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Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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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]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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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]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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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]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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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]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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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]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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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]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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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]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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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]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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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]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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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]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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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]
Thu, 14 Dec 2017
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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]
Wed, 13 Dec 2017
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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]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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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]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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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]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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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]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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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]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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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]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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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]
Wed, 6 Dec 2017
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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]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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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]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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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]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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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]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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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]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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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]
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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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]
Wed, 29 Nov 2017
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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]
Wed, 29 Nov 2017
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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]
Wed, 22 Nov 2017
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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]
Wed, 22 Nov 2017
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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]
Wed, 15 Nov 2017
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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]
Wed, 15 Nov 2017
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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]
Wed, 15 Nov 2017
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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]
Wed, 15 Nov 2017
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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]
Wed, 15 Nov 2017
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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]
Wed, 15 Nov 2017
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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]
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
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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]
Thu, 26 Oct 2017
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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]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Mick Barry
3. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D (infrastructure) will meet next. [42739/17]
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
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School Accommodation
Mick Barry
66. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will reconsider its refusal to fund a new space at a school (details supplied) for resource teaching; and if his officials will meet with the principal and board of management of the school. [44818/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Citizens Information Services
Mick Barry
393. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the statement of the former Secretary General of her Department addressing the Committee of Public Accounts on 28 May 2015 to the effect that changes to the future corporate governance arrangements for Citizens Information Services and MABS had not at that stage been considered by the Citizens Information Board, CIB; if she can reconcile this with her own recent statement in Dáil Éireann on 11 July 2017 (details supplied) that the board had decided the matter in November 2014; if she will report on whether her Department was consulted by the CIB on the corporate governance model for Citizens Information Services and MABS; if so, if she will publish her Department's contribution to the discussion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44795/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Local Authority Housing Data
Mick Barry
422. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department collects annual statistics from local authorities on the number of joint tenancies in local authority and approved body housing in which one partner relinquishes the tenancy; if so, the number of these instances it is the female partner who relinquishes their share of the tenancy leaving the male partner as the sole tenant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44794/17]
Wed, 18 Oct 2017
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Defence Forces Allowances
Mick Barry
73. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures that will be put in place by his Department to recompense members of the Defence Forces who have been denied their full annual leave entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43991/17]
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
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Industrial Relations
Mick Barry
4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the industrial relations situation in Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42237/17]
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
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Bus Services
Mick Barry
12. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the various industrial disputes in the UK in recent years involving bus workers and a company (details supplied) that has recently been successful in its tender application for 10% of Dublin Bus routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42028/17]
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
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Bus Éireann Services
Mick Barry
35. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the unforeseen recent announcement by Bus Éireann to discontinue four routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42030/17]
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
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Climate Change Policy
Mick Barry
46. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if in co-operation with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment he will elaborate a policy for the expansion of public transport and the radical reduction of public transport fares in order to avert the possibility of fines being imposed on Ireland for not reaching its CO2 emission targets by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42029/17]
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
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Aviation Industry
Mick Barry
52. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures his Department has taken to ensure the protection of the rights of passengers that booked flights with a company (details supplied) that have subsequently been cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42027/17]
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
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Bus Services
Mick Barry
71. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a complaint made to the Health and Safety Authority regarding alleged unsafe practice by a company (details supplied) with regard to the training of drivers in the operation of the new routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42031/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Greyhound Industry
Mick Barry
65. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will revise the requirement for greyhound owners to register with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40720/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Medicinal Products Availability
Mick Barry
306. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that have been received in the past year by the HSE from persons seeking a licence to use medicinal cannabis products here; the number of these applications that were granted; and the criteria that were used in accepting or rejecting applications [41306/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Youth Services Provision
Mick Barry
547. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of reporting that has been sought by the city of City of Dublin Youth Service Board from a club (details supplied) in Dublin 5 in terms of the range, volume and frequency of activities it organises with the funds it receives from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41303/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Hare Coursing Regulation
Mick Barry
45. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the repeat capture of hares for hare coursing; and the measures she will take to prevent this occurring. [40718/17]
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
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Hare Coursing Regulation
Mick Barry
74. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on the issuing of hare coursing licences for the coming season. [40719/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Public Sector Pay
Mick Barry
107. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will make retrospective the compensation to all public servants recruited since 2011 on lesser pay than their longer-serving colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40488/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Legislative Measures
Mick Barry
108. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason FEMPI remains on the Statute Book; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40489/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Public Transport Fares
Mick Barry
473. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost in 2018 if all Irish Rail, Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Luas fares were halved. [40514/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility
Mick Barry
515. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated net cost in 2018 if the eligible age for the State pension was reduced from 66 to 65 years of age, taking into account the savings that would be made on jobseeker's allowance or benefit. [40513/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Water Charges Refunds
Mick Barry
537. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the reimbursement of water charges will come entirely out of 2017 expenditure; and if part of the reimbursement comes out of 2018 expenditure, the amount of same. [40512/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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JobPath Programme
Mick Barry
53. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the JobPath scheme in view of the numbers that have been sanctioned through the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39687/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Public Services Card
Mick Barry
66. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on making the public services card compulsory for availing of public services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39686/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Workplace Safety
Mick Barry
129. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of reports that have been made to the Health and Safety Authority since the beginning of 2017 regarding unsafe climbing and operation of construction site cranes by unqualified and under-qualified personnel or unsafe use of construction cranes; the number of inspections by HSA personnel that followed; and the findings in each instance. [39175/17]
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
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Health and Safety Authority
Mick Barry
130. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of whole-time equivalents qualified to conduct workplace inspections that are employed by the Health and Safety Authority; and the number employed in 2008. [39176/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Departmental Consultations
Mick Barry
132. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance when the report commissioned by his Department and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection on bogus self-employment practices in the construction sector and resultant losses incurred in PAYE and PRSI will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37596/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Asylum Support Services
Mick Barry
599. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views regarding the measures advocated by the safe passage campaign (details supplied) which seeks to reunite separated refugee families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37569/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Hare Coursing
Mick Barry
703. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a copy of the licences she has issued for the netting and tagging of hares for the purpose of hare coursing in 2017. [37591/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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EU Directives
Mick Barry
1266. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the rate of non-compliance with documentary requirements from other EU member states experienced by the HSE related to the cross-border directive and accessing medical procedures abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38928/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Employment Rights
Mick Barry
59. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Bill relating to the application of the working time directive to members of An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces is likely to be presented to Dáil Éireann. [35169/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Employment Rights
Mick Barry
65. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Bill relating to the application of the working time directive to members of An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces is to be presented to Dáil Éireann. [35168/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Food Waste
Mick Barry
1279. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will ensure that brown bins for organic waste will be made available to all householders in view of the fact the absence of a brown bin service here will lead to even greater increases in refuse charges under the pay-by-weight regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35148/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Local Authority Funding
Mick Barry
1341. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reverse the decision of his Department not to provide funding to Cork City Council to assist with the escalating problem of Japanese knotweed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35147/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Mortgage Applications Approvals
Mick Barry
16. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons seeking to buy a home that are unable to obtain mortgage approval on the basis of their incomes and prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33393/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Rent Controls
Mick Barry
38. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there is a threshold of rent rises or further increases in homelessness that could be passed before he would consider strict rent controls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33394/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Bus Services
Mick Barry
