Results 11,201-11,220 of 26,843 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the vacant homes action plan with details across the country of the repair and lease scheme, compulsory purchase of vacant homes and the vacant site levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1386/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: NAMA Portfolio (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has met or is considering meeting NAMA to discuss the part it can play in the delivery of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1387/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Meetings (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance if emails, memos or minutes of meetings between his Department and public or private banks in regard to cases of mortgage arrears or potential repossessions on the book of those banks will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54527/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Registration (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 970. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a petition organised by an organisation (details supplied); her plans to deal with the concerns of those affected by the illegal adoptions that took place here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54092/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 996. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has employed an independent medical person to review medical files from mother and baby homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1522/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1175. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a report on the repair and leasing scheme by county; the take-up of this scheme by landlords; the amount paid out; the number of units brought back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1393/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1176. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties compulsorily purchased or in which the CPO process has been initiated by the local authorities to provide social housing by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1394/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (15 Jan 2019)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce affordable housing schemes in 2019; when and the locations in which they will be available; the persons who will qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1625/19]

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That was a payoff, not a penalty.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Having listened to the Minister, I am hopeful that things are moving. By the way, I thought the advertisement was good. It just needed something else with it to say there were legal protections. We have made progress and I take the Minister at her word, but I do not buy the technical argument because there is politics behind it. I am not saying the Minister is being duplicitous, but there...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I spoke to workers.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is the one amendment I am not excited about. I salute Dave Gibney and all the Mandate crew, along with Joe Carolan from the New Zealand trade union Unite, who are in the Visitors Gallery. Joe Carolan was with me ten years ago on quite a few pickets with building workers at building sites protesting against bogus self-employment. I and many others stood with many building workers...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am ecstatic.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: But ensuring proper legislative scrutiny, of course.

Post-European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Following on from earlier comments, will the Minister of State tell me whether there was or is recognition at the European Council of the major significance of developments such as the yellow vest protests in France where Paris and other cities were burning and the protests in Hungary? How are the latter protests connected to the very dangerous direction in which Mr. Victor Orbán is...

Post-European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Murphy will go first. We are sharing time.

Post-European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Socialists share.

Post-European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Good politics, particularly in these very tumultuous times in Europe, is about seeing the connections between things. Bad politics is about isolating issues and imagining they can be resolved in isolation. Bad politics is not understanding the connection between what is happening in Hungary, France and the debacle in Tory Britain, the issues that affect this island in terms of Brexit and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the December 2018 EU Council meeting. [52194/18]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (19 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I suspect the British Government wanted to water down the backstop.