Results 12,601-12,620 of 26,897 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the housing assistance payment limits in view of a recent report (details supplied) on rent increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9534/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the income limits for eligibility for inclusion on the social housing waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9535/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 161. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been facilitated to return to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8959/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Proposed Legislation (20 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on legislation under preparation in his Department. [8432/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (20 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 45. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on investigations into errors in changes to PRSI stamp payments for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8430/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (20 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason it has taken in excess of four years to make a decision on the application of a person (details supplied) for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8279/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (20 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a decision to remove a family from the housing list due to temporarily exceeding the income thresholds is open to appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8276/18]

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What if they are vulnerable workers who are afraid?

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was a kangaroo court. Rhatigan came in lawyered up-----

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is the report I got from workers.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We will debate it again but that is the report I got from the workers.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: He complained to the employer. That is the problem. Unless there will be a very proactive move by the authorities, with inspections and raids happening on a much greater level, all the legislation in the world will make no difference. A person is legally entitled to a payslip but workers are not getting them. Such practice is rampant in the construction industry. There is also the...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Precarious employment is an extremely important issue and the Government's move in the direction of addressing it is long overdue. Precarious employment is a plague affecting large numbers of workers and one of the most terrible consequences of three decades of neoliberal policy under the guise of flexibility and competitiveness, two of the favourite words of employers. As a result, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which he plans to vindicate the rights of persons with disabilities using public transport in view of the imminent ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7515/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbour Authorities (15 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the communications he has had with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and-or Dún Laoghaire harbour with regard to the implementation of the Harbours Act 2015 and the transfer of ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7514/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Communications (15 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that a landline telephone number is supplied along with 1850 or 1890 telephone numbers by his Department including all Revenue departments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7899/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Communications (15 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 246. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure that a landline telephone number is supplied along with 1850 or 1890 telephone numbers by all Departments including all State and semi-State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8018/18]

Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I commend Sinn Féin on introducing the Bill. I fully agree with the proposed measure to establish that it would be a criminal offence for banks to lie or give misleading information to the Central Bank of Ireland and to impose sanctions of up to €250,000 in fines and-or five year prison sentences. This is welcome legislation because people are fed up to the back teeth of there...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach should continue his response.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress of the programme for Government. [5978/18]