Results 14,321-14,340 of 27,076 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte can offer lands for sale, particularly wind farm lands; the process for such sales; the person who would authorise such sales; if he is required to sign off on or give permission for such sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29529/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the place finder system is working across the four Dublin local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29536/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 593. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Part V legislation, his views on whether the 10% social housing requirement should be 10% of floor space, 10% of units, 10% of the land or all three; his views on whether there should be a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses and apartments within the 10%; if there are requirements for disabled access...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 594. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will report on his meeting with the Dublin local authorities regarding the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29538/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for an affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29539/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the requirements for affordable homes in developments in receipt of LIHAF funding; his plans to enforce the €300,000 maximum price in Dublin; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29540/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to discuss with the Minister for Finance a change to the mandate of NAMA to include a greater transfer of residential property and building land from NAMA to local authorities in view of the continuing and escalating housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29541/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What site?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Sorry, Chairman, where is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Coppinger had to leave.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That would mark the Minister out from Leo and Paschal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: So the meeting will reconvene on another day, is that it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish the Minister, Deputy Murphy, well for all our sakes. Setting aside ideological differences, which I am glad the Minister has also indicated he is willing to do, is important for all our sakes and for the people affected. I hope he can get the results we need. The Minister and a number of other people mentioned the fire safety issue. This is not the central point I want to raise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I know that, but the issue of fire safety was already mentioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That was my intention, as I mentioned at the outset. I just wanted to mention this in passing. My question is: when we will see the fire safety review? I understand the new regulations were agreed at the beginning of this year. When exactly are we going to see them? On the issue of homelessness, I would like to pick up on Senator Murnane O'Connor's point. Before getting into...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Jun 2017)

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

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I just want to know whether the House will consider a minute's silence at some point.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I know that we had a break and the nomination of the Taoiseach and so on, but even at this late stage it might be useful, if there is agreement, to have a minute's silence before the Order of Business in memory of the Grenfell Tower residents. A strong statement needs to go out from all of us in this House expressing our solidarity in the matter. It is welcome that building standards have...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Lastly, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The self-certification process is not acceptable.