government has agreed to compensate homeowners affected by mica...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 593. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the proposed move to a temporary site for a school (details supplied) while the permanent building is under construction; if there is an issue with the move; if so, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33623/22]