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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (22 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 757. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date in March 2022 as indicated in the stakeholder engagement that the interdepartmental group reviewing the atypical work permit scheme for non-EEA fishers will conclude its review; when the recommendations will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14433/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 967. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in the Cork Central Children Disability Network Team; the measures that will be put in place to fill vacancies and to reduce waiting times for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14488/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: Bringing 100,000 Ukrainian people to Ireland and helping them start new lives is not an easy task for any government. It is much tougher, of course, for the refugees and it is the responsibility of the Government to remove unnecessary obstacles they may face. What steps will the Government take to ensure their qualifications are recognised and they can work here at a level for which they...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Official Engagements (10 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 17. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on his discussions with other European Union defence ministers and the European Commission in relation to increasing military spending, further integration of European Union military forces and the role of the European Union military force itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13506/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Official Engagements (10 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 19. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the proposals by the French government to deepen European Union military integration and to increase military spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13507/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (10 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an assessment has been carried out on the mental health impact of proceeding with a traditional leaving certificate examination in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13505/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (9 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: What about 10% inflation?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (9 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: Inflation of 10%.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (9 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [12963/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (9 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: The excise duty cuts are welcome, but they are a sticking plaster on a wound when we look at the overall cost of living crisis that is now impacting working people and their well-being. The Department of Finance wrote to Deputy Boyd Barrett last week and estimated that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will add 4% to the rate of inflation in this State. That clearly raises the spectre of...

Flexible and Remote Work: Motion [Private Members] (9 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: The Minister of State is very jumpy this morning.

Flexible and Remote Work: Motion [Private Members] (9 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: The Government's remote working Bill is the flimsiest workers' rights legislation ever brought before this Dáil. The Tánaiste likes to present it as part of a package showing that Fine Gael is fighting for workers' rights, is introducing remote working and sick pay rights, has increased the national minimum wage, is tackling low pay and so on. Let us look at a real situation,...

Assessment of Needs for Children with Special Education Requirements: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: The motion states that the Government must "immediately inform the Dáil of the measures it intends to take to ensure that all children receive a comprehensive [assessment of needs] within the timeframe set down by the Disability Act 2005". The Minister of State says the Government will support the motion and is sitting there nodding at all the criticisms people are raising. This is...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: I want to salute the role of working women everywhere. In the pandemic, so many women were, and are, key front-line workers in health, education and retail. In many countries during the pandemic, it was women who carried the banner for workers' rights. In this country, they did so at Debenhams. Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to express their grief and anger at the shadow...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: The Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018 is being blocked by the Taoiseach under Article 17.2° through a money message. The Bill would remove the issue of a school's ethos as grounds for not fully teaching objective sex education. In the aftermath of the killing of Ashling Murphy I suspect there is massive support in society for a range of legislative changes, including the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: The German Chancellor has decided to triple military spending and to rearm Germany. Presumably, he will attend the meeting of European leaders in Versailles this week and, no doubt, will encourage other European leaders to follow his example. Who will provide a voice of sanity at this gathering and say, "No"? Europe should not engage in a massive arms race. The Continent should not be...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [12962/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the German Chancellor. [12961/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: The Taoiseach says this is an informal meeting. Let us have an informal debate. When the European Council meets, we have pre-meeting statements and post-meeting statements. This meeting is more important than 95% or even 99% of the European Council meetings held in recent times but there are to be no statements. Why not? I propose a special meeting of the Business Committee this...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: The European leaders will meet in Versailles on Thursday and Friday. They will discuss the Russian invasion as it impacts on the economy and on energy supply. No doubt they will also discuss military matters. Of course they will. Perhaps no official decisions will be made in this regard but a process will be got under way without a doubt. Yet there are no statements on that meeting in...