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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (24 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the case of an application for Rent Supplement by a person (details supplied); the reason the person is being asked to re-apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25324/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (24 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of plans by Allied Irish Banks to outsource work and staff from its application and development teams within its information technology division; his views that this is a worrying development for customers, staff and the economy in view of the potential loss of domestic jobs and skills and the fact that outsourcing in these areas almost...

Topical Issue Debate: School Relocation (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this topic for debate. To say that Gaelscoil Phádraig in Ballybrack has had a raw deal would be a major understatement. It has been in existence for 20 years. In that time it has been in four different temporary locations. Most of that time, and currently, it has been on a 0.7 acre site with prefabricated buildings, many of which are over...

Topical Issue Debate: School Relocation (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There is no news there for Gaelschoil Phádraig. It is aware of all that the Minister of State said. This is the fear, that it will extend beyond this year. The situation has got progressively worse for it after a 20 year saga of moving from one place to another. It was in one room without proper windows, then it had two classrooms in another school, then it had to be bussed to...

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister of State should read 1984. He sounds like Big Brother.

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Watch out for the cyber-terrorists and aliens from outer space.

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The last few weeks have been another shameful chapter in the period of office of the Government when it comes to solidarity and internationalism with Greece and other people throughout Europe who are suffering under the cosh of austerity. It is really treacherous that the Irish Government has lined up with the austerity bullies of the EU against the Greek people. Last week the Taoiseach...

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There is no reward. It is still being told what it can and cannot do in the budget. This is what the IMF said. It is pathetic and treacherous, particularly when we, like the Greeks, are still being forced to pay billions and billions of euros out in interest to these banks which destroyed the European economy and caused this mess in the first place. The Government should be ashamed of itself.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Those are the reports that I am reading, not that I would ever get into Davos or want to.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does the Taoiseach believe it is appropriate to attend such a conference when it is a symbol of the gross inequality that has developed in the world? If we are in any way serious about the issue of inequality, we should have an aggressive policy of wealth redistribution. Did the Taoiseach come away from the conference with anything like that? Looking beyond the irony of these super rich...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: My point has to do with inequality and wealth. We have discovered that a shelf company has been set up in Luxembourg by the owners of Covanta. It is charging 13.5% interest on a loan-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----to Covanta such that Covanta's tax liability will be reduced to virtually nothing. Okay?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The point is that, after €100 million in public money has been invested in the project, Covanta will not contribute anything-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----to the Exchequer. Aggressive tax avoidance, which we appear to be up to our necks in facilitating, is responsible for the gross inequality that was discussed at Davos despite the irony of hob-nobbing with the individuals who are benefitting from that inequality. In all sincerity, does the Taoiseach recognise that this level of wealth inequality results from tax scams like that one...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is because they do not pay any tax.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was $25,000 in Davos to eat from a plate.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There were no billionaires.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Did the Taoiseach have drinks with Denis?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Ironically, one of the big issues at Davos this year was inequality. This discussion at Davos about inequality in the world was proceeded by the aforementioned Oxfam report that showed by next year the richest 1% of people in the world will own more wealth than everybody else in the world put together. There is a discussion about inequality against a background of obscene and gross...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (23 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he was invited to the World Economic Forum in Davos in Switzerland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20233/15]