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Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Taxi Regulations
Mick Barry
582. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing a representative to the board of the Taxi Regulator for taxi drivers from County Cork in view of the unique challenges faced by drivers and the industry in the Cork area and in the interests of regional balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52741/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Arts Funding
Mick Barry
4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she is taking to double arts funding by 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52178/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Traveller Culture
Mick Barry
19. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the resources being given to Traveller culture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52147/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Community Pharmacy Services
Mick Barry
246. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a moratorium on the changes to the fees paid to pharmacies due to be implemented on 1 January 2020; if he will negotiate with pharmacists with a view of reversing the cuts made to the fees received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52352/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Mick Barry
173. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider measures to reduce the class sizes in DEIS schools in view of evidence such as the study Addressing Education Disadvantage by the Educational Research Centre, that children have better outcomes from smaller classes sizes; the measures he will take to bring class sizes below 20 pupils for primary education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51210/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Social Welfare Benefits
Mick Barry
454. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure that workers (details supplied) are able to access their social insurance benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48860/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Home Loan Scheme
Mick Barry
514. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will consider amending the criteria of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme to allow for those who have declared bankruptcy previously to be allowed to be considered for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48859/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Mick Barry
210. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if status of the allocation of an additional SNA to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24, in view of the fact the special education needs officer has observed the needs in the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47714/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Migration Data
Mick Barry
235. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of minors living here without residency status; the measures he is taking to provide these minors with residency status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46213/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Taxi Ranks
Mick Barry
927. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken to ensure that taxi drivers in Cork city are fully consulted regarding facilities and ranks in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44830/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Anti-Social Behaviour
Mick Barry
928. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken to ensure that taxi drivers in the Cork city area are protected from anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44831/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Homeless Persons Data
Mick Barry
1122. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons that have entered homelessness since the implementation of Rebuilding Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44231/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Housing Assistance Payment Data
Mick Barry
1123. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of preventative HAP payments granted based on notices of termination and on homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44232/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Homeless Persons Supports
Mick Barry
1124. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average length of stay in homeless hubs; the costs incurred in respect of hubs; his plans for the opening of further hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44233/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Bord na gCon Inspections
Mick Barry
482. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a fully qualified veterinarian is present at each sports information services greyhound race at tracks here; if drug testing is performed on the racing greyhounds at these events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43524/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments
Mick Barry
4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to cut the rehabilitative training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41501/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Health Services Provision
Mick Barry
11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the recommendation by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution for the availability of free contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41358/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Abortion Legislation
Mick Barry
65. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on progress on legislation for safety zones around services that provide for the termination of pregnancy and related information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41356/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Hospital Services
Mick Barry
70. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans for the opening of a HIV clinic in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41355/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Health Services Access
Mick Barry
75. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of hormone treatment for transgender persons through the health service; his engagement with the transgender community on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41357/19]
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
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Social Welfare Schemes
Mick Barry
4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on increasing social protection payments for 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38891/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Tenancy Protection Scheme
Mick Barry
66. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will legislate to ensure that those in co-living accommodation will have tenants’ rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37711/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Protection of Tenants in Receipt of Rental Supports
Mick Barry
68. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will prohibit evictions of tenants in which a property has failed a HAP inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37710/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Defence Forces Pensions
Mick Barry
88. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a commitment can be made to continue to provide funding for the medication of a person (details supplied) who is on an Army disability pension. [37725/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Office of Public Works Projects
Mick Barry
248. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 5 March 2019, when the Chief State Solicitors Office and the OPW will meet with the parties affected by the manner in which the site was assembled especially in circumstances in which new facts have come to light which will assist the investigation and resolution of the matters. [31175/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Medical Products Supply
Mick Barry
524. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the family of a person (details supplied) can have a more efficient method of obtaining incontinence pads from their primary healthcare centre in Portmarnock, County Dublin. [26850/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Waste Disposal Charges
Mick Barry
577. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to introducing a service for the collection of medical related domestic waste such as incontinence pads particularly in view of increases in domestic waste collection charges [26851/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Waste Disposal Charges
Mick Barry
578. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the commitment to provide financial assistance to those that have to dispose of incontinence pads in their domestic waste can be honoured. [26886/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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State Pension (Contributory)
Mick Barry
727. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she will take to address the losses in pension income suffered by tens of thousands of women arising from the 2012 reforms introduced by her predecessor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26853/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Housing Policy
Mick Barry
38. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the minimum guidelines for dormitory space and for cubicles and the shared kitchen ratio for co-living arrangements. [24035/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Home Loan Scheme
Mick Barry
41. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will consider amending the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme to allow persons who are not first-time buyers but who do not own their current residences to avail of the scheme. [24034/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Traveller Accommodation
Mick Barry
64. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount spent by each local authority to date in 2019 from its Traveller accommodation budget. [24033/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Home Loan Scheme
Mick Barry
974. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the criteria for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme will be changed to include non-first time buyers such as those that may have had their homes repossessed during the recession and that could now be in the financial position to pay back a loan. [23669/19]
Tue, 28 May 2019
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Student Grant Scheme
Mick Barry
103. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in receipt of an adjacent SUSI grant for students living at least 45 km away from the location where they study in the 2018-19 academic year; and the number of students in higher education in the same academic year. [22582/19]
Tue, 28 May 2019
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Student Grant Scheme
Mick Barry
104. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in receipt of an adjacent SUSI grant for students living at least 24 km away from the location where they studied in the 2010-11 academic year; and the number of students in higher education in the same academic year. [22583/19]
Tue, 28 May 2019
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Student Grant Scheme
Mick Barry
105. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing the budget 2011 decision to increase the SUSI grant non-adjacency qualifying distance from 24 km to 45 km. [22584/19]
Tue, 14 May 2019
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Court Judgments
Mick Barry
195. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 273 of 29 November 2017 and 168 of 25 October 2018, if he will report on developments in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20351/19]
Thu, 9 May 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Mick Barry
112. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has ceased to fund the provision of patches for the treatment of chilblains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20262/19]
Thu, 9 May 2019
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Mick Barry
113. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can receive the hip operation they require and was promised for January 2019 but has subsequently been informed of a two-year delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20263/19]
Thu, 9 May 2019
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Crèche Facilities Provision
Mick Barry
156. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will take to ensure the continuation of a crèche (details supplied) that parents and staff have been informed is due to cease operation in August; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20274/19]
Thu, 4 Apr 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Mick Barry
81. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the provision of education for a child (details supplied) with autism. [15755/19]
Wed, 3 Apr 2019
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Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Data
Mick Barry
130. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of atypical scheme permits for non-EU migrant fishers renewed in 2018; and the number issued in total. [15569/19]
Wed, 3 Apr 2019
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Medical Conditions
Mick Barry
169. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if fibromyalgia will be categorised as a chronic, incurable and debilitating condition for the drugs payment scheme or other schemes administered by his Department to assist in covering the costs of medication and treatment. [15580/19]
Thu, 28 Mar 2019
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Office of Public Works Properties
Mick Barry
76. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a property registered in the name of a person (details supplied) forms part of a site that facilitates the offices of his Department and forms part of an overall site that also accommodates the offices of the Revenue Commissioners. [14605/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Disability Allowance Eligibility
Mick Barry
1253. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that although fibromyalgia is a life-long debilitating condition that effects the ability to work it is not listed as a disability and thus creates difficulties for sufferers in accessing social welfare in the cases in which they cannot work or cannot afford medical expenses of treatments that are recommended by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13068/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Immigration Controls
Mick Barry
155. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of permits for migrant non-EU fishers currently issued under the atypical scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12686/19]
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
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Office of Public Works Projects
Mick Barry
167. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Office of Public Works, OPW, has not secured ownership of the 25% section of a site (details supplied) by requiring Wexford County Council to also obtain a new folio for this part of the site and transfer the new folio to the OPW. [10721/19]
Wed, 27 Feb 2019
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School Accommodation Provision
Mick Barry
80. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the adjacent prefabricated buildings and the site occupied by schools (details supplied); if part of these buildings and-or site will be used by the playschool which currently operates from a prefab but which has been excluded from the permanent build; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9916/19]
Wed, 20 Feb 2019
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Rental Sector
Mick Barry
23. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he will take to counter price setting by institutional landlords (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8671/19]
Wed, 20 Feb 2019
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Local Authority Housing
Mick Barry
26. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is satisfied that the supply of new local authority housing is meeting demand. [8476/19]