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Ireland's Stability Programme Update April 2016: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I echo the point that it is completely unacceptable that we have a document on the State's financial position given to Members at 10 p.m, and that we are expected to give a proper analysis of it with that notice. I register my protest in that regard. Before I get into the substance of the stability programme, I point out that there is no mention whatsoever of the issue of water, yet we...

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: After eight weeks and five days - almost nine weeks - it would appear that the popular will of the people has finally broken through and forced Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil at least towards the idea that the will of the people should be respected and that this House should honour its democratic mandate on the issue of water charges.

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am speaking about the whole proposed Order of Business. We believe we should now go the next step and allow that decision to be made by taking motions today. A motion has been put down by 39 Members on the issue. We do not need a commission or more dithering or delay. If, finally, the principle that the democratic mandate that is operating on this House in regard to water charges is to...

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What I propose is that on the Order of Business today we should allow for the motion that has been put down on the Order Paper and signed by 39 Deputies to be taken and voted on.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 97. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the housing assistance payment limit will be raised to an extra €125 per month for a person (details supplied). [8555/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 99. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 488 of 20 April 2016, the reason only 19 authorities are rolling out housing assistance payment for all households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8557/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 102. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the limits for housing assistance payment in each of the local authorities for each different family size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8560/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 98. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, further to his letter to a person (details supplied), his Department reached the 2015 targets including the 2,000 rental accommodation scheme tenancies; if these tenancies were new tenancies or renewed tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8556/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 100. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, with regard to the housing assistance payment for homeless pilot in the four Dublin local authorities, he will put in place the resources within each local authority to assist homeless persons and families and those in immediate risk of homelessness to find a housing assistance payment tenancy instead of the current...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility (27 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 101. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, with regard to the housing assistance payment for homeless pilot in the four Dublin local authorities, he will provide the resources necessary to establish a housing assistance payment landlord recruitment team considering the very low take-up of housing assistance payment in Fingal and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in...

Mental Health Services: Statements (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I take seriously the calls by a number of Deputies when we discuss mental health and suicide not to be political and to humanise the topic. This must be the starting point. For those who suffer from mental illness and suicidality, particularly those who are lost through suicide, and their families and friends, no words we say here can fully do justice to the suffering, anguish and pain it...

Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: He was doing a good job last week.

Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Then let us debate it.

Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Not agreed. I attended the Whips' meeting last week. We pressed at that meeting and the previous meeting for a debate on water charges. There was an interesting choreography between the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael representatives at the meeting, at which they looked for every excuse under the sun to explain why there was no time to discuss water charges, even though everyone in the...

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I apologise for missing my slot earlier but the timetable moved around a bit and I got caught. I was out demonstrating in solidarity with Luas workers at St. Stephen's Green. I am glad I was joined by a cross-party delegation, although no one from Fine Gael appeared. Fine Gael might look into the whole issue of what is actually going on with the Luas books.

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will make a link between these two points. Obviously, the issue of a possible Brexit is a serious one not just for Ireland and Britain, but for the whole of the European Union. People Before Profit has not formally made a decision on what it will say or whether it will campaign either way on this particular referendum. However, we will meet in the next couple of weeks to make such a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 12. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to restore disability allowance to a person (details supplied). [7954/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Payments (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 13. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to extend the fuel allowance period due to uncharacteristically low temperatures in early April. [7955/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Investigations (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 14. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of investigations carried out by her Department's Scope section between 1 January 2006 to date in 2016, providing figures for each year, into the misclassification of building workers as self-employed; the number of persons investigated; and the number found to be misclassified. [7958/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Investigations (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 15. To ask the Minister for Social Protection where there are cases of the misclassification of workers as self-employed that is bogus self-employment, the penalties imposed on the contractors involved. [7959/16]