Person: Richard Boyd Barrett

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SPaul Hosford: As the RTÉ story rumbles on, the real world continues to turn
Darragh O'Brien promises to enact 'right to first refusal' for tenants before summer recess
Darragh O'Brien promises to enact 'right to first refusal' for tenants before summer recess
Housing Minister says it will protect renters after the lifting of the eviction ban and will be balanced with tax breaks for landlords

Mon, 22 May, 2023

Opposition criticises Government over make-up of security and neutrality forum
Opposition criticises Government over make-up of security and neutrality forum
Matt Carthy said the parties of the left should outline the positives to be gained from Ireland remaining independent.

Thu, 18 May, 2023

LEINSTER HOUSE; LABOUR PARTY; IVANA BACIK; GED NASH; AODHAN O RIORDAN
Labour calls for Taoiseach to 'take charge' of immigration issues
Meanwhile, Labour Party justice spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he was “concerned” at conflicting statements on garda resources

Tue, 16 May, 2023

Over 1,600 applications to vacant property scheme
Over 1,600 applications to vacant property scheme
Up to 1,600 applications have been received for the Croí Conaithe vacant property grant scheme, according to the Minister for Housing.

Tue, 25 Apr, 2023

Landlord-Tenant Law and eviction notice on a desk.
Students 'terrified' of being evicted in middle of exams as plans made for ban protest
The warning came as political parties, representative groups and unions urged the public to turn out for a protest on April 1 at Leinster House

Wed, 22 Mar, 2023

Landlord exodus
Housing minister insists lifting eviction ban is correct decision
Darragh O'Brien accuses Sinn Féin of 'politicising' the housing crisis by tabling a motion seeking to extend the moratorium

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

Pointed Dáil exchanges as Opposition claims anti-migrant anger 'rooted in housing and healthcare crises'
Pointed Dáil exchanges as Opposition claims anti-migrant anger 'rooted in housing and healthcare crises'
Richard Boyd Barrett said that stand up to the far right would be "hell of a lot easier" if the Government "started to deal with the land speculators and the land hoarders who sit on vacant properties".

Thu, 16 Feb, 2023

Grocery Shopping With Reusable Shopping Bag At Supermarket
Government urged to cap price of food and subsidise essentials
Opposition parties call for the introduction of price controls on certain food items

Wed, 08 Feb, 2023

No plan to extend evictions ban despite rise in homeless
No plan to extend evictions ban despite rise in homeless
The latest figures show there were 8,190 adults and 3,442 children in emergency accommodation last month — 11,632 in total

Sat, 28 Jan, 2023

Brexit
Paul Hosford: Fur coats and no knickers as Dáil returns
When you watch the proceedings of the Oireachtas regularly, there are some phrases that stand out from the normally reserved debates. It didn't take long for this Dáil term to deliver in that respect

Wed, 18 Jan, 2023

CC SINN FEIN
Opposition criticises government for 'stealing our clothes' for budget policies
Renters are facing “uncertainty” and the Government has “failed” to target measures for those most in need, Opposition parties have said.

Tue, 27 Sep, 2022

CC PBP THINK IN
Boyd Barrett calls for immediate caps on energy and electricity 
The People Before Profit TD called for the State to take direct control of the energy sector which he said would ensure affordable heating and electricity prices for households

Wed, 14 Sep, 2022

People 'more than justified in not paying' extortionate energy bills, claims Richard Boyd Barrett
People 'more than justified in not paying' extortionate energy bills, claims Richard Boyd Barrett
TD says a €15bn cost-of-living package could be paid for by windfall taxes and increased tax on those earning €100,000 

Wed, 07 Sep, 2022

Sinn Féin urges Independents to stop supporting 'bad Government'
Sinn Féin urges Independents to stop supporting 'bad Government'
People Before Profit has indicated it is likely to table the motion if Sinn Féin does not to press ahead with it

Fri, 08 Jul, 2022

Businessman Calculating Tax By Small And Big House Models
Rent bidding wars a new low, Dáil hears
Prospective tenants are being pitted against each other in rent bidding wars, the Dáil has heard.

