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Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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Health Services
Mick Barry
67. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will legislate to make himself legally accountable for the delivery of health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27859/17]
Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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Hospital Appointments Delays
Mick Barry
75. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans to legislate for the maximum waiting times of ten weeks for an outpatient appointment, 12 weeks for an inpatient appointment and ten days for diagnostic tests as recommended in the future of healthcare report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27858/17]
Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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National Maternity Hospital
Mick Barry
128. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact the State will pay for the construction of the new national maternity hospital yet it will be owned by a private entity; his Department's general policy in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27860/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Fishing Vessel Licences
Mick Barry
1874. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions that have been taken by the marine survey office against owners of fishing vessels that refuse to submit log books. [28117/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Citizen Information Services
Mick Barry
1981. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the claim made in her amendment to the Fianna Fáil Private Members' motion on the independence of local citizens' information services that the Citizens Information Board made a decision to restructure the local citizens information services at a meeting on 17 February 2017 when this decision is not recorded in the minutes of this Citizens Information Board meeting which are available online; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26638/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Citizen Information Services
Mick Barry
1982. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the discrepancy of accounts between herself and the chief executive of the Citizens Information Board as to when a decision was made to restructure the governance of locally formerly independently run citizens information centres (details supplied). [26639/17]
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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Citizen Information Services
Mick Barry
1983. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the provision in the Comhairle Act 2000 or the Citizens Information Act 2007 which empowers the board of the Citizens Information Board to unilaterally alter the local board structure of independently run citizens information centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26640/17]
Wed, 31 May 2017
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Family Income Supplement
Mick Barry
33. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 18 May 2017, the reason for the rise in the number of families in receipt of family income supplement over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25952/17]
Wed, 31 May 2017
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Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
Mick Barry
50. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reverse the lower rate of jobseeker's payments for young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25951/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Site Acquisitions
Mick Barry
171. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he obtained an independent valuation for the Harold's Cross stadium before his Department purchased the stadium from Bord na gCon; the valuation arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25360/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
Mick Barry
319. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the long-term decline in occupational defined benefit pension schemes in the private sector; his further views on the idea of a State supervised unified defined benefit, half final salary occupational pension scheme for workers in all sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23051/17]
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Bord na gCon
Mick Barry
531. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Bord na gCon obtained a valuation of Harold's Cross stadium from the Valuation Office or another valuer prior to its sale; the valuation arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25359/17]
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Public Sector Pensions
Mick Barry
178. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will hold formal negotiations with a group (details supplied) regarding the restoration of cuts to pensions in view of the fact that they affect retired public servants. [23689/17]
Thu, 18 May 2017
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Hospital Services
Mick Barry
207. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the comment from the representative of Cork university hospital in correspondence (details supplied) justifying a three day delay to the treatment of a person's head wound; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23690/17]
Wed, 17 May 2017
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Mick Barry
2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on health will be held. [23041/17]
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Bus Éireann
Mick Barry
62. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the windfall of approximately €100 million from the Revenue Commissioners to Transport Infrastructure Ireland can be used in part to increase the subsidy to Bus Éireann. [22092/17]
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Bus Services
Mick Barry
76. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed tendering of the Bus Éireann Waterford city service. [22094/17]
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Public Transport Subsidies
Mick Barry
249. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will increase the State subsidy to Bus Éireann in advance of the conclusion of the NBRU ballot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22106/17]
Tue, 9 May 2017
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Bus Éireann Services
Mick Barry
646. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the threat to the Dublin to Derry Bus Éireann Expressway route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22093/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Hospitals Patronage
Mick Barry
25. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on his discussions with a group (details supplied) and the National Maternity Hospital regarding the ownership and governance of the National Maternity Hospital following its move to Elm Park, Dublin. [20688/17]
Wed, 3 May 2017
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Hospitals Patronage
Mick Barry
89. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to guarantee that women will be able to access all services at the National Maternity Hospital following its move to Elm Park, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20689/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Public Sector Pay
Mick Barry
15. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the FEMPI, financial emergency measures in the public interest, legislation is being kept on the Statute Book; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18351/17]
Thu, 13 Apr 2017
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Lansdowne Road Agreement
Mick Barry
21. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the detail of the Government's negotiation position on the follow up to the Lansdowne Road agreement with public sector unions. [18350/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Cabinet Committees
Mick Barry
4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee which is responsible for public transport matters; and the membership of same. [17917/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Waste Disposal
Mick Barry
333. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking and plans to take with respect to the growing use of non-recyclable disposable hot drink cups; the data being collected on these receptacles entering the waste disposal system; and the guidance which has issued to local authorities on the matter. [18373/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Free Travel Scheme
Mick Barry
41. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to announce an increase in his Department's contribution to Bus Éireann to cover the real cost of free travel; and if he will make this announcement before the conclusion of talks between Bus Éireann management and unions at the WRC. [17854/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Free Travel Scheme
Mick Barry
49. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the methodology arrived at for calculating the contribution his Department makes to Bus Éireann and to private coach firms for free travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17855/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Youthreach Programme Staff
Mick Barry
272. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if revised payscales and allowances for persons recruited to certain direct entry grades are applicable to the position of Youthreach resource person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18198/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Youthreach Programme Staff
Mick Barry
273. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the circulars for revised payscales and allowances for persons recruited to direct entry grades which are applicable to the position of Youthreach resource person from 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18199/17]
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]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Mobile Telephony Services
Mick Barry
1139. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a low-cost option for persons telephoning Departments and offices from mobile phone networks could be instituted by his Department, in view of the fact that mobile phone ownership is far more extensive than landlines, including among the poorest sections of society. [13291/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Rural Transport Services
Mick Barry
1253. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the impact of the cuts sought by Bus Éireann management on rural connectivity. [11745/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Residency Permits
Mick Barry
1278. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has a record of any employer making an inquiry regarding employing and sponsoring the residency of a person (details supplied) on the basis of their skills. [13494/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Youth Services Funding
Mick Barry
1306. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is grant aid available to a scout group (detail supplied) to assist it in acquiring some land or the use of some land to further its activities. [13802/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Child and Family Agency Investigations
Mick Barry
1311. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 815 of 28 February 2017, if the specific issue of the initial non-response of Tusla to the complaint lodged by a person (details supplied) to them will be explained. [14052/17]
Wed, 8 Mar 2017
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Medicinal Products Prices
Mick Barry
57. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the high prices charged by pharmaceutical companies, including those with operations here, for essential medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12061/17]
Wed, 8 Mar 2017
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Industrial Disputes
Mick Barry
87. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on industrial action by nurses and the pay and conditions faced by nurses in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12060/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Child Protection Services Provision
Mick Barry
177. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department institutes procedures and training for the mandatory reporting of child protection concerns by home tutors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11188/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Teachers' Remuneration
Mick Barry
218. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of incremental credit years that can be carried forward by a person who is employed as a Youthreach resource person and who then transfers to a position within the post-primary sector as a subject teacher, principal or deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11571/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Teachers' Remuneration
Mick Barry
219. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person with a recognised teaching qualification who is employed as a Youthreach resource person can receive incremental credit as a teacher for work carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11572/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility
Mick Barry
252. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a single person that has access or joint custody of a child or children can access the family rate of the housing assistance payment. [11182/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Water Supply
Mick Barry
273. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of households that have had their water supply restricted arising from the introduction of section 56 of the Water Services Act 2007 (details supplied). [11570/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Child Protection
Mick Barry
819. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department in co-operation with the Department of Education and Skills institutes procedures and training for the mandatory reporting of child protection concerns by home tutors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11187/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Prison Facilities
Mick Barry
92. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the training workshop in the newly built Cork prison will have its full complement of work training officers employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10667/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Motor Insurance Regulation
Mick Barry
103. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if motor insurance companies can decline to provide a person a quote on the basis of being unemployed or on the basis of suffering anxiety or depression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10666/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Waste Disposal Charges
Mick Barry
294. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if rises in domestic refuse collection charges and in particular the rise in recycling charges imposed by a company described in the communication from a person (details supplied) is lawful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10668/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Rail Services
Mick Barry
306. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the extent of the powers of physical detention and ejection held by revenue protection and security staff employed by Irish Rail; and the recourse a customer has if they feel those powers were exceeded. [10669/17]
Wed, 1 Mar 2017
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
Mick Barry
315. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of days leave for each of the years 2010 to 2016 that have been surrendered to the State on foot of paragraph 16 of Defence Force Regulation A11, which limits an annual carry over to 19 days regardless of whether members of the Defence Forces can actually avail of their leave entitlement due to tours of duty, leave cancellation and post tour rest and recuperation. [10670/17]
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Child and Family Agency Investigations
Mick Barry
815. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will seek from Tusla an explanation regarding the alleged lack of response by it in June 2016 when the mother of a child (details supplied) provided it with evidence of social media correspondence indicating that the child's biological father had been supplying them with drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9972/17]
Thu, 23 Feb 2017
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Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
Mick Barry
9. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the reduction in numbers on the housing list in Cork following the recent social housing needs assessment reflects the provision of permanent secure council housing to large numbers of households on the list; if not, the other factors that account for the reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9036/17]
Thu, 23 Feb 2017
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Private Rented Accommodation Price Controls
Mick Barry
37. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to enforce the 4% annual rent increase limits in rent pressure zones; his views on reports of an increase in termination notices and their potential use by landlords to illegally circumvent rent increase limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9035/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Pension Provisions
Mick Barry
49. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will consider the institution of a unified State-wide defined benefit occupational pension scheme as a means of addressing the diminution on defined benefit schemes by employers. [8455/17]
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
Mick Barry
67. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the decline of occupational defined benefit occupation schemes over the past thirty years. [8456/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mick Barry
8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the EU Heads of Government Summit meeting he attended in Malta recently. [7045/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Protected Disclosures Data
Mick Barry
52. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the length of time it has taken his Department to respond to all protected disclosures made by members of the Defence Forces. [7335/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Protected Disclosures Data
Mick Barry
54. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the length of time it took his Department to respond to the protected disclosures of members of the Air Corps regarding hazardous working conditions in the paint shop at Casement Aerodrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7334/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Revenue Commissioners Powers
