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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister might respond to a specific point on increments. If he withholds those increments, the affected workers will be an increment behind for the rest of their careers. That is a form of punishment.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am confused as to why amendments Nos. 18 and 19 were allowed but these have not.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Are we speaking on the section?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I convey this point on behalf of teachers but it probably relates to others who had expectations under the Haddington Road agreement that were not met as a result of the Lansdowne Road agreement. They would see it as the power to withhold things they understood they would get under the Haddington Road agreement. The example given is of teachers who received an annual payment of...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is the Minister saying there was not an understanding in the Haddington Road agreement that this payment would be restored?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: For the duration of the Haddington Road agreement.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will consult and return to the Minister on Report Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Trade Agreements (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will advocate an ethical labelling policy given that, despite the spin from vested interests, the diamond market continues to be a major source of revenue for rogue regimes in Israel, Zimbabwe, and Angola, that stand accused of grievous human rights violations, including war crimes and crimes against humanity,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Trade Issues (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will impress upon the European Commission, which represents Ireland and all other European Union member states in the Kimberley process certification scheme, the urgent need to reform the definition of a conflict diamond in order that all blood diamonds, including blood diamonds which generate revenue for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (5 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 14. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government given the escalating housing and homelessness crisis resulting from unaffordable and escalating rents, and the inadequate supply of social housing, if he has progressed any specific proposals on rent controls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38233/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (5 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 43. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that there is now a housing accommodation and homelessness emergency affecting a vast number of our citizens, including those on housing lists, persons in homeless services, travellers, asylum seekers in direct provision and other persons threatened with homelessness because of rising rents or mortgage arrears...

Travellers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Two minutes is not enough time to do justice to this subject. The utterly unspeakable tragedy that occurred in Carrickmines must be the catalyst, if all of the tears are not to be crocodile tears, for radical, urgent and immediate change in how we treat Travellers. In considering my contribution to this debate and in putting forward amendments, I thought that the first people I should...

Finance Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will speak first.

Finance Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I want to focus on a few points. First, I would not underestimate how outraged people are about the decision of Bank of Ireland to essentially exclude most of its customers from doing business in its branches. This sums up everything that we have done wrong and it will be a constant theme in all the points I want to make about this Bill. What people find infuriating is that this is a case...

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This Bill and budget 2016 are thread-bare attempts at making it appear that the Government is giving something back when it has given back next to nothing against a background of having slashed social protection payments to the degree that the levels of poverty and deprivation among the most vulnerable sectors of society have spiralled through the roof. The small give-backs, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Living Wage (4 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 19. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on all meetings with trade unions and other stakeholders in relation to establishing a living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38006/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (4 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 32. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress in dealing with the widespread problem of low pay and zero hour contracts; the specific measures he is proposing to deal with this phenomenon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37998/15]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Business of Committee (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I nominate Deputy Alan Farrell.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): EU Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have a couple of questions for the Taoiseach. He will be aware that across the world there is a growing chorus of voices outraged at the continuing persecution of the Palestinian people by Israel, including its continued seizure of Palestinian land, which is supposed to be designated for Palestinians as part of the so-called two-state solution, its demolition of Palestinian property in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): EU Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It relates to the Kimberley Process.