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Post-European Council: Statements (18 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To use a seasonal metaphor, turkeys do not vote for Christmas. We absolutely must address the climate emergency. There appears to be no recognition by the European Union that if addressing it seems like punishment for large sections of the population, they will just not buy into it and, worse still, they will react against it. I mentioned that the far right is worryingly on the rise across...

Post-European Council: Statements (18 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: At one level, Ursula von der Leyen's commitment to a new green deal and addressing climate change is positive because the climate emergency is a terrifying reality that is hurtling at humanity at a ferocious pace and threatening our existence and that of future generations. Insofar as the popular movement, in particular of young people and environmentalists, has forced this issue, through...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (18 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 6. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that discusses environmental matters. [51529/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (18 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is absolutely freezing outside, and I think most people have felt that cold. We should bear this in mind over the next number of weeks because we have hundreds of thousands of people in this country affected by fuel poverty. For elderly people, in some cases, it is life threatening. There are hundreds of thousands of people in receipt of the fuel allowance. These are, in the main,...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: An issue in respect of which I - no more than anybody else - have tabled hundreds of parliamentary questions since I entered the Dáil in 2011, is forestry. Those questions date right back to the misguided plan to sell off the harvesting rights of Coillte. In the interim, there has been, at a rhetorical level, an improvement in terms of the Government's official policy on forestry,...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that discusses agricultural matters; and when it will next meet. [51861/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (18 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet the new Prime Minister of the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53384/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (18 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with his counterparts in Europe the ongoing uprising in Bolivia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53383/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: As the Taoiseach mentioned, there was talk in Europe of radical action on climate. However, the signs are that it is just talk. The green new deal is good on aspiration but very short on detail. In any event it was not possible to get everybody to sign up to it because Poland has opted out. When I say it is good on aspiration, carbon neutrality by 2050 is not a bad aspiration, but if we...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 10. To ask the Taoiseach his plans for official visits abroad over the next six months. [51528/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on recent engagements with EU leaders. [52849/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Though it is not acknowledged often enough, there is another 32-county party in this country. It is called People Before Profit. We have an Assembly Member for West Belfast and a number of councillors in Belfast and Derry. Interestingly, in the recent elections our vote in West Belfast went up by 5%, rising from 10% to 16%. By any standard, this is a significant improvement for a party...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There are a lot of young homeless people as well.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he or his officials have met the Northern Ireland political leaders in relation to the Northern Ireland Assembly. [51862/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will move to a permanent location; his views on whether it should move into the first of the new schools to be completed in the Cherrywood SDZ in 2020 and 2021 for its permanent relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52604/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Data (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 380. To ask the Minister for Health the number of wheelchair users in Dublin and nationwide. [52839/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 386. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre device review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52872/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 387. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE-funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; if not, if the health technology assessment review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52873/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Vehicles (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 587. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the most recent count of wheelchair accessible vehicle journeys by week and year by taxi, minibus and private vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52834/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Vehicles (17 Dec 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 588. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of wheelchair accessible vehicle minibuses for hire in Dublin and nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52835/19]