Parliamentary questions

Permanent Structured Co-operation

Mick Barry

31. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the increase in defence expenditure that is envisaged as part of Ireland's obligations following the joining of Permanent Structured Co-operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3353/18]

Health Services Funding

Mick Barry

113. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if a service (details supplied) can be run by a community centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3536/18]

Citizens Information Services

Mick Barry

170. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Citizens Information service can take over the running of a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3535/18]

Defence Forces Personnel

Mick Barry

144. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason bestowing on the Defence Forces the rights contained in the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 has not been progressed over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3371/18]

Maternity Services Provision

Mick Barry

430. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to account for the quality of care they provided to a person (details supplied). [3483/18]

Maternity Services Provision

Mick Barry

431. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to provide prompt and adequate support for pregnant women that suffer a condition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3484/18]

Local Authority Assets

Mick Barry

624. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of undeveloped land owned by each local authority; the amount of land that is zoned residential in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2924/18]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mick Barry

11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will issue guidelines to other Departments regarding the engagement of private companies for contract work; if the working conditions of staff in these companies' firms, including trade union recognition, will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2163/18]

Maternity Services

Mick Barry

225. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to provide prompt and adequate support for pregnant women who suffer from a condition, as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2712/18]

Company Liquidations

Mick Barry

314. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the liquidation of a company (details supplied); if he will report on the consequences for public transport contracts it holds here from the point of view of services and jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2711/18]

Legislative Measures

Mick Barry

233. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the provisions in the promised Bill to tackle insecure low-hour contracts and bogus self-employment. [2132/18]

DEIS Status

Mick Barry

341. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the 257 schools which met the criteria for Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, status but did not receive it as reported in a newspaper (details supplied); and the location of each. [54649/17]

Work Permits Applications Data

Mick Barry

465. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of atypical work permits issued to previously undocumented non-EU fishing workers annually since the scheme was established. [54494/17]

Work Permits Applications Data

Mick Barry

466. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of pending applications for atypical work permits for previously undocumented non-EU fishing workers. [54495/17]

Work Permits Applications Data

Mick Barry

467. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications under the atypical non-EU migrant fishing worker scheme to change the employer to which they were originally documented under the scheme; and the number of these applications to change employer granted since the scheme began. [54496/17]

Fisheries Offences

Mick Barry

613. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Business; Enterprise and Innovation the number of Workplace Relations Commission personnel assigned to working on the fishing fleet; and the number of inspections of relevant vessels containing or suspected of containing non-EU migrant fishing crew documented or undocumented by the Commission since the atypical scheme for non-EU migrant fishing crew was established. [54498/17]

Fisheries Offences

Mick Barry

614. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Business; Enterprise and Innovation the number of enforcement actions and the total monetary awards by category, for example, unpaid wages, unpaid holiday pay, damages, pay in lieu of notice, non-observance of minimum wage and other infringements by the Workplace Relations Commission in favour of migrant fishing workers documented or undocumented since the atypical scheme for non-EU migrant fishing crew was established. [54501/17]

Fishing Vessel Safety

Mick Barry

617. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Health and Safety Authority inspectors assigned to working on the fishing fleet; and the number of inspections and investigations of relevant vessels containing or suspected of containing non-EU migrant fishing crew documented or undocumented by the Authority since the atypical scheme for non-EU migrant fishing crew was established. [54499/17]

Fishing Vessel Safety

Mick Barry

618. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Business; Enterprise and Innovation the number of enforcement actions, civil or criminal, initiated by the Health and Safety Authority in respect of violations of health and safety in the workplace on fishing vessels since the atypical scheme for non-EU migrant fishing crew was established. [54502/17]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Mick Barry

933. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the reason those who suffer from haemochromatosis who do not have a medical card must pay €80 for each hospital visit to have blood removed in view of the fact that persons suffering from other long-term illnesses such as diabetes can be treated for free; and if he will request the HSE to enable persons with haemochromatosis likewise to receive their treatment free. [1010/18]

Health Services

Mick Barry

1105. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to investigate the case of a person (details supplied). [1979/18]

Fishing Industry

Mick Barry

1363. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Marine Survey Office inspectors assigned to working in the fishing fleet; and the number of inspections of relevant vessels containing, or suspected of containing, non-EU migrant fishing crew documented or undocumented by the office since the atypical scheme for non-EU migrant fishing crew was established. [54497/17]

Fishing Industry

Mick Barry

1364. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of enforcement actions, civil or criminal, initiated by the Marine Survey Office in respect of violations of regulations in relevant vessels since the atypical scheme for non-EU migrant fishing crew was established. [54500/17]

Pension Provisions

Mick Barry

7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he will ensure that public servants who opt to work until 70 years of age will be doing so out of a desire to work as opposed to feeling compelled to do so for economic reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53259/17]

