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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: My first question is to Mr. Franks from Iarnród Éireann. The State subsidy has been halved over the past nine years from €195 million to €98 million. In his opening statement he said the balance sheet will not sustain further losses past 2016 without compromising safety. He has just said if safety was compromised Iarnród Éireann would have to cease...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: What are the areas in which you envisage this occurring in the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: Will it affect operations in 2018?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: Could this happen in 2018?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: Could Mr. Coyne tell members and the workforce about the lean management arrangements that are part of the deal that was hammered out and how they will work? How does Mr. Coyne see the deal producing savings for the company? That is not a breach of confidentiality, it is a straight question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: When Mr. Nolan states that terms and conditions must be within the market but not the lowest common denominator, can he give an idea of what that might mean? A driver who is on €X per week, is Mr. Nolan talking about reducing that by 5% or by 10%?

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: My questions relate to the housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill and the landlord and tenant law reform Bill. In light of the report published yesterday by the Simon Community which showed that the rent cap increases introduced in July have had a very limited effect, will the aforementioned legislation include real rent controls, which will not just freeze rents but slash them? When will...

Topical Issue Debate: Consular Services Provision (6 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: Eanna Ó Cochláin is a 55 year old Corkman. He is a nurse and is married to a Filipino woman and was arrested at an airport in the Philippines in 2013. It was claimed that the reason for his arrest was the discovery of a small quantity of marijuana in a packet of cigarettes, which he credibly claims was planted on him. He was imprisoned and asked for money to prevent him from...

Topical Issue Debate: Consular Services Provision (6 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: On the Duterte regime, in another statement this President made recently he encouraged civilians to kill addicts, and he has said he will not prosecute police for extra judicial executions. Eanna is on bail and in hiding. He is in the most horrible position imaginable. I believe his passport, which is the Minister's property, is missing. Have we demanded the return of the passport? What...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Agencies (6 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: 23. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the work of an agency (details supplied) on behalf of his Department; if he has studied the equivalent role this agency plays in the UK.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28789/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions (6 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the establishment of a universal single-tier State pension rather than the existing two-tier structure, which gives a lower rate for those who have been out of work caring for family members or in training for a longer period in their working life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28788/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale behind the charging of VAT on the public service obligation item on utility bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29067/16]

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (11 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: The Anti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit will be opposing this motion. We agree entirely that tobacco products and cigarettes are harmful and damaging, they cause cancer and heart disease and they kill. However, while the price is undoubtedly a factor in whether someone buys a pack of cigarettes, the fact that people are addicted leads to price inelasticity and not many people give...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (11 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: 36. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to when she spoke at the UN summit on refugees and migrants in New York when she indicated the Government will have resettled 870 migrants by the end of 2016, the reason for the disparity between this figure and the Government's commitment to accept 4,000 people from Syria; and the way the figure of 4,000 can be both achieved and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (11 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: 565. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps his Department will take to ensure broadband services will be provided in an area in correspondence (details supplied). [29707/16]

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: I wish to make some comments on the proposed change to the national minimum wage. There has been insufficient commentary on this in the past 24 hours. The proposal is to increase the minimum wage from €9.15 per hour to €9.25 per hour, an increase of a miserable 10 cent per hour. For me and, I am sure, hundreds of thousands of low-paid workers, it was disgusting to see one of...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: It would still be the same as in the Netherlands, Austria and Denmark, where there is plenty of corporate investment, and it would be less than in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Spain, the United States, Malta, Portugal and Sweden. I could go on. Deputy Aylward said that some companies would leave. Some would leave but they would overwhelmingly be the ones that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (13 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: 25. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to plans by the owners of Ashbourne House direct provision centre in County Cork to develop the centre into apartments which would lead to the displacement of the residents of the centre; if she will provide the end date of the current contract between the Reception and Integration Agency of her Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (13 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when plans to restore the capitation grant to schools as set out in the Action Plan for Education 2016-2019 will be realised and if the restoration will include a prohibition on the practice of schools seeking so-called voluntary contributions from parents (details supplied). [30187/16]

Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)

Mick Barry: I will refer to the issues of pay rates for new entrant teachers and big business funding for third level institutions. I will start with the latter. In his speech to the Dáil on budget day, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe, stated that "Ensuring education remains the linchpin of our economic success requires an intensified focus on a sustainable long-term...