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Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: As I said before the adjournment of the debate last night, despite repeated claims by the Government of its success in inducing economic growth and restoring the fortunes of the economy, the truth is the budget did not allocate enough money to solve the housing and homelessness emergencies. It did not allocate enough money to deal with the shambles and crisis in the public health service....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to protect playing fields owned by the religious orders but used by publicly funded schools to ensure their use by current and future pupils of such schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45030/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Regulations (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools being audited or investigated for fire safety or building regulation breach issues; the number of these built by a company (details supplied); if a college (details supplied) built by the company is lying idle; if so, the reason; if he will provide all information possible within sub judice as to the nature of the legal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 174. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if there is recourse available regarding their property; if assistance can be given to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45225/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Activation Projects (25 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 215. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the job shadow initiative for persons with mental health difficulties is succeeding; the current initiative and plans for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45195/17]

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Why is it that the Government feels it is necessary and possible to introduce emergency measures and emergency legislation to cut people's pay, to bail out banks or, as Deputy Murphy, said, to show its capacity in a good sense to take emergency measures in the face of a hurricane hitting this country? Governments can take emergency measures, marshal resources in an urgent way, which it would...

Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister has praised the budget for what he would see as its prudence and pragmatism as against what he might imagine would be our more extreme or radical approaches to the budget. Fianna Fáil has largely supported the Minister, although it wants its cake and to be able to eat it, by taking credit for what its sees as the good measures in the budget but distancing itself from its...

Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I propose the adjournment of the debate.

Catalonia: Statements (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I lived in Granada in Spain for a year. I have great love for Spanish culture and the Spanish people. However, I can do nothing but condemn in the strongest possible terms the outrageous repression, violence and brutality being meted out by the Spanish state against an entirely peaceful movement. I find it quite extraordinary that our Government along with the main Opposition party -...

Catalonia: Statements (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: He did not mention a name.

Other Questions: Tax Compliance (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That was my question.

Other Questions: Tax Compliance (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I would welcome any action by the Government on this matter and indeed the raid on that site that followed the question I raised with the Minister. The problem is that it has not come with a proper outcome. The workers involved received notification from Revenue that they started their employment in August following the question I raised here in July, even though they were on site in July...

Other Questions: Tax Compliance (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Because I have another question. The Minister's answer related to other matters I had not asked about.

Other Questions: Tax Compliance (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I was responding to the Minister's comment about raids.

Other Questions: Tax Compliance (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is what I was responding to.

Other Questions: Tax Compliance (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I did not say that.

Other Questions: Economic Data (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We would be banjaxed then, Bernard.

Other Questions: Tax Compliance (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 13. To ask the Minister for Finance the figures for 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017 for the tax revenue from the RCT1 tax head; the gross figure and the figure net of refunds, deductions and allowances in the construction sector; the number of construction workers to which this relates; the comparative figures for the same years for PAYE workers in the construction sector; if he is...

Other Questions: Tax Compliance (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on recent efforts to clamp down on bogus self-employment; the number of workplace raids the Revenue Commissioners have participated in with the joint investigations unit; the nature and consequence of these raids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44722/17]

Other Questions: Tax Compliance (24 Oct 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: One of the main methods through which unscrupulous cowboy builders and building contractors deny construction workers proper pay and conditions and rob the taxpayer of, I would argue, tens if not hundreds of millions of euro is bogus self-employment, which is a euphemism for tax fraud. I wish to ascertain the latest net figures from the RCT1 tax head for construction workers. How many...