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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...

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: That will probably not act as a great inhibitor for disclosing information that might otherwise be protected by a confidentiality clause but, critically, it is legally necessary for the banking inquiry to be able to access all the information it might want to access to get to the bottom of the banking crisis in terms of why it happened, who was at fault, the systems failures and so on. For...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: For the 10,000 or so women who went through the Magdalen laundries, nothing we can do can undo the trauma and suffering they were put through or can undo the abuse, abandonment, exploitation and cruelty that was visited on them. Many of them are dead and will never see justice, their lives robbed almost entirely from them. The vast majority of those who still survive, most of whom are over...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (29 Jan 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 5. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the input he had into the climate action and low carbon energy Bill; if he or his Department will be represented on the expert advisory council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3960/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (29 Jan 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There was quite an extensive debate about the climate action and low carbon energy Bill in the House this week. The response to that Bill from environmental organisations has been very critical, for two primary reasons. One is that it fails to bring in binding targets and the other relates to concerns about the independence of the advisory council that would advise the Government on...