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Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is beyond belief. This Bill is going to make no difference; it is absolute decoration. As an aside, according to the schedule, I was due to speak at 3.30 p.m. on the personal insolvency legislation, but Government speakers did not turn up. It comes back at a micro level to what is happening in Greece. The debate about Syriza and the Government is about why these big financial entities...

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is not what our office told us. I have a schedule which I can show the Acting Chairman and which indicates that I was down to speak at 3.30 p.m. About six or seven speakers did not turn up. I was told that they were on the Government side, which was very unfortunate since we were dealing with the very important issue of personal insolvency. On this issue the same central points...

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We would not have to worry about such things as the sale of people's mortgages and other loans to entities and special purpose vehicles, otherwise known as vulture funds, if we were not flogging the family silver and, literally, selling off the city. We are flogging the country. Billions of euro worth of loans and property is being flogged to the very same people who helped to pump up the...

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Welcome to the bizarre, surreal and labyrinthine world of financial capitalism in the early 21st century. That is about all I can say when I consider this Bill and what it is trying to deal with. It is difficult to know where to start. Of course, this is part of the problem faced by ordinary human beings trying to do simple things like put a roof over their heads. How simple these things...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (4 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 23. To ask the Minister for Finance if he discussed with Christine Lagarde at their recent meeting in Dublin, economic stagnation in Europe and the IMF's downgrading of growth prospects for Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3377/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Conference (4 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 24. To ask the Minister for Finance if he discussed with Christine Lagarde at their recent meeting in Dublin, the suggestion of Syriza in Greece that a debt conference should be held to discuss the debt burden affecting Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy and Portugal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3376/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (4 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of funding to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for the adaptation of council homes for tenants with disabilities; and his views on whether the funding is adequate, considering a tenant who applied for a walk-in shower, with all supporting occupational therapy documentation in July...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (4 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the 547 submissions made to the National Transport Authority as part of the public consultation on the taxi fare increase, known as the taxi fare review, are publicly available; if he will provide same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5069/15]

Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Sounds like the troika.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We need to know when to organise the protest.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Taoiseach should just give us the heads and the date as soon as he can. We have to make up the posters.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have questions on two tranches of legislation. First, given the miraculous appearance and disappearance of deadlines around water charges, a phenomenon that is now nearly akin to the moving statues, could we get some clarity from the Taoiseach as to when the new water services Bill will be published and when it will be debated? Can we get an absolute commitment that it will not be rammed...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership Meetings (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I want to ask about the issue of the working poor and what is contributing to this growing phenomenon. I had one of the JJ Rhatigan workers telephone me yesterday----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership Meetings (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am talking about low pay.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership Meetings (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There are widespread allegations arising out of the JJ Rhatigan dispute about the abuse of bogus sub-contracting and the abuse of the RCT-1 system in the construction industry. The allegation that was made to me yesterday was that the net revenue from the RCT-1 system is in negative figures. We are getting less than nothing----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership Meetings (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was based on a parliamentary question. The point is that the abuse of the sub-contracting system in the construction industry, which has been at the back of this dispute, is widespread in the industry and is contributing very substantially to driving down wages in the industry to poverty levels. Is there going to be an investigation by the Government into this abuse?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sale of Aer Lingus (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on wide-spread concern that the possible take-over of Aer Lingus by IAG could result in large job losses and threaten connectivity to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4365/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Poverty (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 228. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has undertaken any impact analysis studies on the effect on children of the cut to the lone parent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2179/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 634. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the tendering out process of Dublin Bus orbital routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4364/15]

Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Jan 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On the face of it, this Bill is straightforward and it should be supported. I thank the Department of Finance officials for briefing myself and Deputy Donnelly the other day. The Bill appears to be uncontroversial. As I understand it, it is a Bill to ensure that the banking inquiry can gain access to all the information it might wish to access in the context of that inquiry from Central...