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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]