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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (28 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the planned transfer of ownership of the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; if this transfer will be option one or two in the Harbours Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30189/17]

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will share 20 minutes with Deputy Mick Barry. Deputy Howlin offered me a good lead-in to my opening comments by, once again, raising the spectre of populism, the evil it represents and the need to resist it at all costs. Populism is the danger we are facing, whatever it might be. "Populism" is an amorphous term if ever there was one. We are dealing with a problem of a judicial system...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Deputy implied that there is nothing wrong with political connections and that it is nonsense to suggest judges are recruited on the basis of political connections. I put it to him that it is complete nonsense to suggest that people who were appointed because of their connections to political parties or who, for that matter, were appointed by Governments are not in some way influenced by...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is slightly unconstitutional.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is in the public domain.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Trump loves the Russians so they will have that in common.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What about Libyan, Somalian and Yemeni families?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach does it all the time. He does it all the time.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We condemn Cuba's human rights violations across the board.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Do not let the truth get in the way of a good soundbite.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What is the truth?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The question is for the Ceann Comhairle.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A point of order is made to the Ceann Comhairle.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is it not legitimate for us to raise a protest about the Taoiseach ascribing views to us that we have never enunciated?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We have never enunciated those views.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: He is ascribing views to us that we do not hold.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not the truth.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach has just done exactly that.