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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Mick Barry: Mr. Franks was involved. The newspaper report mentioned a figure of between €20,000 and €60,000. What is the official position on how much taxpayers' money was spent on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Mick Barry: The CEO was involved. Mr. Franks was there. It was sponsored.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Mick Barry: I would be interested in seeing the information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus: Chairpersons Designate (25 Oct 2017)

Mick Barry: The people who are being forced out on strike for a pay increase next week would be interested in seeing the information as well.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (26 Oct 2017)

Mick Barry: 48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the original service level agreements between local authorities and Irish Water that would have retained the services of local authority waterworks personnel to Irish Water up to 2026 have been amended; if local authority waterworks personnel will be asked to transfer to Irish Water within the next year; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (26 Oct 2017)

Mick Barry: 49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if emergency measures will be put in place to properly accommodate Travellers in Spring Lane, County Cork, and other sites that have been storm damaged. [45287/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Mick Barry: In effect, we are discussing the regulation of the building industry today. We are discussing the building control (construction industry register Ireland) Bill 2017, which effectively proposes that the State outsource control and that the industry effectively regulates the industry. I have listened to the contribution of Mr. Parlon. I thought it was interesting that he praised the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Mick Barry: On the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Mick Barry: I will not address Mr. Parlon's remarks to me about bogus self employment because I will be introducing a Bill on the issue in the House soon and I will have ample opportunity at that time to make my points. In regard to the point relating to the crane operators dispute-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Mick Barry: The issue is related to the question of health and safety and flowing from that the question of the quality of construction work. For the record, this was an inter-union dispute that the employers had nothing to do with. In reality, the dispute was between two unions, one of which was not properly monitoring pay and health and safety issues and the other of which was prepared to do that and...

Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Barry: I want to make a brief point about amendment Nos. 1 to 14, inclusive.

Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Barry: It is a brief general point.

Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Barry: I want to make the point that 30 amendments to the Water Services Bill have been ruled out of order. It seems that a crude approach has been taken in ruling out amendments to this Bill. For example, my group submitted an amendment which would say that rather than the Dáil having the power to reduce the threshold for the so-called excessive use charge in five years, as proposed in the...

Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Barry: I objected.

Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Barry: I objected to them all.

Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Barry: The amendments are being butchered.

Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Barry: I will start by focusing on amendment No. 18, which states:In page 9, line 26, to delete “State.”.” and substitute the following:“State. (6) The Minister shall report to Dáil Éireann within six months of this Act coming into effect on the feasibility of implementing a public information campaign, and education campaign in schools and third level...

Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Barry: We know that the real negotiations were done behind closed doors and that there is a deal involving Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael together. They understand that they have to retreat on water charges because of the mass movement, but they are keeping the back door open. That is the reason we have no Fianna Fáil amendments tonight.

Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Barry: I move amendment No. 16:In page 9, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following:“(4A) The Minister shall report to Dáil Éireann within six months of this Act coming into effect on the number of domestic swimming pools and large water features in private residences in the state for the purpose of levying a charge on such pools and water features.”.

Water Services Bill 2017: Report Stage (7 Nov 2017)

Mick Barry: I have a question on that. The amendment provides that rather than the Dáil having the power to lower the threshold for the so-called excessive use charge in five years' time, thereby bringing more and more people into the excessive use charge net and implementing de facto water charges through the back door, the Dáil shall not have that power in five years' time and shall not have...