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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I take that point. In a way, my critique is not directed at the ESRI. It is just a question and a critique of the mainstream discourse and narrative around what we do in budgets and what the point of budgets is. The question of wealth redistribution just does not come up. I take the-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Professor Barrett can go on.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am sorry to cut across Professor Barrett. He says it is not the ESRI's job to give an opinion on wealth distribution and I accept the point that it tries to put together figures. However, when it becomes a macroeconomic problem and threat, does Professor Barrett accept the argument, which has been put forward by people on the left, most notably by Thomas Piketty, that it is the central...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: What about housing?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That relates to my final question. If I understood Professor Barrett correctly, he stated that we should exploit a possible flexibility in the fiscal rules around capital investment in housing. I agree with that, as it is logical. Will Professor Barrett comment on what he believes is the situation? Are the rules open to that flexibility? Can we make an argument that would get a hearing...
- Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: This scandal over Apple's tax affairs and, as we have stressed in our motion, those of a small, select group of multinationals in this country reveals the true schism in Irish politics. We have witnessed it today in the Dáil. Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Labour Party closed ranks to protect the interests of one of the wealthiest multinationals in the world which is engaged in...
- Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It might not fit the official definition.
- Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Deputy is at least three minutes over her time.
- Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We have been calling for that for the past-----
- Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is Saul on the road to Damascus.
- Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: How do we know that?
- Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It could be making up figures.
- Business of Dáil (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: While we will debate this in a minute, I want to say that we fundamentally object to the fact that we are having this debate when we do not have the Commission ruling.
- Business of Dáil (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is absolutely unbelievable that we are going to make a decision that has enormous implications for this State, to say "no" to €13 billion, when we have not even got access to the detailed ruling which has decided that the money is rightfully owed to the citizens of this country. This nonsense about confidentiality should go out the window when we are talking about a matter of such...
- Business of Dáil (7 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It has made the decision, which makes a mockery of this debate. It adds to that mockery that it takes place without our having access to the full information.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I understand that Dr. Fagan is limited in what he can say about the Apple ruling. The report is couched in fairly moderate language but if one adds what he has said to what is said in the European ruling it is a fair summation to say that the activities of tax-dodging multinationals are making our economy very vulnerable. They even mean we do not really know what is happening with the...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I apologise but it is important-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: No, it is extremely important because-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: While I understand that, if we discover there are billions more-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes, but to use its words, the Central Bank has stated it is unhelpful that we do not know the outcome and whether we have €13 billion.