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Other Questions: Rural Development Plan (31 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: I raised some of these questions with the Taoiseach last week under promised legislation and he said, rather contemptuously, that it was never the intention that every single town and village in the entire country would be provided with transport. He also said, however, that the Government would endeavour to ensure that where there is connectivity at the moment with Bus Éireann, such...

Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Second Stage (31 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: The UN convention moves towards a rights-based model for those with disabilities. We welcome the Bill as a step forward in the ratification of the convention. Disability campaigners have been seeking ratification for almost ten years. The only reason we are here now is because of their work which involved dragging successive reluctant Governments along the road. While the Bill is to be...

Bus Éireann: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: On three occasions since January 2015, Bus Éireann brought forward plans to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport which sought to address the issue of losses within the company, specifically within its Expressway operations. On each occasion, the Department delayed taking action. It is hardly a coincidence that the Department delayed action in 2015, in the run-up to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (31 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: 349. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the Israeli Defence Force raid and demolition of the Palestinian Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran on 18 January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3829/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: World Economic Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. [2758/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Industrial Disputes (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: 44. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the possibility of industrial action by nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4545/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: 115. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the level of spare capacity in terms of acute beds in the private hospital system; if he has considered taking private hospitals into public ownership to address the crisis in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4510/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: "Rural Ireland is a top priority". That was last night. "The NTA will ensure that there is no negative impact on the connectivity of rural communities" was today. That is a rather vague formulation, so let us pin it down. There is a village. Let us call it Ballykissangel. Six Bus Éireann buses pass through it every day. As a result of current events, that service is axed. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: I am not asking the Minister to. Connectivity will be maintained. I got that. I gave the Minister an example of six connections. Even if they are reduced to two or one, there is still a connection, but the service has been slashed. Will the Minister give a commitment that the level of service will be maintained 100% for each town and village? Yes or no?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: The Minister will not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: Fair enough. We only have ten minutes. Let us leave aside the question of individual routes. We will not get into that level of micro detail. If one combines the individual routes, one gets a national picture. Instead of six in one village, there are 2,000 throughout the country, for argument's sake. Is the Minister giving the commitment that the level of service will still be 2,000 or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: I am not asking the Minister to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: As I note that the Minister has not made a commitment to the level of service to be provided, I will move on. The acting CEO confirmed in the statement made to the committee that nothing he had said or issued in recent weeks constituted preconditions. One can argue that what is stated in the letter does not constitute preconditions but a negotiating position, if one stretches it a little....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: The Minister has come before the committee and recommended that the two sides sit down together with a blank sheet of paper. However, those involved on one side will have it hanging over their heads that if they do not agree to pay cuts of up to €7,000 a year for some of the workers, it it will happen unilaterally within 18 days. The Minister does not think it would be in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: The Minister's "no comment" speaks volumes. I want to ask him about the insolvency of Bus Éireann. Mr. Hernan has said that within a year the company could reach a crunch. He has also indicated that the board will be unable to sign off on reports at the end of March unless a plan is put in place. He has talked about making unilateral cuts within 19 days, which means, as we all know,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: A rough figure would do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: Does the Minister have a rough figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: Irrespective of the date.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: Yes. I will give the Minister some rough figures.