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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: The average price of a house rose by €24,000 last year - good news for those who own four homes but bad news for young workers. That is more than a year's salary for very many of them. The average price of a house in Cork city is now €307,000 - in other words, more than 12 times the annual salary of those young workers. Throughout the State, 42,600 mortgage approvals were...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 25. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [44872/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: This morning, we got the horrific news that Cork University Maternity Hospital sent organs and tissue of 18 deceased babies to Belgium for incineration without the knowledge or consent of the parents of the babies. The State has an ugly history on this issue but we thought that chapter had ended. Twelve years ago, the Willis report recommended and the State accepted that the incineration of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: I hope the senior managers who let this happen are made to understand that it is a very serious matter. It might be necessary for some powerful people to pay a price in order to ensure this never happens again.

Housing for All: Statements (28 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: It gives me no pleasure to say that the Housing for All plan will not work. The housing crisis created by Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the capitalist housing market will not be solved by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the capitalist housing market, even if the Green Party is now included in the mix by way of decoration. The plan relies on the private sector to deliver 156,000 houses...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: From 1918 to 1920, the Spanish flu epidemic swept the world killing tens of millions of people. The pandemic clearly revealed to the masses that the existing health systems based on private ownership and charities were not fit for purpose. The demand for public health services grew louder and unstoppable. In 1945, following six years of world war, the people of England, Scotland, Wales and...

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: Let us talk about Moneypoint. The Minister of State's party leader told RTÉ this morning that using oil and coal power stations for longer than expected will not jeopardise Ireland's emissions reduction targets. Greta Thunberg had establishment politicians precisely like his leader in mind when she talked yesterday about how they open their mouths and go, "Blah, blah, blah." If...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 6. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that deals with sporting issues. [44874/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: Is the Government still entertaining the idea of hosting a €150 million international yacht race? There are sports clubs in my constituency whose members need to fundraise for kit and changing rooms, as no doubt there are in the Taoiseach's constituency. Does he agree that if his Government decides to spend €150 million on the America's Cup, there can be no excuse whatsoever...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (29 Sep 2021)

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

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (29 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: I would like to begin with two quotes. The first comes from a senior Aer Lingus cabin crew member: I have young cabin crew colleagues regularly attending soup kitchens for meals and getting help from St Vincent de Paul. My own brother bought my son’s school books this year. Mental health is on the floor. The second comes from an Aer Lingus ground crew worker: We’re...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (29 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: Answer the question.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (29 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: The answer is to put a condition on the payment.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (29 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: No.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (29 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: You should tell Aer Lingus that in order to continue to get the money, it has to stop kicking the hell out of its workforce.

Afghanistan Crisis: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: Despite proclamations by the Taliban that it will be different this time, the horror of rule by extreme Islamic fundamentalism is already there for all to see in Afghanistan. Female employees in Kabul's city government have been instructed to stay at home. High school girl students have been instructed not to return to class. Executions and amputations have been restored as punishment for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Data (28 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (28 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 556. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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]