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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: The Israeli war cabinet minister, Yoav Gallant, recently said, "There will be a short pause and then we will continue operating with full military power." He also said, "Our strength will be greater, and it will take place throughout the entire strip.” Interesting that he referred to "the entire strip" because Israel has forced huge numbers of people to leave northern Gaza and go to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: Did the Taoiseach discuss them with the French Prime Minister?

Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [51895/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: Referring to the riots, the Garda Commissioner said, "But we could not have anticipated that in response to a terrible crime, the stabbing of schoolchildren and their teacher, that this would be the response". For a casual observer of Ireland's far right that would be a naive statement. For a Garda Commissioner it is absolutely astounding. Ireland's racist and fascist extremists, and their...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: I extend my sympathies to all those injured in the knife attack on Thursday, especially to the five-year-old girl and her carer who are in hospital and whose conditions are serious, and to their families. This riot was organised and orchestrated by Ireland's far-right, by openly racist and fascist groups. These groups like to portray themselves as the defenders of women and children. Women...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: I am happy to make them when they are.

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: I do not trust Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael or the Green Party on the issue of Irish foreign policy and steering clear of military alliances. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people at the very least and perhaps more than 1 million. They were fought for the prestige of US imperialism and, in the case of Iraq, oil. They were not fought to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: I note the headline this morning: "Government may reconsider placing asylum seekers in areas where there is 'tension' says Minister" - the Minister, Deputy Coveney. I put it to the Minister that that is bowing to the pressure of the far right, that it will be seen as bowing to the pressure of the far right and that it will encourage the far right to stir up tension and say, "See, not here."...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: I note that I did not get a guarantee that people will not be forced to sleep rough. The Minister spoke about mitigation measures, tented accommodation and a roof over the head. Tented accommodation is not a roof over the head, by the way. That is an important point. It is significant that while the Government is talking about putting on the agenda facial recognition technology, water...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: On my walks these days it is common enough to see people out walking with graceful animals - greyhounds. The dogs are invariably rescue dogs, but where have they been rescued from? They have been rescued from abandonment. They have been rescued from a greyhound industry which is scandal ridden and cruel. It was cruel, it is cruel and it will always will be cruel because, when it is run for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Foreign Conflicts (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how many exemption orders for the transport of munitions of war have been granted in each of the last 10 years; how many exemption orders have been issued for munitions destined for Israel in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52117/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Human Rights (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: 246. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Department of Foreign Affairs has raised any human rights or foreign policy concerns with his Department in relation to issuing of dual use export licences to Israel in the last five years, and the number of times such issues were raised by the Department per year in relation to Israeli exports; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Priorities (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: 304. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the measures she intends to take to oblige social media platforms and internet service providers to ensure that minors are protected from access to pornography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52116/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: 324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will contact local and national Traveller organisations to assess the level of difficulty Travellers have in accessing social housing lists; if he will further initiate appropriate research to meet his Department’s outstanding commitment on this matter since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: 457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2 of 9 March 2023, if he can reconcile the response with the eventual diametrically opposite position taken by Bord Iascaigh Mhara in correspondence between the fishers and a representative of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52301/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: 602. To ask the Minister for Health what measures he is taking to ensure that children who require treatment from a paediatric orthopaedic consultant in Temple Street will get the treatment they require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52113/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: 603. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider widening the eligibility for further Covid-19 vaccines to more age groups; if he will consider reinstating PCR testing for Covid-19; what steps he will take to ensure there is better data on the prevalence of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52115/23]

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Programme for Government (5 Dec 2023)

Mick Barry: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [52324/23]

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Programme for Government (5 Dec 2023)

Mick Barry: There are serious concerns for jobs in Ballincollig, County Cork, after US corporation, Broadcom, acquired the semiconductor company VMWare, which employs 1,000 people in the town. Broadcom moved quickly to implement redundancies across the United States after its $69 billion takeover. It has been in correspondence with the Ballincollig workforce, including stating that it was proposing...

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Middle East (5 Dec 2023)

Mick Barry: 16. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his meetings with representatives from member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and with ambassadors from various Arab states to Ireland. [52323/23]