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Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: The Minister of State has appealed for calm so I will start by calmly saluting the thousands of men and women working for Tesco around the country who stood up to intimidation and a campaign of misinformation and took strike action in pursuance of justice in their workplace. I will calmly ask the Minister of State whether he has ever seen a more outrageous campaign of union busting than was...

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: Tesco gambled that workers would go out on strike but that the public would not support them. They must have been shocked to find that in the stores that were being picketed, the turnover was down by up to 80%. Even in some of the stores that did not have pickets, turnover was down by as much as 30%. They underestimated the ordinary people in this country and the spirit of solidarity. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Investigations (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: 815. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will seek from Tusla an explanation regarding the alleged lack of response by it in June 2016 when the mother of a child (details supplied) provided it with evidence of social media correspondence indicating that the child's biological father had been supplying them with drugs; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Facilities (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the training workshop in the newly built Cork prison will have its full complement of work training officers employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10667/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Regulation (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: 103. To ask the Minister for Finance if motor insurance companies can decline to provide a person a quote on the basis of being unemployed or on the basis of suffering anxiety or depression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10666/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: 294. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if rises in domestic refuse collection charges and in particular the rise in recycling charges imposed by a company described in the communication from a person (details supplied) is lawful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10668/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: 306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the extent of the powers of physical detention and ejection held by revenue protection and security staff employed by Irish Rail; and the recourse a customer has if they feel those powers were exceeded. [10669/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: 315. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of days leave for each of the years 2010 to 2016 that have been surrendered to the State on foot of paragraph 16 of Defence Force Regulation A11, which limits an annual carry over to 19 days regardless of whether members of the Defence Forces can actually avail of their leave entitlement due to tours of duty, leave cancellation and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: Where is the sense of urgency? I am not waving at the Minister, I am holding up my hand. There are five days to go before a national bus strike which may well be the prelude to a national public transport strike. Last year, the Minister said being Minister for transport was a doddle. The Minister came to the committee on 1 February, exactly one month ago, and I asked him what the cost to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: I am not painting any situation. The situation has been painted by the acting chief executive officer of Bus Éireann, Mr. Hernan. He has painted the situation and said we are looking at the possibility of the insolvency of Bus Éireann by May. We are now in March. It is a matter of weeks. I am asking a straight question. What will it cost the taxpayer for that insolvency in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: I asked the Minister on 1 February-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: I asked the Minister on 1 February and he said he would get back to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: We have a national bus strike on Monday. Will the Minister get back not just to me but to the people of Ireland before next Monday and tell us the cost of the disastrous policy the Minister and the Government are pursuing. I do not care if he does it on Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday night, but get back to us by then. Can he do that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: The Minister is driving towards disaster.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: No, Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: To avert disaster, there should be increased funding of the free travel pass, not 41% and not next year after these tortuous negotiations end. That should be moved up the agenda as a matter of urgency as I said at the start. After five days, where is the urgency? Also, Bus Éireann should be compensated for having to go off the motorways to service towns and villages while competing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: Pay cuts of €7,000 per worker?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: I will back them up with evidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: The Minister has thrown down a challenge and I will accept it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Barry: I will back it up with evidence. A bus driver who has worked for decades for Bus Éireann, provided the best years of his life and given good service to the company is, with many others I know, facing pay cuts of €6,000, €7,000, €8,000 or more on the basis of the company's proposals. How can the Minister tell me that is not a proposal for a low wage company?