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Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In other words, in Irish law, there is one law for bankers and one law for everybody else. The Government needs to address that.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (26 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 17. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the process that homeless persons must go through when there is no placement available for them from the DRHE to be satisfactory in view of the chronic shortage of both emergency placements and hotel and guesthouse accommodation; his plans to make changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (26 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 18. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an affordable housing scheme to guide councils in providing affordable homes and to ensure that affordable homes will remain affordable into the future, even if there is a change of ownership, will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45303/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the roll-out of a fully staffed full-time place finder service for those looking for a home; when it will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (26 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 47. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which he envisages the affordability requirement of LIHAF funding being delivered across the country and in Dublin in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45299/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (26 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that racial profiling is not taking place at immigration controls in the airports and ports; the guidelines that are provided to immigration officers as to the way in which persons are selected for questioning at passport control as against those that are simply waived; if figures or records are kept on the...

Tracker Mortgages: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Up to 30,000 families have had their lives irreparably damaged by the criminal greed, misconduct, arrogance and brutality of the banks. People have endured many types of suffering as a result, including anxiety, depression, years and houses lost and relationships put under intolerable strain. This was done by incredibly profitable banks run by obscenely well paid executives who got huge...

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I want a bit of clarity on the Turkey issue. The Minister of State said there were other similar cases where we were not able to send observers to court hearings. I find that response slightly disturbing. This country, which is a candidate member of the European Union, is engaged in a purge of Stalinist proportions against all of its opponents, civil society, trade unionists, journalists,...

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: If the Minister of State could-----

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is Turkey not allowing observers from the Irish consulate into the trial?

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Last week, I asked the Minister of State and the Taoiseach about the human rights situation in Turkey. Both indicated that they would look at the matter, specifically the first hearing in the case of ten human rights defenders from Amnesty International, the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly and other entirely peaceful NGOs and civil society actors. These people have been arrested and charged on...

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am sharing time with Deputy Paul Murphy. The Taoiseach is once again walking out of the Chamber as a Deputy of the left begins speaking. That has become a consistent pattern. Apart from the high-flown rhetoric, the videos and the photo ops, the Taoiseach is not on the moral high ground in the context of looking for European allies and talking about the need to shape a new future for...

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is tolerance of racism.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was the Government's cuts in 2011 that did the damage.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: One very important part of our national infrastructure is ports and harbours. What is the point in the Government's passing legislation, such as the Harbours Act 2015, when nothing happens afterward? The Taoiseach probably helped to prepare the legislation given that he was Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport up to July 2014. The Act sets out future of ports of regional significance,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I want to talk about the risk of fire. After the Grenfell Tower fire, much concern was expressed about the housing stock in this country. Kevin Hollingsworth, a chartered surveyor, stated that up to 40% of the housing stock built during the Celtic Tiger period was non-compliant with fire safety standards and compartmentation requirements to stop the spread of fire and there were promises of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: To hell with fire safety, it would appear. I asked about fire safety.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have been asking for two weeks.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We have been trying that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D (infrastructure) will next meet. [44702/17]