Parliamentary questions

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

24. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe will next meet. [50874/21]

Health Services

Mick Barry

154. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending access to free contraception to all persons that request it as per the recommendations of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution; the forms of contraception that will be available under the scheme; if he will consider a choice of contraception and for the scheme to be introduced ahead of the August 2022 target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50843/21]

Abortion Services

Mick Barry

185. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all maternity hospitals in the State will provide abortion services; if it will be ensured that the review of the abortion legislation will examine the measures needed to ensure provision of abortion services in all hospitals and in all areas of the State; if a guarantee can be provided that the national maternity hospital when based at St. Vincent’s Hospital will provide abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50844/21]

Marine Accidents

Mick Barry

330. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish unedited the report commissioned by him from a person (details supplied) that has been with his Department since July 2021; the reason for the delay in its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50740/21]

EU Funding

Mick Barry

368. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to oppose the proposal to include nuclear power as a power that can be classified as renewable for the purposes of EU investment in renewable sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50741/21]

Immigration Support Services

Mick Barry

696. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the reason her Department has not succeeded in closing down an online operation (details supplied) that automatically books interview slots with immigration services and then sells on these slots at a €40 charge to migrants with a genuine need for a face-to-face appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50738/21]

Immigration Status

Mick Barry

697. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if the Garda National Immigration Bureau can agree to a face-to-face appointment with an Egyptian national (details supplied]) who was recently granted a change of status but is required by the Egyptian authorities to have an up-to-date visa sticker on their recently renewed Egyptian passport if they are to be permitted to visit their family in Egypt and to return to Ireland for a pending Labour Court hearing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50739/21]

Employment Schemes

Mick Barry

61. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the changes she is considering to the work schemes under the Pathways to Work initiative given the abuses of same by employers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48663/21]

Departmental Funding

Mick Barry

124. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he will take to increase the funding and resources for services combating gender-based violence and assisting those impacted by Covid-19 given the well documented rise in gender-based violence during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48662/21]

Passport Services

Mick Barry

339. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the turnaround times for first time passport applications; the steps taken to reduce these turnaround times; if there has been additional staff allocated to first time applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47846/21]

Climate Change Negotiations

Mick Barry

48. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to participate in the upcoming COP26 summit; if he will be supporting calls for measures to be taken to curb the pollution of large multinational corporations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47161/21]

International Agreements

Mick Barry

88. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence the input he or his officials will have with the EU Commission in their preparation of a joint declaration with NATO; his views on the increased use of the EU budget and EU structures for military use; if he will participate in any summit on EU defence called by the French Presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47146/21]

Defence Forces

Mick Barry

137. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence the steps taken to investigate recent allegations of sexual harassment in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47147/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

6. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that deals with sporting issues. [44874/21]

Social Dialogue

Mick Barry

17. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [44873/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with education last met. [43780/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

16. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met. [43782/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

25. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [44872/21]

Homeless Persons Supports

Mick Barry

365. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the latest homelessness statistics; his plans for the winter period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46553/21]

School Funding

Mick Barry

439. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to ensure that funding is allocated to schools to ensure they can properly stock and update their school libraries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46051/21]