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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach’s Department's strategy statement lists a number of priorities. Priority E is, “Strengthening Ireland’s place in Europe and the world”. In the context of the current crisis, invasion and war in Ukraine, I want to know what that means. What is our role in this? Obviously, all of us believe that Putin should be stopped, that he should leave Ukraine...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----and which failed to acknowledge, for example, that it conducted a bloody invasion and occupation very recently in Afghanistan and that it bombed Libya. I wonder is the Taoiseach's opposition to warmongers like Putin selective insofar as we seem to oppose some warmongers but not others. We had briefing today with people from Yemen. They asked why no action is being taken over the role...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach referred to the NESC report No. 28, which came out in December. One of the things to which that report referred was the issue of incorporating social and economic rights into policymaking. Today, the Minister referred the issue of housing to the Housing Commission in respect of a possible referendum. I want to pin the Taoiseach down as to what his view is on this issue....

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Tell Coillte to stop selling the forests.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council an agency under the aegis of his Department. [11431/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: People are shocked at the extent of the pay and pay increases for the Secretary General of the Department of Health and the pay level for the head of the HSE. How can the Government justify that when at the same time it is willing to stand over the fact that ordinary workers in the health service, in education and in local authorities are held down to 1% or 2% pay increases when inflation is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Except in Yemen and Palestine.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach only talks about some bad guys.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Half an hour extra on Thursday. That is not a lot.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach is being disingenuous because he does not support sanctions against Israel.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We are asking for half an hour on Thursday.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: So are crimes against humanity.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does that mean that they could come in if there was time on Thursday?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: They are warmongers.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Has the Taoiseach forgotten about Afghanistan?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We are asking for a bit longer.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Half an hour on Thursday. It is simple.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: They are not agreed. I asked for a debate on the Amnesty International report which indicts Israel for crimes against humanity and that argues for targeted sanctions against Israeli officials guilty of crimes against humanity and perpetrating what it describes as an apartheid regime for systematic breaches of international law. While the Government has granted that debate, it has put it on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 147. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rationale for not including standalone grants to homeowners to replace doors and windows in which a significant energy saving can be made by upgrading same; if he will consider including a grant such as this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10933/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (1 Mar 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rules that are around rents charged by approved housing bodies and upward rent reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10943/22]