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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]

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.