Parliamentary questions

Assisted Human Reproduction

Mick Barry

1121. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to amend existing legislation and examine a redraft of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill to ensure that the rights of children who are born through assisted human reproduction are upheld, and that they are fully protected in law, as recommended by the Special Rapporteur for Children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53319/21]

Fur Farming

Mick Barry

1203. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasoning behind the granting of compensation to fur farms that are due to close; the amount of compensation to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52521/21]

Fishing Industry

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the labour force survey of the Irish fishing fleet being conducted by a company (details supplied) on behalf of Bord Iascaigh Mhara will capture data relating to migrant fishers, both documented and undocumented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51710/21]

Hare Coursing

Mick Barry

7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the banning of hare coursing given the cruel nature of the practice and the protected nature of the hare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51711/21]

Asylum Seekers

Mick Barry

106. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider allowing asylum seekers to be granted residency after a number of years in the system given the undue delays assessing applications; if she will consider the case of a family (details supplied) for leave to remain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51717/21]

Immigration Policy

Mick Barry

118. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice her plans for the scheme to regularise undocumented persons; when the scheme will be opened; if she will consider broadening the scheme to ensure all time living in Ireland will count towards eligibility to the scheme; if she will consider changes to citizenship law to allow for time being undocumented to count towards the residency condition for eligibility for citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51716/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mick Barry

7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 met last; and when it is next due to meet. [47972/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mick Barry

8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 met last; and when it is next due to meet. [50875/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

14. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination last met and will next meet. [47973/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

21. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe will next meet. [47971/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

24. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe will next meet. [50874/21]

Health Services

Mick Barry

154. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending access to free contraception to all persons that request it as per the recommendations of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution; the forms of contraception that will be available under the scheme; if he will consider a choice of contraception and for the scheme to be introduced ahead of the August 2022 target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50843/21]

Abortion Services

Mick Barry

185. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all maternity hospitals in the State will provide abortion services; if it will be ensured that the review of the abortion legislation will examine the measures needed to ensure provision of abortion services in all hospitals and in all areas of the State; if a guarantee can be provided that the national maternity hospital when based at St. Vincent’s Hospital will provide abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50844/21]

Marine Accidents

Mick Barry

330. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish unedited the report commissioned by him from a person (details supplied) that has been with his Department since July 2021; the reason for the delay in its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50740/21]

EU Funding

Mick Barry

368. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to oppose the proposal to include nuclear power as a power that can be classified as renewable for the purposes of EU investment in renewable sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50741/21]

Immigration Support Services

Mick Barry

696. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the reason her Department has not succeeded in closing down an online operation (details supplied) that automatically books interview slots with immigration services and then sells on these slots at a €40 charge to migrants with a genuine need for a face-to-face appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50738/21]

Immigration Status

Mick Barry

697. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if the Garda National Immigration Bureau can agree to a face-to-face appointment with an Egyptian national (details supplied]) who was recently granted a change of status but is required by the Egyptian authorities to have an up-to-date visa sticker on their recently renewed Egyptian passport if they are to be permitted to visit their family in Egypt and to return to Ireland for a pending Labour Court hearing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50739/21]

Employment Schemes

Mick Barry

61. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the changes she is considering to the work schemes under the Pathways to Work initiative given the abuses of same by employers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48663/21]

Departmental Funding

Mick Barry

124. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he will take to increase the funding and resources for services combating gender-based violence and assisting those impacted by Covid-19 given the well documented rise in gender-based violence during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48662/21]

Passport Services

Mick Barry

339. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the turnaround times for first time passport applications; the steps taken to reduce these turnaround times; if there has been additional staff allocated to first time applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47846/21]

Climate Change Negotiations

Mick Barry

48. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to participate in the upcoming COP26 summit; if he will be supporting calls for measures to be taken to curb the pollution of large multinational corporations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47161/21]

International Agreements

Mick Barry

88. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence the input he or his officials will have with the EU Commission in their preparation of a joint declaration with NATO; his views on the increased use of the EU budget and EU structures for military use; if he will participate in any summit on EU defence called by the French Presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47146/21]

Defence Forces

Mick Barry

137. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence the steps taken to investigate recent allegations of sexual harassment in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47147/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

6. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that deals with sporting issues. [44874/21]

Social Dialogue

Mick Barry

17. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [44873/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with education last met. [43780/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

16. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met. [43782/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

25. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [44872/21]

Homeless Persons Supports

Mick Barry

365. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the latest homelessness statistics; his plans for the winter period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46553/21]

School Funding

Mick Barry

439. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to ensure that funding is allocated to schools to ensure they can properly stock and update their school libraries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46051/21]

School Funding

Mick Barry

440. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education the investment she will make to a school (details supplied) to ensure that it has the buildings and facilities that it requires; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46052/21]

Student Accommodation

Mick Barry

556. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he will take to resolve the acute crisis in student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46554/21]