Wed, 29 Jun, 2022

Budget 2011
Government being 'dragged kicking and screaming' to help with cost of living crisis
Elsewhere, Fine Gael senators discussed a motion on giving more to the 'squeezed middle' that pays a 'large proportion of income tax but [are] earning too much to qualify for many State supports'

Tue, 14 Jun, 2022

Airport officials to be grilled by politicians after 'outline plan' fails to inspire confidence
Airport officials to be grilled by politicians after 'outline plan' fails to inspire confidence
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan and junior minister Hildegarde Naughton to meet Daa for third day in a row about airport chaos

Wed, 01 Jun, 2022

Should Ireland debate joining Nato and abandoning ‘neutrality’?
Should Ireland debate joining Nato and abandoning ‘neutrality’?
Security Correspondent Cormac O’Keeffe approached a number of experts and politicians seeking answers to three pertinent questions

Mon, 23 May, 2022

Government criticised for '€450m giveaway' to developers
Government criticised for '€450m giveaway' to developers
Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin described the plan as "brazen" and "the most quintessential Fianna Fáil policy we have seen since the halcyon days of the so-called Celtic Tiger".

Wed, 18 May, 2022

How will rousing Dáil speeches help Ukraine and five-year-old Anastasiia?
How will rousing Dáil speeches help Ukraine and five-year-old Anastasiia?
Poets and international statesmen were quoted as TDs spoke after the videolink speech by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Dáil — but divisions remain on what Ireland should be doing to help.

Wed, 06 Apr, 2022

People Before Profit TDs explain refusal to applaud President Zelenskyy's Dáil address
People Before Profit TDs explain refusal to applaud President Zelenskyy's Dáil address
PBP TD Richard Boyd Barrett said: "Russia must end this bloody invasion and allow the people of Ukraine to determine their own future".

Wed, 06 Apr, 2022

Supermodel Bella Hadid shares People Before Profit TD's Instagram posts
Supermodel Bella Hadid shares People Before Profit TD's Instagram posts
Ms Hadid shared a post by Richard Boyd Barrett highlighting the disparity between State spending on horse and greyhound racing compared to supporting refugees enduring domestic violence

Fri, 01 Apr, 2022

Opposition TDs call for Nama to exit the housing market
Opposition TDs call for Nama to exit the housing market
It comes after reports that Nama had left 26 apartments in Finglas idle for a decade

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021

LDA will 'replace county councils' in housing development, TDs warned
LDA will 'replace county councils' in housing development, TDs warned
Richard Boyd Barrett makes claim in Oireachtas housing committee debate on amendments to Land Development Agency Bill as Eoin Ó Broin clashes with Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien

Tue, 25 May, 2021

Government plans to curtail vulture funds 'don't go far enough'
Government plans to curtail vulture funds 'don't go far enough'
Opposition TD say measures being proposed are inadequate to resolve housing crisis

Tue, 18 May, 2021

CC LEINSTER HOUSE
Former health ministers urged to come clean on vulnerable children dossiers
People Before Profit: 'This echoes State activity you would more associate with authoritarian regimes and tyrannies'

Tue, 30 Mar, 2021

Coronavirus - Mon May 18, 2020
Final decision on construction reopening due next week
A final decision on reopening construction on March 5 will not be made until next week, the Housing Minister has said.

