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Tue, 6 Oct 2020
oral
Cabinet Committees
Mick Barry
13. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with transport last met. [28810/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Homelessness Strategy
Mick Barry
46. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he will take following the recent release of homeless figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28553/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Homelessness Strategy
Mick Barry
48. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a restoration of the eviction moratorium will be supported in view of the most up-to-date homelessness figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28554/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Student Support Schemes
Mick Barry
556. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his views on the situation faced by minors and young persons who have been born here or who are long-term resident here but are not Irish, EU, UK, EEA or Swiss citizens in terms of discrimination they may face in accessing education, public services and employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28692/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Deportation Orders
Mick Barry
557. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if his Department or agencies under his remit are informed or notified of minors being deported from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28693/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Student Universal Support Ireland
Mick Barry
581. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he supports the principle of persons born in the State who are not Irish, UK, EEA or Swiss nationals and who qualify under the residency and other requirements of the schemes being able to access SUSI grants and the free fees scheme on the same basis as Irish, UK, EEA and Swiss nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28688/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Deportation Orders
Mick Barry
611. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the reason her Department does not collect statistics on the number of minors deported from the State; if this has always been the policy of her Department; her plans to change this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28689/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Deportation Orders
Mick Barry
612. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the reason her Department does not collect statistics on the number of Irish-born non-Irish, UK, EEA and Swiss citizens deported from the State; if this has always been the policy of her Department; her plans to change this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28690/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Immigration Status
Mick Barry
613. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for her Department’s policy paper on the regularisation of undocumented persons; if it will be open to receiving submissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28691/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Banking Sector
Mick Barry
41. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance the contacts he has had with the management of a bank (details supplied); the steps he will take to protect jobs, services and the rights of mortgage customers in the event of the bank being sold by its parent company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26683/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Mortgage Lending
Mick Barry
49. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance the meetings he has had with the main banking and lending institutions in relation to the Covid-19 mortgage moratorium; the measures he will take to extend the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26696/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Mick Barry
587. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has had discussions in relation to a reversal of the cuts to the pandemic unemployment payment; if so, the estimated cost of a reversal for a three-month period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26707/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Student Support Schemes
Mick Barry
663. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if it will be ensured that persons born and resident here that are not Irish, EU, UK, EEA or Swiss nationals will be considered as being students under section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27105/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Deportation Orders
Mick Barry
718. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the number of minors born in Ireland who were deported in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26891/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Deportation Orders
Mick Barry
719. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the number of minors born in Ireland who have been issued with deportation orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26892/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Residency Permits
Mick Barry
731. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if it will be ensured that persons born and resident here who are not Irish, EU, UK, EEA or Swiss nationals will get permission and permanent status to ensure that such persons do not have to apply for work permits in order to work here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27106/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Banking Sector
Mick Barry
99. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on his discussions with a bank (details supplied); if he will be in contact with the bank; his views on the impact of job losses and a loss of banking services to the public should the bank be sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26104/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Mortgage Lending
Mick Barry
100. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance his views on protecting those with home loans with a bank (details supplied) in the event of a sale of the mortgage loan book of the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26105/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Banking Sector
Mick Barry
101. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance his plans to meet with representatives of the employees of a bank (details supplied) to discuss concerns over the withdrawal of the bank from the market. [26106/20]
Thu, 24 Sep 2020
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Credit Unions
Mick Barry
102. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he will intervene with the Central Bank in relation to credit union regulations that require a majority of members to sign up to a death benefit scheme in order for the scheme to be continued by a given credit union in order that these regulations are amended to allow for the schemes to be continued for those that wish to avail of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26116/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
oral
Cabinet Committees
Mick Barry
7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [25166/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Work Permits
Mick Barry
131. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if measures will be put in place to ensure that persons born here post-2005 who are not Irish, UK, EEA or Swiss nationals will not need to apply for work permits or other authorisations to work here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25388/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Public Sector Staff
Mick Barry
277. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the programmes in place to provide beginner, intermediate and advanced Irish language training for staff in the civil and public service in view of the commitment in the Programme for Government to increase the use of the Irish language in the civil and public service; if beginner level classes are available to all civil servants at all grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24753/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Public Sector Staff
Mick Barry
278. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and percentage of civil servants that are from Traveller, Black Irish and non-Irish citizen backgrounds; his plans to increase diversity in the civil service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24754/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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School Curriculum
Mick Barry
404. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify that the right not to attend religious instruction can be availed of by students in primary and second-level schools and that they can have appropriate supervision or alternative classes outside of that religious instruction class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24752/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Student Support Schemes
Mick Barry
622. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if measures will be put in place to ensure that students that were born here and or have been long term resident in Ireland but are not Irish, UK, EEA or Swiss citizens will be able to avail of the free fees scheme and apply for SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25385/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Naturalisation Certificates
Mick Barry
675. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the number of certificates of naturalisation issued in 2019 to persons that were born here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25386/20]
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
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Naturalisation Certificates
Mick Barry
676. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the number of certificates for naturalisation that have been applied for on behalf of persons under 18 years of age in 2019; and the number of these applications that were for persons born here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25387/20]
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
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Naturalisation Certificates
Mick Barry
109. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases in which naturalisation has been granted using section 16(a) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24230/20]
Thu, 10 Sep 2020
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Garda Reform
Mick Barry
2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if she will reverse the decision to transfer the powers to hire and promote gardaí from the Policing Authority to the Garda Commissioner in view of the recommendation from the Smithwick tribunal to remove this power from the Commissioner given its potential to discourage whistleblowing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23203/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Civil Service
Mick Barry
320. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applicants for the executive officer competition underway; the number of positions available at the grade from the competition; his plans for further competitions for the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21661/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Foreign Policy
Mick Barry
457. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his engagement with the Ambassador of Morocco in 2019; the actions Ireland has taken in relation to the various well documented human rights abuses in Morocco (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21660/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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Working Holiday Programmes
Mick Barry
463. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the temporary suspension of the working holiday authorisation scheme will be lifted given the limited public health threats should entrants to the State comply with quarantine requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22506/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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State Examinations
Mick Barry
541. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education the reason for the gap between the publication of the leaving certificate results and the publication of the predicted grades by teachers; if the grades from teachers will be published at the same time or shortly after the results of the exam; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21846/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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State Examinations
Mick Barry
542. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education the further measures that will be required regarding the adaptions which provide more choice in exam questions to the 2021 leaving and junior certificates should the 2020/2021 academic year be disrupted due to further Covid-19 related restrictions; the contingency measures for the leaving and junior certificates 2021 in such a scenario; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21847/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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State Examinations
Mick Barry
543. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education the stakeholders who were consulted on the adaptions to the 2021 leaving certificate and junior certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21848/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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HIV-AIDS Programmes
Mick Barry
1305. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide information regarding PrEP and U=U in information campaigns on HIV prevention including television and billboard advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22047/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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HIV-AIDS Programmes
Mick Barry
1306. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the clinic hours and range of services to facilitate greater access to appointments for those in work in relation to the HIV clinic at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22048/20]
Tue, 8 Sep 2020
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HIV-AIDS Programmes
Mick Barry
1307. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health when PrEP and the necessary follow-up tests will be available free of charge in Cork city and the southern region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22049/20]
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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State Examinations
Mick Barry
9. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the postponement in publishing the results of the 2020 leaving certificate in view of the fact schools have submitted their information regarding grading on schedule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19334/20]
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
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State Examinations
Mick Barry
28. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to expand the choice in exams in the leaving certificate 2021 in view of the loss in teaching time due to Covid-19; if the alternations will be carried out across subjects in a similar manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19333/20]
Wed, 29 Jul 2020
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Employment Rights
Mick Barry
24. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on employees of a company (details supplied) seeking an enhanced redundancy package; if legislation and additional measures will be introduced giving effect to the Duffy Cahill report that will better protect the interests of workers in liquidation scenarios; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15769/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Mick Barry
74. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will issue specific Covid-19 return to work guidelines to driver instructors in view of the nature of their profession which entails being in a confined space with their student; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17556/20]
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
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Driver Test
Mick Barry
80. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make provision in driver test centres for driving instructors to avail of indoor facilities while their students are undergoing their driver test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17555/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Fur Farming
Mick Barry
519. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on prohibiting fur farming; the progress on legislation regarding the prohibition of fur farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17062/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Economic Growth Rate
Mick Barry
12. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance his views on the latest European Commission forecast for economic growth and the implications for the fiscal position of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16229/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Economic Growth Rate
Mick Barry
28. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance his views on the latest IMF World Economic Outlook forecasts and the implications for the fiscal position of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16228/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
oral
Cabinet Committees
Mick Barry
3. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the convening of Cabinet committees. [16087/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Taoiseach's Communications
Mick Barry
7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the discussions he has had with other Heads of Government since he assumed his position. [16088/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Tax Code
Mick Barry
36. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that will be introduced over the next year pertaining to a carbon tax. [16053/20]