1080. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date schedule for the tendering of Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus routes between July 2017 and 2019; and if the planned redesign of the Dublin Bus route network will have any impact on the tendering schedule. [34313/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Rail Services
Mick Barry
1081. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will restore the subsidy to Irish Rail to pre-crisis levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34314/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Departmental Funding
Mick Barry
1164. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will release the necessary capital funding to help sustain a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34311/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Child Care Services Funding
Mick Barry
1165. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the delay in delivering the funding to six child care projects in County Cork promised by her Department six months ago. [34312/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Seaweed Harvesting Licences
Mick Barry
1255. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason no public consultation meetings were held regarding the application for a licence for the mechanical harvesting of kelp in Bantry Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33602/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Seaweed Harvesting Licences
Mick Barry
1303. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which a licence for the mechanical harvesting of kelp in Bantry bay was issued without an environmental impact assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34097/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Garda Training
Mick Barry
76. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the levels of training provided to members of An Garda Síochána in upholding persons' right to protest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33003/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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School Transport Eligibility
Mick Barry
183. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the fact that the ethos condition in the post-primary school transport scheme refers to religious minorities constitutes discrimination against other minorities such as those with no religious faith wishing to attend an Educate Together secondary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33565/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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School Transport Eligibility
Mick Barry
184. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a record is kept of the religion of the students qualifying for the post-primary school transport scheme to attend minority religious faith schools; if so, if he will provide these figures. [33566/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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School Transport Eligibility
Mick Barry
185. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that Educate Together secondary schools qualify for the post-primary school transport scheme on the same basis as minority religious faith schools in view of the fact that these schools are mostly chosen by those not wishing to avail of a school that is of the main religious ethos here. [33567/17]
Wed, 12 Jul 2017
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Work Permits Data
Mick Barry
208. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of renewals which have been issued in 2017 of the atypical worker permit for non-EU migrant fishing crew. [28071/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
Mick Barry
31. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if members of the Defence Forces who have not been permitted to take their full annual leave allowance in recent years can be fully compensated for this loss. [32344/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Departmental Contracts
Mick Barry
330. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of tenders for building construction of more than €250,000 issued to construction companies over each of the past six years for prisons and court buildings; the initial cost of each tender at contract award stage; the amount of the agreed final account or total amount paid in each case; the reason and details for overruns; the specific procurement method in each tender or contract award case; and if former State employees were engaged on construction projects.
[32927/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Departmental Contracts
Mick Barry
331. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of building construction consultants and related advisers such as but not excluding architects, engineers, quantity surveyors for prisons and court buildings (details supplied). [32928/17]
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Road Traffic Offences Data
Mick Barry
678. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1874 of 20 June 2017, the number of prosecutions for non-compliance that have ensued. [32343/17]
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Employment Rights
Mick Barry
28. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures her Department will take to support efforts to eliminate bogus self-employment practices in the English language teaching sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30408/17]
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
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Industrial Disputes
Mick Barry
45. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the unfolding dispute between crane operators and construction employers. [30409/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Sport Ireland Administration
Mick Barry
45. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Sport Ireland has delayed in responding to the application for additional funding for the national women's soccer team for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30131/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Rail Services
Mick Barry
73. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the unfolding financial crisis Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30132/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Mick Barry
56. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures taken to avert the possibility of heavy fines being imposed on Ireland for exceeding CO2 emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29934/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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International Agreements
Mick Barry
79. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discussions he has had with his EU counterparts with responsibility for climate change since the US President Trump's announcement that the US was withdrawing from the Paris climate accord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29932/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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School Accommodation Provision
Mick Barry
211. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to correspondence dated 13 April 2017 from a group (details supplied); and if he will meet representatives of the group to discuss the way in which it can secure an alternative premises to continue its valuable work. [29685/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
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Waste Disposal
Mick Barry
457. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will extend the deferment of the application of the pay-by-weight refuse collection regime that was originally scheduled for commencement in July 2016; if he will intervene with a company (details supplied) that opted its customers into a form of pay-by-weight unless they opted out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29702/17]
Tue, 27 Jun 2017
written
Climate Change Policy
Mick Barry
458. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of discussions he has had with his EU counterparts with responsibility for climate change since President Trump's announcement that the United States of America was withdrawing from the Paris Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29935/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
written
Fishing Industry
Mick Barry
29. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the atypical worker permit for non-EU migrant fishing crew; if such a review is planned; and if he will meet representatives from the international transport federation that have concerns regarding the welfare of non-EU migrant fishing crew operating on Irish vessels. [28072/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
written
HSE Staff
Mick Barry
128. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can be directed to cease the practice of forcing its employees who are certified sick on a long-term basis being forced to go through the hardship of having to obtain fresh sick certificates on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29268/17]
Wed, 21 Jun 2017
oral
Official Engagements
Mick Barry
3. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he has yet spoken to the British Prime Minister. [27227/17]