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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: I will come back in briefly on Parnell Place station. The information I have from disability campaigners in the city is that, of the ten bays, one is wheelchair accessible and that it is one of the bays that is exposed to the elements. That is something Dublin Bus might have a look at.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: Carriages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: No, is it not the case that the trams that run have fewer carriages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: Okay, are there not plans to extend the number of carriages on those trams?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: And that is Transdev's solution as opposed to putting another on here and another on there. That is even the agreed position of the company that it would be necessary to do this. When will this happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: That is the answer to my question.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: 11. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will issue guidelines to other Departments regarding the engagement of private companies for contract work; if the working conditions of staff in these companies' firms, including trade union recognition, will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2163/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: When other Departments engage private companies for contract work, will the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issue guidelines as to the regard to be given to the conditions of workers in those private companies, including trade union recognition? I am interested to hear a statement on that matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: I specifically want to raise the case of a company called Extern. This is a Northern Ireland based company with charitable status. It has been engaged by a number of Departments, including the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, the Department of Justice and Equality, and the HSE. It has 450 employees, North and South. It operates in 40 locations across the island and provides...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: I ask the Minister of State to send me a written reply to my question after he discusses the specific case with his officials. However, this issue does not solely involve Extern. Departments and local authorities have awarded construction contracts to firms that have delivered on those contracts on the basis of bogus self-employment practices when it was clear from the outset that the bids...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: Access to safe abortion facilities is a democratic and civil right for women. When a woman becomes pregnant, it must be her choice, in consultation with her GP, as to what happens next. It should not be a choice that is made by politicians, priests, policemen or anyone else. Abortion is a democratic and civil right that was won in Britain 50 years ago, the United States 45 years ago and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (18 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: 225. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to provide prompt and adequate support for pregnant women who suffer from a condition, as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2712/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Company Liquidations (18 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: 314. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the liquidation of a company (details supplied); if he will report on the consequences for public transport contracts it holds here from the point of view of services and jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2711/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: Was there any discussion in the Taoiseach's meetings with the religious leaders on the issue of the quality of sex education in schools? As the Taoiseach is aware, the vast majority of primary schools are controlled and owned by religious institutions. Approximately half of secondary schools are directly controlled by religious institutions, and it seems to me there is a Catholic ethos in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: 144. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason bestowing on the Defence Forces the rights contained in the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 has not been progressed over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3371/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: 430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to account for the quality of care they provided to a person (details supplied). [3483/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: 431. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to provide prompt and adequate support for pregnant women that suffer a condition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3484/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Assets (23 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: 624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of undeveloped land owned by each local authority; the amount of land that is zoned residential in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2924/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (24 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: 4. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of engine room articifer vacancies that exist in the Naval Service; his plans to fill same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3489/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (24 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: I wish to ask the Minister of State about the number of engine room artificer vacancies that exist in the Naval Service and his plans to fill them.