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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: British-Irish Council (4 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the British-Irish Council on the Isle of Man on 8 November 2018. [49533/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland (4 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 69. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has discussed with the IDA the reports that briefing documents within the IDA advised executives to underestimate rents here when in discussions with multinationals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50388/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (4 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether the housing crisis here is having a detrimental impact on skills availability and foreign direct investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50389/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (4 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 489. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make funds available to meet the demands of nurses in view of the 94% vote to reject the pay offer in a union (details supplied) in order to alleviate pressures in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43922/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (4 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 490. To ask the Minister for Health if pay and conditions demands from nurses will be met in order to end pay inequalities, bring nurses in line with other health professionals and to allow for faster recruitment into the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49104/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the regulations in place to oblige trustees of pension funds to regularly update their members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50149/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Referendum Campaigns (29 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the referendums he is planning after the blasphemy referendum of 26 October 2018. [43912/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I directly disagree with the previous point. I and many other Deputies in the House canvassed throughout the campaign for weeks and not once in the thousands of doors upon which we knocked did the issue of the three-day waiting period come up. The issue raised was always the substantial one, the issue of whether there were circumstances in which it was justified to have a termination or...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

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Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I listened to the Minister's arguments against amendment No. 12. Obviously we agree with his amendment to reduce the review period to three years. If we do not pass amendment No. 12, very important information will not necessarily be collected to inform us whether women are being left outside this legislation in terms of their access to healthcare. Deputy Donnelly said that in three...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: These data.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not see how the Minister could argue that the provisions of amendment No. 12 could limit a future review. It is just insisting that certain important indicators of whether women who need abortion services are gaining access to them are met. We are trying to ensure that women who need abortion services have genuine access to them. If over the next three years we discover that, for...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order, I would like clarification. If amendment No. 5 is agreed, do amendments Nos. 6 to 9, inclusive, fall? Is this correct?

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not want to make accusations but it is a bit of a slight of hand. We will all vote for the same amendment to remove the criminalisation clause but the way the amendments have been grouped means that by doing so we cannot move the subsequent amendments that would at least mitigate the worst effects of the decision the Minister has made.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Fair enough but that is the effect and it is unfortunate. The points have largely been made but the fact of the matter is that doctors seeking to ensure the health and welfare of women in pregnancy situations will now be labouring under an anxiety and fear that if they do certain things they may be guilty of a criminal offence and subject potentially to a 14 year prison sentence. To my mind...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Sorry, not for the woman but for the doctor. The doctor will be labouring under that anxiety. It is not an acceptable situation if doctors in these difficult, often crisis driven situations, are wondering whether they are guilty of a criminal offence and outside the law if they do this. We know where this has led us in the past. It has potentially disastrous consequences. I really think...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Issues (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone conversation with Prime Minister May on 5 November 2018. [47966/18]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to County Derry. [47965/18]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The ones being sold are empty.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is ridiculous semantics.