Mick Barry
117. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance ,further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 24 January 2017, if he will reply in full to the question in view of the fact section 851A(8) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 states that a charity cannot avail of the confidentiality if it fails in its tax obligations. [7561/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Teaching Qualifications
Mick Barry
208. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person with a recognised teaching qualification who is employed as a Youthreach resource person applies for a position within the post-primary sector as a subject teacher, principal or deputy, with the required minimum of five years wholetime teaching service for appointment of principal or deputy principal, if relevant experience within their Youthreach employment can be considered for appointment to the position as advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7220/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Medical Card Eligibility
Mick Barry
345. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if those who are in receipt of domiciliary care allowance are automatically entitled to a medical card; and if not, his plans to introduce measures to make this so. [7219/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Bus Éireann
Mick Barry
32. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the unfolding crisis at Bus Éireann and the case for an increased subsidy from his Department. [6356/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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US Travel Restrictions
Mick Barry
39. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the impact of President Trump's executive order banning refugee entry and the entry of persons from seven named states into the United States on the pre-clearance service at Dublin and Shannon airports; the practical co-operation authorities here would have to provide to facilitate such entry refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5826/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Climate Change Policy
Mick Barry
47. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has estimated the potential impact on the environment of the promised withdrawal by President Trump from the Paris Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5800/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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World Economic Forum
Mick Barry
2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. [2758/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Industrial Disputes
Mick Barry
44. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the possibility of industrial action by nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4545/17]
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Hospital Beds Data
Mick Barry
115. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to set out the level of spare capacity in terms of acute beds in the private hospital system; if he has considered taking private hospitals into public ownership to address the crisis in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4510/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Rural Development Plan
Mick Barry
48. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if her Department will be introducing legislation to give effect to the objectives set out in the Action Plan for Rural Development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4137/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Middle East Issues
Mick Barry
349. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the Israel Defense Forces raid and demolition of the Palestinian Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran on 18 January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3829/17]
Thu, 26 Jan 2017
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Construction Contracts
Mick Barry
14. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will instruct all Departments to ensure that when tendering for construction projects that they favour bids that are based on direct employment of labour and observance of agreed sectorial rates of pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3424/17]
Thu, 26 Jan 2017
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Public Sector Staff Remuneration
Mick Barry
17. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Garda Representative Association claim that the €1,000 raise being given to other public sector workers will be extended to their members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3423/17]
Wed, 25 Jan 2017
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Northern Ireland
Mick Barry
7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he has made contact recently with the First Minister of Northern Ireland, Mrs. Arlene Foster. [1744/17]
Wed, 25 Jan 2017
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Northern Ireland
Mick Barry
8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he has had any contact with Mr. Martin McGuinness since his resignation as Northern Ireland deputy First Minister. [1745/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Revenue Commissioners Powers
Mick Barry
137. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if the auditor that failed to detect the wrongdoing at an organisation (details supplied) and was subsequently reported to the Revenue Commissioners by a whistleblower, was then subsequently reported by the Revenue Commissioners to the Chartered Accountants Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2613/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Mick Barry
406. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre device (details supplied) will be made available through Health Service Executive, HSE, funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2614/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Medicinal Products Availability
Mick Barry
498. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be permitted to access a cannabis based medicine to potentially assist the reduction in the amount and severity of seizures they suffer from. [3172/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
Mick Barry
630. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of days' leave that have been surrendered to the State on foot of paragraph 16 of Defence Force Regulation A11, which limits an annual carry over to 19 days regardless of whether members of the Defence Forces can actually avail of their leave entitlement due to tours of duty, leave cancellation and post-tour rest and recuperation; if he will have the regulations altered to ensure members of the Defence Forces can avail of their full leave entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2610/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Defence Forces Pensions
Mick Barry
631. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will effect the necessary changes to Defence Forces regulations to allow post-1994 and pre-2004 entrants to the Defence Forces extend their service beyond 21 years in order that they may accumulate 21 years pensionable service if their initial 21 years service was broken by a career break, unpaid maternity leave or term-time leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2611/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Defence Forces
Mick Barry
632. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on representations that have been made to his Department and-or the Irish Prison Service by representatives from the Defence Forces regarding the substandard conditions of work they have to endure at Portlaoise Prison; the steps that are being taken to address these grievances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2612/17]
Thu, 19 Jan 2017
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Homeless Accommodation Provision
Mick Barry
16. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the quality of emergency accommodation for homeless persons and families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2183/17]
Thu, 19 Jan 2017
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Housing Provision
Mick Barry
18. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the proposed uses for public expenditure on housing under the Rebuilding Ireland plan, including the amount that is earmarked for the construction of new State owned local authority housing and the amount that will be paid in subsidies to private landlords and developers through schemes such as HAP, SHCEP and Part V. [2184/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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Institutes of Technology
Mick Barry
74. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the impending strike of caterers in a college (details supplied) arising from a ten year pay freeze endured by the workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39183/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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State Pardons
Mick Barry
124. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has noted the success of the campaign in the UK to pardon persons convicted under the homophobic gross indecency laws of the past; and if she will consider a similar measure here. [41388/16]