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Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Health and Safety Inspections
Mick Barry
46. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the offer of the International Transport Federation to carry out health and safety inspections on fishing vessels at no cost to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22523/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Cycling Policy
Mick Barry
47. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the amount of safe cycle routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22520/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Industrial Relations
Mick Barry
64. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the level of precarious work and low pay in the hospitality sector in light of the research shown in Enforced Flexibility? Working in Ireland today, by the Think-tank for Action on Social Change (details supplied). [22522/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Public Transport
Mick Barry
80. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has discussed with senior management in CIE the wage claim that has been lodged by the National Bus and Rail Union on behalf of Dublin Bus workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22519/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Health Services
Mick Barry
573. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his vews on the quality of treatment received by a person (details supplied). [22031/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Health Services Charges
Mick Barry
640. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is a recipient of a jobs initiative payment can have their bill for treatment in Beaumont Hospital waived in view of the circumstances. [22364/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Media Pluralism
Mick Barry
31. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland report entitled, Ownership and Control of Media Businesses 2012-2014, published on 22 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21621/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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National Broadband Plan
Mick Barry
33. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he will take to ensure future investment in the broadband network infrastructure, once ownership has been transferred to a private company after the 25 year national broadband plan contract has expired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21620/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Middle East Issues
Mick Barry
133. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on Palestine’s call, the open letter from 45 Palestinian political and civil groups calling on the Government to act to bring justice to Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21705/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Workplace Relations Commission
Mick Barry
268. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a foreign national worker who either is here illegally or does not have the required work permit can take a case against his or her employer for unpaid wages or unfair dismissal to the Workplace Relations Commission; and if there is any obligation on the Workplace Relations Commission to report such migrant workers to the immigration authorities. [21740/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mick Barry
4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on the meetings he had with other EU leaders in Brussels during the recent two-day summit on Brexit. [19474/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Fishing Industry
Mick Barry
26. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine of the 500 atypical worker permits being made available to the owners of Irish fishing vessels in order that they may regularise the status of undocumented non-European Union migrant crew, the number applied for so far; the ports in which the applicant vessel owners are based; the number of fishing crew at each port; and the country of origin of the migrant fishing crew in tabular form. [21495/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Fishing Industry
Mick Barry
216. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of detections made of undocumented non-European Union migrant fishing crews in Irish ports in 2016; and the number of prosecutions ensued thereafter. [21496/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Livestock Issues
Mick Barry
217. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the discovery of the use of angel dust in a herd in the County Monaghan area, if sufficient safeguards are in place to ensure that growth hormones do not enter food for human consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21497/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Farm Household Incomes
Mick Barry
218. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in reference to comments made by the German Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Sigmar Gabriel, following the United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union, the measures he will take to protect the incomes of small farmers and investment in rural communities should the budget for the Common Agricultural Policy be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21498/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Fishing Industry
Mick Barry
219. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine subsequent to the establishment of the atypical worker permission mechanism, established to allow the owners of Irish fishing vessels regularise the status of undocumented non-European Union migrant crew, if he has received any representations seeking to increase the number of permits available beyond 500 or any other amendment to the scheme; and if so, to provide details of same. [21499/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Health Services Provision
Mick Barry
13. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the continuing depth of involvement of religious organisations in providing State-funded health care, on the separation of church and State, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21000/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Abortion Services Provision
Mick Barry
100. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on whether women's health is adequately protected given the restrictions on health care for pregnant women in view of the eighth amendment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20999/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Rental Accommodation Scheme
Mick Barry
294. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he can reimburse Co-operative Housing Ireland the cost of heating Merville Court, Fairview, Dublin 3, given that prior to it being taken over by the co-operative, the tenants were part of the rental accommodation scheme, and the cost of the heating was met by Dublin City Council, and recoupable from his Department (details supplied). [21055/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Health Services Staff
Mick Barry
556. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to report on discussions he has had with the management of the Central Remedial Clinic and the Health Service Executive regarding the wind-up of a pension scheme for CRC workers; and if he is in favour of the affected workers having their pension entitlements transferred to the scheme other CRC workers are in. [20456/16]