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Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: I asked whether there was any update whatsoever on the position.

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: Departmental Offices (22 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the climate action unit in his Department. [57748/22]

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: Departmental Offices (22 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: It is not often I quote a British Tory but I will do it today. Alok Sharma, the president of COP26, said with regard to COP27: Emissions peaking before 2025, as the science tells us is necessary. Not in this text. Clear follow-through on the phase down of coal. Not in this text. A commitment to phase out all fossil fuels. Not in this text. And the energy text, weakened in the final...

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: European Council (22 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council meeting held on 20 and 21 October 2022. [57749/22]

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: European Council (22 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: Putin's bombing of Ukraine is despicable. A little desperation is beginning to creep in. As we know, Putin is on the defensive against Ukrainian advances, in addition to the home front, which is an issue that is underreported. In recent weeks, many ordinary Russians have defied conscription, relatives of conscripts have held protests in at least six cities, some troops have refused to...

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: Rents are up 14% in the three months to September compared to last year, the highest increase ever recorded in the State. Average rents are €1,700. Apartment building is down 29% and housing builds are down 23% in the three months to the end of October. There are 11,000 people living in emergency accommodation. Tens of thousands more are homeless, couch surfing, etc., and are not...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (23 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [57750/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (23 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: A few minutes ago, the Taoiseach told Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan there would be a memo before the Cabinet next week on the issue of a new elective hospital for Cork. The Irish Examinerhas reported this morning that the hospital will be sited in Glanmire. Will the Taoiseach confirm that or does he wish to comment on it? Does he expect the Cabinet not just to receive a memo next week,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe last met. [57931/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: Friday is the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. I want to express solidarity with all who suffer violence because of their gender or sexual orientation. In particular, I express solidarity with the women of Iran and all participating in the uprising against the regime that murdered Mahsa Amini. I also want to express solidarity with the LGBTQ+...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (23 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the new British Prime Minister. [57932/22]

Finance Bill 2022: Report Stage (23 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: The inclusion of tax credits for renters in the budget was hailed by the Government and sections of the media as a big step forward for renters. At the same time as this tax credit is being introduced, though, is there any move being made to further curb rents? Is there going to be a rent freeze? No, there is not. It will not happen in every circumstance, but in a large number of cases,...

Finance Bill 2022: Report Stage (23 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: I move amendment No. 8: In page 22, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “Reports 13.The Minister shall, within three months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on measures that can be taken to ensure that the tax credit for tenants in private rental accommodation is made available to those of low incomes that are not...

Finance Bill 2022: Report Stage (23 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: I move amendment No. 15: In page 65, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “Reports 24. The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the revenue gained from increasing corporation tax to 25 per cent for corporations with over €800,000 in profits and in closing loopholes that exist that...

Finance Bill 2022: Report Stage (23 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: It is not the final hearing. It is the preliminary hearings.

Finance Bill 2022: Report Stage (23 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: In 1958, the State took the decision to open up the economy and invite in foreign direct investment. Irish capitalism had failed miserably. The massive emigration of the 1950s at a time when the post-war boom was well under way internationally was a sure sign of that. The State's economic policy has been based on that for more than 60 years. The cracks in it are really beginning to...

Finance Bill 2022: Report Stage (23 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: I move amendment No. 16: In page 65, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “Reports 24.The Minister shall, within three months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on a levy on energy supply and generation companies to offset the increased cost of heating and energy for households.”. I will speak briefly on this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (23 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has taken steps to ensure that households that have pay-as-you-go gas and electricity meters which are debt-flagged will be able to switch to other suppliers and bill pay options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58205/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (24 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: "Unfortunately, we have closed the shop in Blackpool. There won't be any need for any staff member to attend work from now on. You will be contacted by people as regards how to claim your redundancy and all the other bits and pieces. Thank you for your service over the years. Kind regards, Sean Nyhan". This is the text message that was sent to a Butcher's Block manager in the middle...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (24 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: I asked the Minister of State a question and, in response, he read out a prepared script. The script dealt with many different points but did not deal with the core question I asked him, so I will use my time to go back over that. The response he gave states that if push comes to shove, the State will pay statutory redundancy to the workers who have lost their jobs in Cork, Dungarvan and...