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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on the Revised Macroeconomic Indicators: Discussion (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The vulnerability is heightened now because the race to the bottom on corporate tax has intensified. I do not think anybody would dispute that. Whether one thinks it is good or bad, and I think it is very bad and dangerous, it has definitely intensified. The lights are flashing even more brightly in terms of our potential vulnerability. I do not know what Professor Lane thinks about that....
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on the Revised Macroeconomic Indicators: Discussion (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Perhaps this is a question for both witnesses but it seems to me that on the statistics side, if there is a significant disparity between GNI* and GDP, and I welcome the new measurement as it at least gives us a fleshed out picture, does is it not also mean that to facilitate the full spectrum of debate around how we respond to the real state of the Irish economy, we need more statistics on...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on the Revised Macroeconomic Indicators: Discussion (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: At present, the CSO does not produce figures on wage share specifically. Mr. Dalton mentioned income and income distribution and I accept that but I refer to the measurement of wage share as a proportion of national income.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on the Revised Macroeconomic Indicators: Discussion (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I have a one-liner-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report on the Revised Macroeconomic Indicators: Discussion (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: -----to throw in. This might be useful information for all of us. I presume the levels of overcrowding in Irish housing is available in the census material. Has that been extrapolated?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the outcomes of the all-island civic dialogue on Brexit. [10044/17]
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That is not true.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Accept the GP's recommendation.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Where is that written down?
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Where is it written down?
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: A application was made by a registered doctor.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: There was an application made by a registered doctor.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: There was an application by a registered doctor.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I pass on my condolences and sympathy to the family of the late former Deputy Peter Mathews. I was shocked to learn of his passing, which is a terrible loss for his family. He was a very decent and genuine man. The Taoiseach will be familiar with the case of Ava Barry who suffers from the debilitating and traumatic condition of Dravet syndrome which causes regular traumatic seizures....
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am referring to a Bill and asking whether it will proceed to Committee Stage. I ask the Government not to seek in any way to restrict access to these products for Ava Barry and others with chronic health conditions who urgently need products to which they are being denied access.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I would like a response to my question.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Regulation (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to deal with discriminatory practices by motor insurance companies against particular categories of drivers in terms of the setting of premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10036/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Regulation (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to deal with discriminatory practices by motor insurance companies against young persons, elderly persons, taxi drivers and those with older cars in terms of the setting of premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10037/17]
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 88. To ask the Taoiseach the number of employees in his Department and under its aegis who are suspended from work without prejudice and on full pay pending an investigation. [9726/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (28 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the advice she would provide to a person (details supplied) who has made numerous complaints to An Garda Síochána between 2004 and 2013, which in the person's view were not investigated satisfactorily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9656/17]