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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (8 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 467. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will meet with this Deputy and a person (details supplied) to discuss older workers and community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40714/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (8 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Irish Water is no longer installing domestic water meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40549/19]

Development of a Liquefied Natural Gas Facility in Ireland: Statements (3 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is all fracked gas.

Development of a Liquefied Natural Gas Facility in Ireland: Statements (3 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The only reason this is being discussed is that climate activists, Deputy Bríd Smith and People Before Profit badgered the Minister and forced the debate. Now that we have forced the debate on the Minister, he should refrain from putting forward this terminal for liquid natural gas from fracked sources as a priority project to the European Commission tomorrow. He has no democratic...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I believe that for the past six months, the Government, specifically the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, have been in breach of their legal obligation to produce audited accounts for the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company and to lay those accounts before this House. The transfer of Dún Laoghaire...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is derisory.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Can I have an answer on LNG?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Mine was the only question not answered.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Mine was the only question not answered.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Can I have a brief answer to my question?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Mine was the only question not answered.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I just want a brief answer.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is not acceptable.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 12. To ask the Taoiseach if he has met or spoken to the leader of the UK Labour Party. [38538/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: When we look at the mob scenes at the DUP meeting and Boris Johnson being part of that mob last night, and we consider that Johnson is clearly willing risk everything in this country, economically and politically, I think people should be a little less keen to join in the sort of Johnson-type attacks on Jeremy Corbyn. There are a few things we know about Jeremy Corbyn. First, he is very...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: As Hurricane Lorenzo careers towards this country, we have further evidence of the greater frequency of extreme weather events and of what the scientists tell us are the results of climate change. The Taoiseach says he wants to do something about that. However, this week - I want to ask if this was discussed at the environment committee - the Government is going to put forward a liquid...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he has attended Cabinet committee meetings recently. [38537/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the US Vice President, Mr. Mike Pence. [37384/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We have proposed a solution. We have called for the scheme to be scrapped. We have pointed out that nothing in the scheme guarantees that there will be any - any - affordable or public housing, as we witnessed with the Bartra proposal at Eblana Avenue with no social and affordable housing but box rooms. The strategic housing development application at Cross Avenue in Blackrock involved...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not delivering housing at all in many cases. There is evidence that sites are being sold on after planning permission has been obtained. Rather than delivering affordable housing, this scheme is facilitating flipping, speculating and hoarding. We are calling on the Taoiseach to scrap it because it is being used and abused by property speculators. The Government must start do what we...