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

Richard Boyd Barrett: I also wish to speak about the different experiences that people will face as Christmas approaches. As the Christmas lights go up, it should be a time of excitement, happiness and joy, particularly for children and families. In truth, it will be a tale of two very different Christmases, depending on where one is positioned in Irish society and, in particular, whether one has a roof over...

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: For those who face eviction before Christmas, those words are not much consolation. If the Taoiseach recognises this as an emergency, why does he not save those children and families the trauma and hardship they face by immediately instigating emergency legislation that states they will not be evicted and that there will be no evictions while this emergency continues, particularly not in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It sounds good until we look at the facts. With regard to access, 90% of students in Donnybrook attend university but 16% of students in Darndale do so. This reflects the fact there are so many different barriers to access. The cost of living per annum while studying at third level is €12,000, which is a big expense. We have some of the highest registration fees anywhere in Europe...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There has been a proliferation of private developments of student accommodation. This accommodation costs an absolute fortune. It is a complete waste of time because people are just making money out of a student accommodation crisis. We need purpose-built low-cost student accommodation on or near campuses. That needs significant investment. I will make a simple point on overall...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether there is a crisis in third level education developing as a result of student poverty, the chronic shortage and expense of student accommodation, the access barrier created by student fees and the low level per student subvention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49782/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: My question points to what I argue is a rapidly escalating crisis in almost every aspect of third level education. 11 o’clock That crisis encompasses matters such as student poverty, the student accommodation crisis and the chronic underinvestment in third-level education generally. There has been an incredible 50% drop in investment per student since 2008. This crisis will bite...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Helsinki. [48406/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to pursue legal action against a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49542/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to deal with the outstanding issues of pay equality in the view of possible industrial disputes in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49541/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a permanent building for a school (details supplied); if the immediate crisis facing the school that is due to leave its premises in May 2019 and to date has no appropriate alternative building will be resourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49538/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allay the fears of the staff, pupils and parents in a school (details supplied) that has no premises from May 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49539/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (28 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase funding for third-level education in view of the impact of increased numbers of students and funding levels not rising to meet this demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49540/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (27 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Reluctantly, as one does not want to get into the graphic, intense debate the last contribution from Deputy Nolan invites, I appeal to her to reconsider the amendment and withdraw it. The language she used is the verbal equivalent of the horrible posters we saw displayed outside the Dáil which were designed to induce trauma, fear and shock, which is not the way to conduct a debate on...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am surprised that while at the ASEM conference the Taoiseach did not discuss the disaster that is unfolding in Yemen. It begs the question generally about whether European leaders and leaders of other governments around the world are willing to call out the Saudi regime for imposing a brutal blockade on the people of Yemen, which has brought between 11 million and 17 million people to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if the war in Yemen was discussed at the October 2018 ASEM summit. [46873/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Industrial Disputes (27 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has had discussions with the Minister for Health with regard to the possible upcoming industrial dispute involving nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49105/18]

Social Housing Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I refer to Deputy Darragh O'Brien's criticism that this is reliance on the private sector. We would not be relying on the private sector because we would be taking the land and it would become public sector land.

Social Housing Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Great. That is excellent.

Social Housing Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Fianna Fáil is going to champion this policy.

Social Housing Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am running out of time now.