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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Functions (30 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 324. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of his decision to transfer questions submitted last week by this Deputy to the Department of Health, if he will indicate the areas of child welfare he is responsible for or has an interest in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36913/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (30 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 420. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical card reviews for over 70s, suspended last May, has been recommenced; if so, if he will publish the new framework for awarding medical cards which was due to be in place before the review recommenced; if he will provide details of the estimated cost of this review and if he will explain the rationale for the review considering the plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (30 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [36969/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (30 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 574. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to Irish Water and allowances for children if he will indicate the way in which the allowances will apply where a child spends half the time with one parent and half with the other; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36970/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Programme (30 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 575. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for good neighbour legislation as exists in many other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36971/14]

Housing Provision: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This crisis is dire and is getting worse. The most frustrating thing is that the Minister has been warned for over three years that the crisis was coming. I have reviewed comments I have made in the Dáil since 2011 and I gave dozens of warnings on this. I am sure others can say the same. In July 2012 I said "it is not an exaggeration to say that the Government's new housing policy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In our case, but they will not give it to us retrospectively.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is the €60 billion included in this legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is that figure set out in this legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Allowing for more money to go directly into banks because giving it to governments would reduce-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Given the approach of just over 10% of the fund being available for direct recapitalisation, the thinking is that the states and the taxpayer will need to pick up the bill in the event of a serious crisis. Mr. Ó Brolcháin mentioned that the 10% figure might be varied, but this is indicative of the thinking involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I welcome the bail-in and so on, although it is gut-wrenching for us that Europe has now acknowledged the need for a bail-in of bondholders when we did not get one and are highly unlikely to do so. As a practical example of how all of this is working, will Mr. Ó Brolcháin tell us about the €45 billion that has been given to Spain and Cyprus? How did that process work, what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What of the interest rates?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What conditionality applied?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I would be interested in it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank Mr. Ó Brolcháin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the delegates for their explanation which has been very helpful. To follow on from where Deputy Pearse Doherty finished, the conditionality set out for accessing current recapitalisation suggests the threshold will be very high and that all other possibilities will have to be exhausted before one can access recapitalisation under the ESM and that an arguably even higher threshold...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It does not give me much hope because the threshold is so high, even if one is looking for money in the here and now. Of €500 billion in lending capacity only €60 billion is available for direct recapitalisation of financial institutions. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is a pretty small amount, which is just over 10% of its lending capacity. With such a small amount available throughout the whole of Europe for direct recapitalisation and a pretty high threshold being exacted for current recapitalisation in the legislation, our chances of getting retroactive recapitalisation are zero to nil, given the size of the pot available and the thresholds...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: General Scheme of European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is not for Mr. Ó Brolcháin to comment, but it looks like a sop to salvage the credibility of the Government's original triumphalism that it would obtain this, that as it now fades into the distance there is still a possibility we will get it. I will move on from this point as there is not much more to be said about it. On a more general basis, the €60 billion for...