Northern Ireland

Mick Barry

64. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the ongoing incarceration of a person (details supplied) who had their licence revoked in March 2016 but has not received due process or opportunity to answer charges against them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53233/17]

Legislative Programme

Mick Barry

56. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has prepared legislation to accord enhanced rights for PDFORRA and the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers, RACO, in anticipation of the outcome of the European Committee on Social Rights case taken by EUROMIL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52916/17]

Ministerial Meetings

Mick Barry

84. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he engaged with members of a group (details supplied) on 30 November 2017 during their 24-hour protest outside Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52915/17]

Trade Union Recognition

Mick Barry

234. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will raise with a company (details supplied) which is engaged by the HSE on State contracts the reason it does not recognise a union which represents its staff in view of the fact that it recognises a union in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53235/17]

Medical Card Eligibility

Mick Barry

352. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the reason the decision was made to no longer cover medical and adhesive tape on the medical card; and if alternative funding arrangements have been made to cover costs for those who require it for daily use. [53087/17]

Trade Union Recognition

Mick Barry

364. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will raise with a company (details supplied) that is engaged by the HSE on State contracts the reason it does not recognise a union which represents its staff in view of the fact that it recognises a union in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53234/17]

Departmental Contracts

Mick Barry

487. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will raise with a company (details supplied) that is engaged by the HSE on State contracts the reason it does not recognise a union which represents its staff in view of the fact that it recognises a union in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53236/17]

School Accommodation Provision

Mick Barry

43. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reconsider his Department's refusal to fund a new space at a school (details supplied) for resource teaching; and his further plans to reconsider his refusal to a previous request that his officials have a face-to-face meeting with the principal and board of management of the school. [52002/17]

Teachers' Professional Development

Mick Barry

181. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request the professional development service for teachers to review the level of continuous professional development for teachers of mathematics, particularly in the Cork area where an absence of such a service is reported by teachers. [51548/17]

Student Grant Scheme

Mick Barry

186. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanisms in place regarding proof of address for independent students applying for the SUSI grant in view of the predominance of precarious tenancies and the rise of apartment living (details supplied). [51582/17]

School Transport Eligibility

Mick Barry

187. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the situation in County Cork whereby children in special class placements are not entitled to access to transport with an escort (details supplied). [51583/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mick Barry

379. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision not to provide funding applied for by an organisation (details supplied) for an education and information officer; and the considerations in the new allocation model for special needs assistants, SNAs, that was given for children with dyspraxia as the new guidelines mean persons with this condition are likely to be overlooked. [51912/17]

Illness Benefit Payments

Mick Barry

505. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons in receipt of illness benefit do not receive a Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51913/17]

Rental Accommodation Standards

Mick Barry

524. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to fund the appointment by local authorities of additional staff in order that timely inspections of HAP properties can take place in cases in which persons make complaints regarding standards of accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51911/17]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Mick Barry

141. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) can be included on the school build programme for a new build on a locally identified site in view of the rapid expansion in numbers at the school since 2013 and the condition of the current building. [51113/17]

Court Judgments

Mick Barry

273. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will direct the Chief State Solicitor's Office to make an appropriate payment in view of the conclusion of a High Court case (details supplied). [51114/17]

Bus Services

Mick Barry

77. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the tendering of bus routes in County Waterford. [49426/17]

Bus Éireann Services

Mick Barry

90. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regrading the implementation of the new rosters in Bus Éireann and his engagement with the trade unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49425/17]

Mental Health Services Funding

Mick Barry

24. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the increase in mental health problems reported in the most recent census; the impact of the level of mental health funding in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48284/17]

Maternity Services Provision

Mick Barry

39. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the provision of anomaly scanning for all pregnancies will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48181/17]

Traveller Community

Mick Barry

59. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the high number of Travellers affected by suicide (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48182/17]

Hospital Overcrowding

Mick Barry

92. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the trolley crisis and emergency department overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48179/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans

Mick Barry

95. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans for eliminating waiting times of more than 12 weeks for inpatient procedures, ten weeks for outpatient appointments and ten days for diagnostic tests. [48178/17]

Alcohol Pricing

Mick Barry

98. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if an analysis has been conducted regarding the equality impact of minimum unit pricing for alcohol and its potential effects on chronic alcoholics and their families. [48180/17]

Irish Water Staff

Mick Barry

48. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason the original service level agreements between local authorities and Irish Water that would have retained the services of local authority waterworks personnel to Irish Water up to 2026 have been amended; if local authority waterworks personnel will be asked to transfer to Irish Water within the next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45286/17]

Traveller Accommodation

Mick Barry

49. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if emergency measures will be put in place to properly accommodate Travellers in Spring Lane, County Cork, and other sites that have been storm damaged. [45287/17]