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Special Meeting of Joint Committees with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt MEP: Motion (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a genuine point of order.

Special Meeting of Joint Committees with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt MEP: Motion (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order, which is a genuine question to the Ceann Comhairle, if we vote for this motion, what standing does it have?

Order of Business (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: One person has got it.

Order of Business (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is Professor David Finn a scientist?

Order of Business (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In December of last year, this House made a unanimous decision to send the Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill of Deputy Gino Kenny to Committee Stage. Shamefully and disgracefully, a joint health committee, comprising members from Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, the Rural Independent Group and some other Independents, has ignored the opinion and advice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Report: Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne, NUI Maynooth (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank Dr. Murphy and Dr. Hearne for a great report and for highlighting a number of key issues facing us with this housing emergency. I have a few questions on different areas that the report touches on. I agree with them that ultimately we need to build social housing. If we do not do that, everything else will not work and is not sustainable in the long term. What annual output do we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Can the witnesses tell me how many people have joined the housing list over the past three years? What figures are available for same? How many new applications for housing have been made nationally? What is the pace of the new applications? Such information has not been taken into account. Anecdotally, in Dún Laoghaire, I can say that there are more applications than planned...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On what page is that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank Dr. McDonnell of the Nevin Economic Research Institute. I welcome the focus on increased investment in child care, education, research and development and infrastructure. I welcome the general thrust of what Dr. McDonnell has said. He said that there is a case for more taxes. Could he be more specific about what he is proposing? Would he agree that the amount of fiscal space is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is that at 1%?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is the easy life. NERI wants the money but we have to vote for unpopular Bills.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I could make a comment there.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Risk Assessments (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 181. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct insurance companies to reassess the risk of flooding based on the Office of Public Works flood risk maps for the area of Abberley, Killiney, County Dublin and not on outdated flood risk information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39558/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Regulation (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 184. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that core credit unions have taken a vote to expel members who have less than €10 in their account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39719/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost in 2018 for abolishing all third level fees, both capitation and tuition, for under graduate and post graduate. [39791/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 329. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the application procedure for a prison officer post; the reason a person working in the prison service in the UK who has the relevant qualifications for the UK prison service cannot be afforded an interview here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39570/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 337. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Garda vetting for a person (details supplied) has taken over one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39730/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulatory Authority Remit (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 338. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider including owners' management companies under the regulation of the PSRA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39732/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulation (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 339. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an owners' management company for a multi-unit development and the management agent are allowed to have the same directors and effectively be the same company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39733/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Guidelines (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 477. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide advice in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39568/17]