Results 15,861-15,880 of 26,902 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (11 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to fund the development of the physical infrastructure of a college (details supplied) as has been promised by his predecessors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29454/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (11 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will commit to raising the issue regarding subsidiary earners on disability allowance being assessed for rent in council tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29510/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (11 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider in his deliberations on the new local authority rent scheme removing both disability allowance and family income supplement for subsidiary earners from rental assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29487/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (11 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 250. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider disallowing casual or short term work early in a person's life that causes a large gap in their work history and therefore bringing down the yearly average of PRSI contributions in respect to contributory pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29319/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (11 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 252. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will retrospectively apply home-maker's credits to persons who were home makers pre-1994 in view of the fact that a group of persons are being discriminated against in respect of their pensions and PRSI contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29322/16]
- Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Although I am not doing so, it would be very reasonable to ask for carers to be paid the minimum wage, at least, for what they do, or alternatively to be paid an amount equivalent to how much it would cost the State to provide home care packages if carers were not doing this full-time caring job. The State is getting this service from carers for €204 a week, or approximately €5...
- Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That is exactly it.
- Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes.
- Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: On the wider-----
- Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes. I take the Minister's point. I am glad to hear he is looking at the issue.
- Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I know. Is the Minister saying he is considering giving carers a full entitlement to the credits that would allow them to get non-means-tested payments when they cease caring? Is he going to move towards that?
- Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The State could pay the contributions for them in acknowledgement of their service.
- Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: They are the only workers on €5 an hour.
- Other Questions: Labour Activation Measures (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 14. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the findings of the Michelle Millar report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28754/16]
- Other Questions: Labour Activation Measures (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Chair is very amusing.
- Other Questions: Labour Activation Measures (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Michelle Millar report is a damning indictment of the cuts that were imposed on lone parents in the name of so-called labour activation. It clearly indicts the cuts imposed by Deputy Burton as having increased deprivation levels by reducing the incomes of lone parents who go out to work. Will the Minister act on the Millar report, which was commissioned by his Department?
- Other Questions: Labour Activation Measures (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Do I get to respond?
- Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 13. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider ensuring those on carer's allowance are afforded the full benefits of a PRSI stamp in order that in the event of the person they care for no longer needing care, they would be eligible for jobseeker's benefit and the other benefits afforded to those working full-time who lose their jobs; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: This is a straightforward, fair and reasonable request that carers, who do an enormous service to this State by caring for the disabled, sick, old and infirm, would be acknowledged and afforded the full benefit of a PRSI contribution. This would mean that when they finish caring, they would be entitled to non-means-tested benefits, which would be fair and would acknowledge the hugely...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management: European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management (6 Oct 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Commissioner for his contribution. However, I suggest to him that the EU is speaking out of both sides of its mouth on this matter. It is talking about solidarity while, in reality, shutting the doors on the most desperate and vulnerable people fleeing the most appalling circumstances. I did not understand the justification the Commissioner offered for the EU-Turkey deal. It...