Wed, 17 Feb, 2021

Land Development Agency Bill 'another Nama scandal waiting to happen'
Land Development Agency Bill 'another Nama scandal waiting to happen'
Solidarity-PBP are to fight the bill 'tooth and nail', claiming it will result in the 'pillaging of the public land bank'

Tue, 16 Feb, 2021

CC LEINSTER HOUSE
Time for a zero-Covid strategy, urge opposition parties
PBP wants mandatory quarantine for travellers, fines for employers unwilling to let staff work from home, and a hard lockdown across the State

Tue, 19 Jan, 2021

Coronavirus - Fri Nov 27, 2020
Micheál Martin: Zero-Covid approach would not be viable for Ireland
Taoiseach points to relationships with EU and UK for not impementing strategy to eliminate virus, but opposition warns that Government is risking Christmas celebrations

Tue, 01 Dec, 2020

Coronavirus - Fri Sep 18, 2020
Elaine Loughlin: Time for talking is not over where our politicians are concerned
Our elected representatives took over an hour to decide what they wanted to talk about today

Wed, 23 Sep, 2020

Coronavirus - Sun Aug 23, 2020
Government risks 'losing the dressing room' if PUP not restored to €350 a week
'Now is not the time to be cutting supports,' says Mary Lou McDonald

Tue, 22 Sep, 2020

Debenhams workers 'shabbily treated,' Taoiseach says
Debenhams workers 'shabbily treated,' Taoiseach says
Speaking during his first Leaders’ Questions as Taoiseach, Mr Martin said it was particularly regrettable that the company closed in the context of Covid-19.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2020

Sinn Féin will 'continue to fight for change' as opposition leaders
Sinn Féin will 'continue to fight for change' as opposition leaders
Sinn Féin is ready for opposition and will "continue to fight for change", the party says.

Fri, 26 Jun, 2020

All students should be back in classrooms by beginning of school year, says Minister
All students should be back in classrooms by beginning of school year, says Minister
All students should be back in the classroom five days a week when the new school year begins, the education minister has insisted.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020

Boyd Barrett: FF and FG 'rehashing old policies' in programme for government
Boyd Barrett: FF and FG 'rehashing old policies' in programme for government
People Before Profit TD for Dún Laoghaire Richard Boyd Barrett has accused Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have of rehashing old policies in their programme for government.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

Danny Healy-Rae and Cork TD Michael Collins criticised for saying 'all lives matter'
Danny Healy-Rae and Cork TD Michael Collins criticised for saying 'all lives matter'
Two TDs have been told to "wake up and smell the coffee" after declaring that "all lives matter" during Dáil statements on combatting racism.

Wed, 17 Jun, 2020

Programme for government fails on health, housing and climate, People Before Profit claim
Programme for government fails on health, housing and climate, People Before Profit claim
The proposed coalition pact fails to deliver on housing, health, climate and the cost of living, all of which were demanded by voters in the election.

Wed, 17 Jun, 2020

'Unsafe, unregulated': People Before Profit blasts reopening of construction sites
Brid Smith said that “light touch” regulation was a real concern despite new protocols agreed between employers and the government last week for people returning to work.

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Sinn Féin agree to People Before Profit proposal to resume government talks
Sinn Féin agree to People Before Profit proposal to resume government talks
Sinn Féin have agreed to People Before Profit's letter proposing to resume talks to form a left-led minority government, and say they have been in contact with the Green Party about doing so.

Mon, 11 May, 2020

Boyd Barrett yet to hear from Sinn Féin on forming left-wing coalition
Boyd Barrett yet to hear from Sinn Féin on forming left-wing coalition
People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett says he has not yet heard back from Sinn Féin on forming a left-wing coalition government.

Thu, 07 May, 2020

Sinn Féin: 'doors are still open' to parties to form progressive government
Sinn Féin: 'doors are still open' to parties to form progressive government
Sinn Féin says that "doors are still open" to other parties despite formal negotiations for government between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Greens kicking off this week.

Wed, 06 May, 2020

People Before Profit criticise 'tapering off' of Covid-19 payments
People Before Profit criticise 'tapering off' of Covid-19 payments
Tapering off Covid-19 unemployment payments would destroy goodwill, says People Before Profit.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

Boyd Barrett says its 'just a gamble' to tender Irish Glass Bottle site to private developers for public housing
Boyd Barrett says its 'just a gamble' to tender Irish Glass Bottle site to private developers for public housing
The People Before Profit TD said the site should be kept in State possession.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2020

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