Results 14,881-14,900 of 27,251 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Questions on Promised Legislation (3 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Despite the fact that Deputy Gino Kenny's Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill was passed by the House in December with unanimous support and despite the fact that in the past ten days the IMO, the representative organisation for the medical profession in this country, stated medical cannabis should be available on a GP's prescription, not a consultant's, the Minister for Health, Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Patronage (3 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 55. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider plans to have an organisation (details supplied) as owners of the new maternity hospital at St. Vincent's Hospital and instead ensure that it is fully owned by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20690/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (3 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 37. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the disability complaints section in the HSE is adequately staffed to deal with the complaints that are currently being received, in view of the fact there were 1,600 complaints in 2016 and 900 are still outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20691/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (3 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 242. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied). [20999/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (2 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing last met; and when it will next meet. [17911/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (2 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 74. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to have discussions with the Arts Council regarding proposed cuts to grants for non productive artists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20374/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (2 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 84. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has had discussions with Coillte or South Dublin County Council regarding proposals they have for the heritage sites of Masseys Estate and the Hell Fire Club; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20373/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (2 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the Garda vetting process for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19589/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (2 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 696. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to plans for development at a location (details supplied); if her attention has been further drawn to the significant natural beauty, flora and fauna, recreational value and archaeological sites involved; her plans to ensure conservation of the heritage value of this location; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Electronic Health Records (2 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 932. To ask the Minister for Health if a person's medical records are secure with the expansion of the ehealth system; if it is possible to opt out of the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19685/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (2 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 940. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be moved to a rehabilitation facility in order to begin their rehabilitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19760/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (2 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1425. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the advice which can be provided to a person (details supplied) to access records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19268/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (2 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1427. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the advice which can be provided to a person (details supplied) to access information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19276/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (2 May 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1426. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the proposed scope of the mother and baby home investigation; the other sites that will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19269/17]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Could the Minister repeat that point?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Minister for his illuminating responses so far. I do not want to labour the past history too much except in so far as it is actually relevant to what we do from here, but one of the things that there seems to be across the board recognition of, certainly on this committee, is that we have had a dangerously low level of capital and infrastructure development investment for some...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Pre-tax corporate profits are about €95 billion. That is from the last figures that I saw but maybe that could be corrected. We are getting about €6 billion back in revenue, which is roughly 6% on pre-tax profits. Figures from earlier years show the gross pre-tax profits from before deductions and allowances were about €70 billion. That is an extraordinary jump in...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It works out at about 6%. Does the Minister not think we should look at this? We have spoken of insulating ourselves from the effects of Brexit but surely the real lesson is to diversify our economy. Our small open economy, which could also be referred to as the "leprechaun economy", is making us very vulnerable. The productivity of the Irish worker is off the Richter scale, in fantasy...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We should not have taken on that debt.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not. I never suggested borrowing.