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- Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I have three points to make. First, people are effectively seeking to outdo each other in this House, among almost all the political parties, in claiming to be the most opposed to a hard Border. There is a constant exercise in outflanking and claims of being more concerned than anybody else about the impact of Brexit. Should we not, instead of playing politics with all of this, conclude...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I will be brief.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Ceann Comhairle has thrown me and I have forgotten the other points I wished to make.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I was flummoxed by the Ceann Comhairle.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit last met; and when it will next meet. [5816/17]
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Lots of workers from the private sector wanted to work in the public sector.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank IBEC for its presentation. I welcome three specific areas that IBEC highlighted in its presentation. The first of these is the need to challenge the fiscal rules in the area of investment. I suppose related to that is the good, simple and straightforward idea of a target percentage of GDP for capital investment. Frankly, the latter is something the committee should push. If one...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes, stable. I would be interested to hear the witnesses' take on that. Some of us have been saying for a long time that this country's economic model has a significant overreliance on foreign direct investment. The dangers of that have been highlighted in a very strong way in the context of the Brexit debate. We can see it again today with the Hewlett-Packard announcement. We need to be...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Is an extra €6.5 billion needed each year?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Apple would pay for all that.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: "Carnage" is Mr. Trump's word.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: May I ask a supplementary question? One could argue that what Mr. Brady seems to favour is a new State construction company
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Is it not the case whether it is the Northern Ireland Housing Executive model, the local authorities, or the private sector, one has capacity problems?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Although most of the problem is in the areas where one has the bigger local authorities. There is not a massive problem-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: May I put a question?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Mr. Brady mentioned aircraft leasing. What is aircraft leasing contributing in terms of real economic benefit?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: There are many company----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am sorry.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Macroeconomic Outlook: IBEC (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: There is a conversation here.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (8 Feb 2017)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for retired public sector workers on pre-1995 contracts having to pay USC which may see them less well off than their counterparts on post-1995 contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6155/17]