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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]