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Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (6 May 2016)

Mick Barry: The Taoiseach says it will not be a disaster here, so maybe we will ask for a commitment on this. The companies that got the contracts in the UK have been the subject of an investigation by the National Audit Office regarding their financial claims about the numbers on the schemes and this and that. It has become a major topic of debate in the House of Commons. One of the companies that...

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2016)

Mick Barry: The Tánaiste has been asked a question. Will she answer it?

Order of Business (17 May 2016)

Mick Barry: I wish to make a brief point on behalf off the AAA-PBP regarding the Order of Business. Our grouping has not been included in Leaders' Questions this week nor are we included for next week. I understand this is because the House is currently operating on the basis of what we would call the old Standing Orders. We have been offered the facility of a technical group as an opportunity to...

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 May 2016)

Mick Barry: Variable mortgage interest rates in the State are 2% above the European average. In other words, there are states in Europe in which variable mortgage interest rates are more than 2% below the rates charged here. This equates to an extra €167 per month for a household per €100,000 owed on a mortgage. For someone with a €200,000 mortgage, we are talking about a...

Adjournment Debate: Industrial Disputes (17 May 2016)

Mick Barry: What is the Luas dispute about? It is about whether the Luas drivers will get a real slice of the profits they have created for their company. In 2014, Luas drivers carried an extra 2 million passengers on the line. Transdev's profits from 2014 to 2015 increased from €24 million to €82 million and the profits for one of the two parent companies, Veolia, amounted to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 May 2016)

Mick Barry: 33. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to end direct provision following the United Nations Universal Periodic Review. [10142/16]

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2016)

Mick Barry: Answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2016)

Mick Barry: The Tánaiste should answer the question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2016)

Mick Barry: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will make a permanent school building available for Abacas in Kilbarrack, in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10770/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 May 2016)

Mick Barry: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a school bus system to pupils, particularly at emergency accommodation locations where there is no alternative public bus route, for example, at the Clayton Hotel on the R139, given disruption many homeless children face in their schooling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10771/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (18 May 2016)

Mick Barry: 109. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to consider a waiver system for those with illnesses that give rise to above average household waste, for example incontinence, given the introduction of compulsory pay-by-weight refuse collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10773/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (18 May 2016)

Mick Barry: 115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the penalties in place for landlords who refuse to accept rent supplement or the housing assistance payment as a form of payment. [10772/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 May 2016)

Mick Barry: 152. To ask the Minister for Health to make special arrangements to permit persons committed to mental health institutions not to be prohibited from leaving the building to smoke. [10774/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Mick Barry: A Cheann Comhairle, 45 minutes were allocated for Taoiseach's questions.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Mick Barry: I am aware of Standing Orders but it is an opportunity-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Mick Barry: -----where precedence is given to those who have put down the questions-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Mick Barry: ----- but also this facility for other Deputies in the House to question the Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Mick Barry: It was carved up between three Deputies-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Mick Barry: -----for an entire 45 minutes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Mick Barry: Where is the new politics?