Results 12,061-12,080 of 26,897 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Structured Dialogue Process (27 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he has met with church leaders and faith communities recently. [27747/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Papal Visit (27 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The visit of the Pope will be an important event for those of the Catholic faith in this country and they have every right to celebrate his visit and the occasions around it. I acknowledge Deputy Micheál Martin's comments that Pope Francis has spoken in a very progressive manner on migration against a frightening background of a rise in far right xenophobic and anti-migrant political...

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Roll on the people's socialist republic.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (27 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 83. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the military exercises that Irish troops have been involved in in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28119/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court (27 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 167. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which a person that has had a ruling in their favour from the Labour Court can have that ruling upheld in cases in which their employer refuses to accept the ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28184/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons with disabilities under 18 years of age are not able to access personalised budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28158/18]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Strength (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: How does the Minister of State explain the following comment from one member of the Defence Forces?:We're only a priority for the State when the State wants to highlight it themselves worldwide. We are far from a priority when it comes to the welfare of our troops, their wages, their conditions, their health. Another member talks about the fact that he earned approximately €150 per...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Strength (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We must have people to sail the ships.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Strength (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister of State is keen to slag off the agenda of the left. I have a big problem with boosting military expenditure at the behest of the European Union to bolster the military-industrial complex and arms manufacturers in Europe. I would be quite happy, however, to see money spent on soldiers and their families to give them a decent wage and livelihood in order that they do not have to...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Strength (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is what the soldiers said to us when they were outside protesting.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Strength (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to address problems with recruitment and retention across the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27741/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I also thank Deputy Micheál Martin. The people in west Cork will say very differently, in that the boxes were ticked but it was not a real consultation as very few people actually knew what was happening and what was proposed. We do not know what the impact of the cutting down of kelp may be, but it is certainly a spawning ground for many marine species and we do not know what the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There was no answer on the Heritage Bill.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes, I am happy with that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am happy to talk about Venezuela.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if the issue of biodiversity has been considered for inclusion in the 2018 national risk assessment. [27748/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Words such as "biodiversity" confuse people because they are technical. We are talking about the birds, bees, trees and fish that sustain the ecosystem on which we depend for our survival. That ecosystem is under threat. It is an economic threat in the sense that the depletion of biodiversity means that, among other things, we potentially face huge fines. A diverse environment acts as a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On the issue of Brexit, the Border, the backstop and all that, last week I asked President Juncker whether we could trust him and the European Union on this issue. He looked slightly annoyed but shouted "yes", that we could trust them, across the Chamber. Is the Taoiseach fully confident that the European Union, if negotiations fail and there is no agreement with the UK, is not going to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: At least it is legal. It now has legal force. The law will have to be changed to impose a Border. That is obviously because of the pressure from this country, within Britain and from all sorts of forces but it is now translated into law. That is binding on the British Government.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jun 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Where is the binding obligation on the European Union to hold the line on the assurances that it has given that there will not be a Border? In the Taoiseach's discussions with the Spanish Prime Minister, did he discuss the issue of Palestine and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza which takes on more importance now that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in...