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Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Youthreach Programme Staff
Mick Barry
274. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the circulars for revised pay scales and allowances for persons recruited to direct entry grades which are applicable to the position of Youthreach resource person currently for remuneration. [18200/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Middle East Issues
Mick Barry
418. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the circumstances surrounding the resignation of a person (details supplied) as Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia of the UN arising from criticism they received for taking a stand on the treatment of the Palestinian people. [18197/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Foreign Naval Vessels
Mick Barry
419. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has received reports of US Navy personnel berthed in Cobh, County Cork, bearing arms onshore in March 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18203/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Work Permits Eligibility
Mick Barry
787. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a person (details supplied) can be designated as having the required skills that will enable them to seek work without being dependant on an employer sponsoring them; and the process open to them to pursue this aim. [18201/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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Defence Forces Representative Organisations
Mick Barry
4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the Government's response to the application being taken to the European Committee of Social Rights by EUROMIL on behalf of PDFORRA seeking enhanced employee and representative rights for the Defence Forces akin to those won by the Garda organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15538/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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European Defence Action Plan
Mick Barry
9. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Ireland will block progress towards the establishment of a common European fund for military research and co-operation to prevent the further militarisation of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15486/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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Air Corps Operations
Mick Barry
20. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures he will take to enhance the search and rescue capacity of the Air Corps as a back-up to the Coast Guard and RNLI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15487/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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Defence Forces Funding
Mick Barry
22. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he plans to meet the 2% of GDP spending target on defence agreed by EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15484/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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European Defence Action Plan
Mick Barry
40. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will block progress towards the establishment of a common European military headquarters in order to prevent the further militarisation of the EU. [15485/17]
Thu, 23 Mar 2017
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Workplace Relations Commission
Mick Barry
37. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the Workplace Relations Commission labour inspectorate is seeking legal advice on the implementation of the atypical worker permit scheme for migrants working on Irish fishing vessels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12375/17]
Thu, 23 Mar 2017
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Fishing Industry
Mick Barry
41. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason no prosecutions have followed from the 151 infringements against the rights of migrant fishing crew that have been uncovered in the industry (details supplied). [12376/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mick Barry
12. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on is recent visit to the Unites States of America and meetings with President Donald Trump and members of his Administration. [13921/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Industrial Disputes
Mick Barry
38. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the collapse of the talks between management and unions at Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14256/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Industrial Disputes
Mick Barry
89. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the talks between management and unions at Bus Éireann were destined to end without agreement due to the parameters of their discussion being constrained by the level of subsidy provided by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14257/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Mick Barry
208. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the decision not to cover the costs of the Respreeza drug taken by sufferers of alpha-1 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14354/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Environmental Protection Agency Reports
Mick Barry
48. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action which has been taken to address the concerns regarding the low level of prosecutions of big business polluters raised in the formal review of the EPA conducted by a person (details supplied) and the lack of accountability of the EPA resulting from its immunity from prosecution. [13932/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Climate Change Negotiations
Mick Barry
51. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has had any contact or discussions with his US counterpart on the issue of climate change and targets contained in the Paris Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13930/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Post Office Closures
Mick Barry
80. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has been provided with information on the proposed closure of 200 post offices; the estimated effects this will have on jobs and postal services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13928/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Migrant Integration
Mick Barry
162. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the grants for integration projects were cut to €600,000 in her Department compared with €1.321 million in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14053/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Local Authority Housing Maintenance
Mick Barry
445. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a person (details suppled) can have essential maintenance performed on their council home. [13496/17]