Hospital Charges

Mick Barry

625. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that in the very rare occasion of a person receiving a Covid-19 vaccination having an adverse reaction that results in a stay in hospital that their inpatient charge and any other fees are waived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46053/21]

Abortion Services

Mick Barry

626. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the high level of general practitioners and maternity hospitals that are not providing abortion services; the steps he will take to improve access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46054/21]

Public Sector Pay

Mick Barry

12. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider a Covid-19 bonus for public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45607/21]

Public Sector Pay

Mick Barry

54. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the call for Covid-19 bonuses in terms of improved pay and conditions for frontline workers and those otherwise negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43773/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mick Barry

179. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education the consultation she has had with education workers and their trade unions in relation to the safe reopening of education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45605/21]

State Examinations

Mick Barry

183. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education the reforms that will be made to the leaving certificate examinations to take into account the pressure on students from the pandemic and remote learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45606/21]

Banking Sector

Mick Barry

11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on discussions he has had with the management of banks (details supplied) in relation to the closure of a bank; the steps he will take to ensure the protection of jobs and services in the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44871/21]

National Treasury Management Agency

Mick Barry

21. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the amount of interest paid on the national debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44870/21]

European Union

Mick Barry

194. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal outlined by the President of the European Commission in their State of the Union address to the European Parliament waiving VAT when buying defence equipment developed and produced in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44986/21]

European Union

Mick Barry

340. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence his views on the proposal outlined by the President of the European Commission in their State of the Union address to the European Parliament for a joint situational awareness centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44982/21]

European Union

Mick Barry

341. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence if he will participate in the summit on European Defence that is due to be convened by the European Commission President and the French President under the French Presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44983/21]

European Union

Mick Barry

342. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence the discussions that he and his officials have had in relation to the proposed EU-NATO Joint Declaration to be presented before the end of 2021; his views on further EU-NATO cooperation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44984/21]

European Union

Mick Barry

343. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence his views on the ideas outlined by the President of the European Commission in their State of the Union address to the European Parliament in which they pointed to EU military missions independent of the UN and NATO combining civilian and military missions, their support for a European Defence Union and their call for political will to use troops outside the EU improving interoperability of fighter jets and military drones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44985/21]

Climate Change Policy

Mick Barry

7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on his approach to preparation for the COP26 summit in Glasgow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44063/21]

Data Centres

Mick Barry

27. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will investigate the role played by data centres in relation to recent shortfalls in electricity availability; the extent to which data centres add to greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44064/21]

Dublin Bus

Mick Barry

71. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on any recent communication he has had with Dublin Bus management or trade unions on industrial relations matters in the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44062/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mick Barry

138. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on his engagements with transport workers and trade unions regarding the move to full capacity on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44061/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mick Barry

49. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he will take to ensure the maximum possible engagement with workers and their representatives in the process of the return to work with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43779/21]

Enterprise Policy

Mick Barry

78. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to safeguard jobs in the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43774/21]

School Admissions

Mick Barry

392. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education if she will consider granting additional resources to a school (details supplied) to allow it to provide additional places in the school given the additional demand resulting in many locally-based children unable to obtain a place in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43206/21]

Immigration Status

Mick Barry

538. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person (details supplied) has experienced a delay in receiving a renewed GNIB card; the course of action the person can take to ensure they have no issues re-entering the State if they leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43337/21]

Immigration Status

Mick Barry

539. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the delay a person (details supplied) has experienced in renewing a GNIB card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43338/21]

Electricity Generation

Mick Barry

43. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the microgeneration scheme will be opened for households to allow them to share excess energy to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41737/21]

Foreign Birth Registration

Mick Barry

413. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the foreign births register will be reopened; the estimated backlog in applications; if he will consider reviewing the way the register is managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41738/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mick Barry

526. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education the measures she will take to protect women in early pregnancy who cannot receive a Covid-19 vaccine in workplaces that involve being exposed to large numbers of persons such as teaching; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41986/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mick Barry

527. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education if she will take measures to safeguard the health and safety of teachers who are in early pregnancy and cannot avail of a Covid-19 vaccine yet will be in classrooms with large numbers of unvaccinated persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41987/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

1. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with justice issues will next meet. [36304/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mick Barry

372. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have entered mandatory hotel quarantine; the number of those who have done so as a result of not having a PCR test; the number of those who have tested positive for Covid-19 from all those entering hotel quarantine; the number of those who have tested positive for Covid-19 from among those entering hotel quarantine for not having a PCR test upon arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31209/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mick Barry

373. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of persons entering hotel quarantine who have submitted an appeal to their detention; the number of those who were successful in their appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31210/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mick Barry

374. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the number of persons appealing their detention in mandatory hotel quarantine on the basis of compassionate grounds; the numbers of such appeals that are a success for the travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31211/21]

Departmental Offices

Mick Barry

5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit of his Department. [37671/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 will next meet. [36303/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

13. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 will next meet. [37672/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Mick Barry

92. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that a drug manufactured by a company (details supplied) will be included in the cannabis access programme; if he will report on the operation of this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37664/21]

Eating Disorders

Mick Barry

158. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress in implementing the 2018 National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders in particular its proposal to establish 16 specialist hubs in five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37665/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Mick Barry

178. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 15 June 2021, the reason an organisation (details supplied) as the reporting organisation representing the four Ghanaian nationals and the four Ghanaian nationals themselves were not informed of his Department’s decision not to proceed with a civil case against their former employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37342/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Mick Barry

179. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 15 June 2021, the reason he omitted to make reference to separate criminal proceedings that were initiated by his Department against the former employer of the four Ghanaians that were about to be heard in the District Court on or around the time of his reply on 15 June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37343/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Mick Barry

180. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of times he and his predecessors have initiated civil proceedings under section 2B of the Employment Permits Act 2003 on behalf of foreign nationals to whom that section applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37344/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Mick Barry

181. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 15 June 2021, the reason the investigation was not concluded within the two year limitation period imposed by section 2B(6) of the Employment Permits Act 2003; the reason neither the complainants nor the referring organisation were informed of the decision not to initiate civil proceedings against the former employer or of the reason for the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37349/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Mick Barry

182. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 15 June 2021, the reason the then pending criminal case listed for hearing on 17 June 2021 was omitted from the response; the reason the four Ghanaian nationals and the referring organisation were not informed of this hearing by the Workplace Relations Commission or his Department and called as witnesses; the precise circumstances in which the charges were dismissed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37350/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Mick Barry

228. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 15 June 2021, the outcome of these referrals to his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37339/21]

Marine Accidents

Mick Barry

257. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport when the review into the performance of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board carried out by a person (details supplied) will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38025/21]

Further and Higher Education

Mick Barry

515. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether Youthreach is an independent autonomous form of education that works towards self-directed learning for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37352/21]

Further and Higher Education

Mick Barry

516. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the staff grade for Youthreach is pro-rata teacher grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37353/21]

Further and Higher Education

Mick Barry

517. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will engage with a union (details supplied) in relation to co-ordinators and resource person grades in Youthreach being allowed to convert to pro-rata teacher grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37354/21]

Further and Higher Education

Mick Barry

518. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether the co-ordinators workload in Youthreach is on a par with a principal's and that a resource person's workload is on a par with an assistant principals in second-level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37355/21]

Work Permits

Mick Barry

543. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1135 of 15 June 2021, the breakdown by nationality of the 133 renewed approvals for the atypical work permit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37340/21]

Work Permits

Mick Barry

544. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown by nationality of the atypical work permit approvals that expired without renewal from December 2019 to date. [37341/21]

Work Permits

Mick Barry

545. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the number of vessel owners since the atypical work permit scheme for non-EEA fishers commenced that have been barred from availing of the scheme arising from detected infringements on their part of the terms of the scheme or of the applicable rules of employment law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37345/21]

Work Permits

Mick Barry

546. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if it is the policy of her Department to issue foreign nationals present in the State for five years on foot of permissions on stamp 1 conditions granted under the atypical working scheme for non-EEA crew in the Irish fishing fleet with permissions on stamp 4 conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37351/21]

Immigration Status

Mick Barry

132. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the scheme to regularise undocumented migrants; the targets for the commencement of the scheme; the estimated number of persons to be regularised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36299/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with housing will next meet. [34652/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

10. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with housing will next meet. [36567/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mick Barry

185. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the recognition of a vaccine (details supplied) that if taken by a passenger would allow them to avoid mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30596/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

3. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [34650/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [36565/21]

Departmental Bodies

Mick Barry

12. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the new social dialogue unit of his Department will next meet. [34651/21]

Departmental Bodies

Mick Barry

16. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the new social dialogue unit of his Department will next meet. [36305/21]

Departmental Bodies

Mick Barry

17. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the new social dialogue unit of his Department will next meet. [36566/21]

Traveller Community

Mick Barry

66. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on engagement with Travellers and their organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36289/21]

State Examinations

Mick Barry

9. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education if she will consider a review of the structure of the leaving certificate examinations to look at the longer-term changes that can be made to lessen the stress of the examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34793/21]

State Examinations

Mick Barry

31. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education if she will report on plans to restructure the leaving certificate examinations given the substantial loss in face to face teaching time in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34792/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Mick Barry

119. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider not reducing the pandemic unemployment payment given the level of poverty experienced by those on social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34794/21]

Youth Unemployment

Mick Barry

124. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she will take to tackle the crisis of youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34795/21]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe last met; and when it will next meet. [33549/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Mick Barry

132. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 15 June 2021, if investigations have ensued on foot of referrals (details supplied); if so, the outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34847/21]

Planning Issues

Mick Barry

37. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine planning laws and practices to identify areas of the law that encourages gentrification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33892/21]

Rental Sector

Mick Barry

68. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he will take to minimise the number of evictions due as Covid-19 protections expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33891/21]