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Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2014)

Tom Barry: ...negate such concerns. We must tackle the lack of transparency in decision making in this area. Social housing is allocated on the basis that the beneficiaries will fit into a community and will not destroy the lives of people living around them. Garda vetting of applicants should be mandatory before housing is allocated. We are highly conscious of the right to a home and we place...

Topical Issue Debate: Local Authority Housing Provision (3 Oct 2012)

Tom Barry: ...that the people would not make good neighbours should certainly be taken into account. The spirit of social housing is that people who are allocated a house will fit into a community and not destroy the lives of the people around them. We recently considered a vetting Bill in this House dealing with employers who have vulnerable adults or children working for them. It is very welcome...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Tom Barry: ...and pigeons. Certain Deputies may say the shooting of any wild bird is wrong and that birdwatching is important but if they come to my part of the country they can watch thousands of wild birds destroying crops and passing on salmonella. The control of wild birds through seed dressing has been prevented because we cannot use seed dressing on grain. I am not a great lover of poison but...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Tom Barry: ...If good government is in place over the next decade, the situation with regard to pensions might be completely different. Ten years is a long time; it took ten years for the previous Government to destroy this country so it is hoped that in the next ten years we might reverse that situation. In farming, which is a cyclical industry, many people never saw the price downturn that happened...

Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 May 2011)

Tom Barry: ...in every household and business in the country. It is not a victimless crime. The victims are my generation and the next. It has more victims than we could possibly name and has absolutely destroyed the country. What was enough for these people? When did they have enough? Some people would say they had enough if they had three solid meals a day and a roof over their head, could rear...