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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: More rain fell in parts of County Cork in a few hours yesterday than would normally fall in a month. Midleton, Castlemartyr, Glanmire, Killeagh, Cloyne, Whitegate, Blackpool, west Waterford and other places all experienced devastation to one degree or another. In Midleton, patients had to be evacuated from a hospital and children had to be carried out of a childcare centre by parents via...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: Yes. If we are to be ahead of the curve here, and we see what is coming in terms of climate change, then in Cork city we need to be looking at options like a flood barrier. There are many experts, and I am referring to people who are qualified to speak on this subject and not lay people, who have said this is the way to go. I strongly urge the OPW and the Government to look at this...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [44962/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [46493/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: I wish to raise the case of St. Killian's Special School, a primary school in Mayfield in my constituency. This school has 93 students and is set to expand to 120, making it, potentially, the largest special school in all of Munster. The school has students with severe dyslexia, severe dyspraxia, severe speech and language difficulties and a big majority of the students have autism and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: 14. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [45264/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: I hope the Taoiseach is going to speak out against the clampdown on public expressions of support for the Palestinian people that we have seen in certain EU countries when he is at the European Council this week. I am talking, for example, about the banning of pro-Palestinian protests in France and Germany and the use of tear gas and water cannon against protestors in France. Of course, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: You expelled Russian diplomats though.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: You expelled Russian diplomats.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (24 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: 19. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the economic policy unit of his Department. [45265/23]

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: I want to focus my contribution on the issue of the home help service. It was reported in the press at the weekend that the HSE had written to private home care providers directing that the home help package be reduced from one hour to 45 minutes. This cutback means, in effect, that home help workers throughout the country will have to call to the homes of elderly and vulnerable people,...

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: Is the Minister of State saying that the letter was not sent? "Yes" or "No" will do.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (24 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: 366. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person’s disability allowance was cut off (details supplied); the reason there is no record of their subsequent appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46443/23]

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: Louise Richardson's Consultative Forum on International Security Policy report referred to neutrality not being necessary for Ireland's reputation. Regarding the triple lock, it stated that, "While there was not a consensus on this point, the preponderance of views, especially among the experts and practitioners, is that it is time for a reconsideration of the Triple Lock as it is no longer...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: 7. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent European Political Community meeting in Granada, Spain. [45266/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (24 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: 488. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what measure he will take to close the gender pay gap, reported recently by the Central Statistics Office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46627/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (24 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: 603. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline, in view of testimony to the Oireachtas Health Committee on 18 October 2023 (details supplied) that according to research women were actively obstructed by GPs in accessing abortion health care, the measures he will take to ensure that this practice is stopped as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46626/23]

European Parliament Directive on Victims of Crime: Motion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: This directive seeks to ensure that the victims of crime receive the right information, support and protection and are able to participate in criminal proceedings. It has been broadly welcomed as a step forward by various organisations across the EU that campaign for the rights of victims. I also welcome it. I hope this directive can provoke a discussion about how the interests of victims...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: The Tánaiste will be aware that Mallow will be added to the constituency I represent at the next general election. As a socialist, I will do my very best to represent and fight for the interests of ordinary people in this area. While I was happy to recently visit Mallow and introduce myself, I was disappointed to see a large derelict site halfway down the main street. On inquiry, I...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: Would the Tánaiste agree there are far too many derelict sites in towns and villages throughout the country and councils should be doing more with their derelict sites powers?