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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The annual gathering at Davos, as a gathering of the world's global corporate and billionaire elite, always brings into fairly sharp focus the ever-growing, shocking and obscene levels of wealth inequality in our world. This year, Oxfam reported that the richest 1% have the same amount of wealth as 82% of the remainder of the world's population. It also pointed out that there are now 2,000...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Not against Professor Stiglitz.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Davos for the World Economic Forum. [4288/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Protest always works, though.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 7 December 2017, if he has received a full report into complaints his Department received regarding conditions at a location (details supplied); if so, if all appropriate actions to remedy the identified defects has been addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6229/18]

Other Questions: Refugee Resettlement Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Minister elaborate slightly? Is he suggesting that if they apply through Lebanon and could make their way to Lebanon that might be possibility? Perhaps he could indicate. Will the Minister explain whether there is a particular reason, given that we have a diplomatic presence in Turkey, that we could not also take programme refugees from Turkey? Will the Minister confirm that we...

Other Questions: Refugee Resettlement Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if persons (details supplied) will be allowed to resettle here. [5693/18]

Other Questions: Refugee Resettlement Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This question is really a plea on behalf of a very vulnerable Palestinian family for compassion and generosity on the part of the Minister and the Government. The Barud family have been acknowledged as UN refugees. They are stranded in Turkey. Four of the children are disabled and the family has nowhere to go, even though they have been acknowledged as refugees. I have talked to the...

Other Questions: Refugee Resettlement Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----why we could not do so.

Other Questions: Refugee Resettlement Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I appreciate the Minister's response and I appreciate we are taking other refugees from Lebanon, but this is a particular case. This is a family of seven in which four of the children have very significant disabilities. They had previously lived in Saudi Arabia, but Saudi Arabia expelled them because of its "no Palestinian refugees" policy, which is not a very nice policy. They were...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: If the pay was better we would get the workers.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Engagements (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his address to the European Parliament on 17 January 2018. [3129/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Engagements (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I find that there is regularly an Orwellian disconnect between the pious rhetoric often associated with these set piece speeches in Europe and the aspirations that are articulated and the reality of what is actually happening in Europe. The Taoiseach spoke about a Europe which respects the rule of law and human rights, and about peace. He then contrasted that with 90 emigrants drowning in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There are many priorities one could talk about but I want to focus on one of them. I believe the Cabinet is, sadly, 11 years on, still discussing the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. I hear that we are close to the moment when the Government will ratify it. While I hope that happens, I want to know what the Taoiseach intends to do to actually...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 9. To ask the Taoiseach to set out his Department's priorities for 2018. [3091/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: My main question is about Palestine but I will briefly ask about the united Ireland issue. I agree with having the committee but if we want to further the drive towards Irish unity, we need to immediately separate church and State, get our schools and hospitals out of the hands of the Catholic Church and do something about the appalling lack of a universal, proper national health service...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met. [5691/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if persons applying for naturalisation that are not decided upon within the six-month guideline will be provided with a detailed explanation as to the reasons for the delay including the provision to the person of additional information required to process the application in a timely manner. [5694/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 402. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the lifetime community rating scheme to make credits available to persons on low incomes who qualified for medical cards from 2008 and to those who had health insurance prior to 2004 in cases in which insurance companies no longer hold records of these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5794/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes (6 Feb 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 594. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a company engaged in employing a person through JobBridge, JobPath, community employment, Tús or a similar scheme is vetted to ensure it complies with employment and health and safety law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5748/18]