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Leaders' Questions (9 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Today we saw yet another damning piece of evidence, in the form of the daft.iereport, of the abysmal failure of the Government to deal with the spiralling rental, housing and homelessness crisis. The report shows that rents have jumped by a record 13% in the past year - €134 per month on average over the course of a year - guaranteeing to escalate that crisis and lead to more...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (9 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to ensure Ireland is not fined for failing to reach targets for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21822/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Sector (9 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure any future funding model for the national broadcaster will examine the way companies such as (details supplied) and others pay nothing to terrestrial broadcasters for access to their linear channel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21823/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (9 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a change in policy to allow grant support and some other financial supports for persons that seek to change educational disciplines or career in order to find employment, even if the level of education in the new discipline or subject they wish to take has already been attained in another discipline; and if he will make a...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am forced, once again, to ask the Government to clarify its position on legislation on access to medicinal cannabis. I am doing so because Vera Twomey, the mother of Ava Barry who suffers from a severe form of epilepsy, Dravet syndrome, has been outside all night and remains outside the Dáil. She is seeking a meeting with the Minister for Health, which he promised, regarding gaining...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: He is.

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is not what the IMO said.

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister, Deputy Harris, is not a doctor. Those in the IMO are.

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The doctors of this country said that is ridiculous and that a GP is enough.

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No, sorry. The Minister, Deputy Harris, made that decision. The doctors of this country do not agree.

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is flipping outrageous. The Government is second-guessing the doctors.

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Listen to the doctors.

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is outrageous.

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A GP is enough, according to the doctors of this country.

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: She has a prescription.

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: She has a prescription.

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Why does it have to be a consultant?

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No I do not. The doctors of this country said it does not have to be a consultant.

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank Deputy Sean Sherlock for introducing this Bill and raising this extremely important issue. I also thank other Members who have raised the issue, including Senator Grace O'Sullivan. I only became aware of the problems caused by micro-plastics when I watched the film "Trashed" by Jeremy Irons. I was shocked by the film, which I screened for Deputies and Senators in the House several...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing more agroforestry options to encourage farmers to take up forestry and increase tree cover as part of the effort to tackle climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21111/17]