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Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mick Barry
10. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination last met. [42485/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Departmental Programmes
Mick Barry
18. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [42486/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mick Barry
135. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent meeting with the President of the United States. [41729/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mick Barry
136. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. [41730/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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Departmental Reports
Mick Barry
18. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on his attendance ad the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy. [30625/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mick Barry
2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with culture, arts and the audiovisual sector will next meet. [34046/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Hospital Overcrowding
Mick Barry
5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that issues of overcrowding at Cork University Hospital are addressed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40911/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Hospital Overcrowding
Mick Barry
51. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to what extent hospital wards are mixed gender due to over-capacity in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31340/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Job Creation
Mick Barry
1. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach how many new jobs were created in Cork during the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022. [33642/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Human Rights
Mick Barry
44. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of reports of the killing by Saudi Arabian border guards of migrants and asylum seekers largely of Ethiopian background of the Yemeni border; if he will raise these killings with the Saudi Arabian authorities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38260/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Advertising
Mick Barry
99. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the cost of joint advertising with a national supermarket chain (details supplied); if his Department had sight of the advertisement campaign ahead of it being published; if he has policies in relation to subsidising the advertising initiatives of private companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37837/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Advertising
Mick Barry
100. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what policies are in place in relation to the use of Government branding in the advertising campaigns of private companies; if these policies were implemented in relation to an advertising campaign launched by a supermarket chain (details supplied). [37838/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Ukraine War
Mick Barry
214. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the military training of Ukrainian troops in areas such as marksmanship, which is outside the scope of the mandate for the mission approved by Dáil Éireann; if he will explain the reason the mandate was exceeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38098/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Foreign Conflicts
Mick Barry
215. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the discussions he has had with the French, British and United States of America authorities in relation to any military intervention into Niger or the Sahel region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38099/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Military Neutrality
Mick Barry
221. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when he anticipates he will receive the report of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy from the forum's chair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38475/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Cycling Facilities
Mick Barry
283. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport to report on contact he or his officials have had with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with his officials regarding amending legislation to allow for bicycle storage facilities in the front of terraced homes without having to obtain planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37836/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Priorities
Mick Barry
850. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the potential acquiring of the Connor Pass and its development as a national park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37673/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Planning Issues
Mick Barry
887. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will make legislative amendments to allow for bicycle storage facilities in front gardens and driveways of terraced homes without having to obtain planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37835/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Visa Applications
Mick Barry
1118. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the number of outstanding visa applications with the embassy in Abu Dhabi; the number from those leaving Sudan; the average time to process applications from those leaving Sudan; if extra resources will be allocated to the embassy in Abu Dhabi to process applications in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37779/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Animal Welfare
Mick Barry
1266. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received reports of cruelty to hares during the month of August 2023 (details supplied); the steps that were taken in the investigation; if other authorities were informed of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37709/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Disability Services
Mick Barry
1396. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will support the establishment of a community neurorehabilitation in the CHO4 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37839/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Mick Barry
1630. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to report on his response to the latest wave of Covid-19; if he will support a renewal of the vaccine programme and PCR testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37784/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Mick Barry
1637. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health given the complications and risks of aesthetic medicine, the steps he will take to establish a regulatory framework for aesthetic medicine practitioners that can establish licensing and qualification requirements, oversight of practitioners and promote public awareness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37812/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Charges
Mick Barry
1679. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure no public hospital engages debt collectors to collect outstanding fees from patients; if he will outline the policy in relation to collecting outstanding debts from seriously ill patients; the hospitals that employ debt collecting companies; the names of those companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37994/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Mick Barry
1709. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the reason social care workers working in a residential facility (details supplied) in Cork city who were employees of a company have not been deemed eligible for the Covid-19 recognition payment; the reason their employer is deemed not to be the eligible organisation; if he will review the eligibility criteria to allow these frontline workers qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38102/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Mick Barry
2053. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on delays in Solas in providing block release for electrician apprenticeships in the Cork city area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38053/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Financial Services
Mick Barry
288. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he will support the right of attendees and vendors at music festivals to use cash at events; if he will consider legislation to ensure cash remains an option for people in general throughout the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35808/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Widow's Pension
Mick Barry
691. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the amending of the eligibility for the widow's, widower's and surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension to allow surviving long-term partners to be able to claim the payment; if she will review the social protection system to identify other areas of discrimination against non-married couples; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36063/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Animal Welfare
Mick Barry
919. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on measures he will take to ensure that all marts are fully compliant with animal welfare regulations and standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36019/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Health Services
Mick Barry
1149. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to outline what engagements he has had with a group (details supplied); when he expects the national vaginal mesh implant oversight group to reveal its findings; if he intends to put in place a scheme to fully redress the survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35881/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Tax Code
Mick Barry
291. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering changing the VAT thresholds in Budget 2024; if he will consider reforms that consider ability to pay or that is graduated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34975/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Industrial Development
Mick Barry
359. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline how much in IDA grants and supports have been awarded to a company (details supplied) for their sites at Tullagreen and Springhill since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35399/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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Departmental Advertising
Mick Barry
2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach the amount spent on advertising with RTÉ by his Department in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023. [33643/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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European Council
Mick Barry
8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent European Council meeting. [33641/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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Constitutional Amendments
Mick Barry
20. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plans for constitutional amendments. [34045/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Departmental Bodies
Mick Barry
7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [32645/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Departmental Bodies
Mick Barry
9. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [34044/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Civil Service
Mick Barry
12. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will list the salaries of each of the top ten highest paid civil servants in his Department. [32646/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Job Creation
Mick Barry
46. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach how many new jobs have been created in Cork for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022. [33642/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Mick Barry
836. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1242 of 13 June 2023, if he can report on the progress of the further engagement that was due to take place at the WRC on the issue of Section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34282/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Dental Services
Mick Barry
839. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health when dental surgeries in the Cork University Dental School and Hospital will have access to a theatre to allow them to perform dental surgery; the waiting list for dental surgery at the Cork University Dental School and Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34297/23]
Wed, 5 Jul 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mick Barry
2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [32132/23]
Wed, 5 Jul 2023
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National Economic and Social Council
Mick Barry
18. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [32644/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mick Barry
7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will meet next. [32130/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Transport Policy
Mick Barry
15. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach the policy in his Department regarding the use of the Government jet. [32131/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Fisheries Protection
Mick Barry
202. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport how many three-yearly inspections of ships have taken place under section 5(3) of SI 376/2014 since that Instrument came into force; how many non-compliances were detected; and to provide these inspections and detected non-compliances, by category, in a tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32409/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Fisheries Protection
Mick Barry
203. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport his views on Ireland's progress towards ratification of the Work in Fishing Convention ILO 188; whether it is intended to make the Marine Survey Office the sole agency for the enforcement of the provisions of the Convention on Foreign Flagged Fishing Vessels in operating in Irish territorial waters or whether the WRC inspectorate is envisaged as having a role as they do on enforcing minimum conditions of work on Irish flagged fishing vessels that employ direct labour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32410/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Pension Provisions
Mick Barry
205. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport if he will sanction a cost-of-living increase in the CIÉ pension; when that increase will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32597/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Insurance Industry
Mick Barry
229. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he will support changes to regulations in relation to travel insurance to ensure that children who were born with congenital heart defects can obtain cover; his views as to whether he will contact a company (details supplied) who despite sponsoring charities that aid children with congenital heart defects, reject their applications for travel insurance and ask them to change their policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32408/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Work Permits
Mick Barry
265. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he envisages his Department will make a decision on permitting the owners of Irish flagged fishing vessels to employ non-EEA fishers under one of its work permit schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32411/23]