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Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: I will speak very briefly on this. I will talk about the rights of the people who have been hardest hit by this issue. I will also talk about the rights of the taxpayers. On the issue of the people who live in the homes affected by mica, I will put on record that I believe it is a disgrace that this is being rammed through, that there has not been adequate time for debate and that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (5 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she can give commitments to reach the number of refuge places for those leaving domestic violence situations that would bring Ireland in line with the Istanbul Convention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35986/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (5 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extra resources that will be made available to implement the proposals outlined in the recently announced Government strategy on domestic, sexual and gender based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35987/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (5 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 313. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any contact with his Spanish, Moroccan or European Union counterparts in relation to the death of migrants in Melilla; if he will support an independent investigation into the deaths; if he has concerns about human rights abuses on both sides of the Spanish-Moroccan border; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (12 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the economic policy unit of his Department. [30714/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 22. To ask the Taoiseach his views on his recent engagements at the World Economic Forum. [30715/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (13 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the US congressional delegation. [30991/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (13 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 16. To ask the Taoiseach his views on the national reform programme for the European semester 2022 that was published by his Department in April 2022. [30993/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (13 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 17. To ask the Taoiseach his views on the national reform programme for the European semester 2022 that was published by his Department in April 2022. [32669/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (12 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 209. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit within his Department. [38139/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 210. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meetings with heads of government and heads of state at the margins of the NATO summit in Madrid. [38140/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (12 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 568. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision will be made for Leaving Certificate students who plan to study abroad in 2022 and who require their exam results for their chosen university before the results date of 3 September. [37929/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (13 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 22. To ask the Taoiseach when the annual report of his Department for 2021 will be published. [32670/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 139. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has investigated the increases to welfare payments that will be required to keep pace with the increases in the cost-of-living as experienced by those on low incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34945/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: 167. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider a sizeable increase in the back-to-school allowances given the extra pressures on household due to the increases in the cost-of-living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34946/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: Deputy Bruton raised the issue of precedent and also asked the question as to whether there were international examples. The answer to that question is "Yes". If we look at legislation in Greece, France and Portugal, we will see that there is legislative provision for workers to be put at the head of the queue and be first to be paid in a liquidation situation. I note as well that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: Nobody disputes that there will be liquidations in future. The question is: how would Ms McElwee prevent Debenhams style injustice? She has not said a word which would indicate how that would be prevented.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: Yes, and workers being put down the queue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: Chairman, I am tied for time, so I will resume. I note the fact that Ms McElwee was asked a question and she tried to switch it to another question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Mick Barry: She has given no guarantee to the Debenhams workers here or workers watching this as to why such an injustice could not happen again.