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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: Homeless circumstances. To anyone here who is a public representative, who has worked as a Deputy or as a councillor in a local authority, that figure would not be a shocking one. We deal with people in those circumstances all the time. There can be any number of good reasons, which would stand up, for someone in homeless circumstances to refuse the offer of a house. I had many debates on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: I would not dream of making a suggestion such as that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: I am clearly not suggesting that even a tiny percentage of the Cabinet-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: I think the Chair knows what I am saying, and I think she knows-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: I will finish my point and then ask him to reply. I am merely using an extreme example to make a point. The chairperson of the Housing Agency should know better. He should know how his comments would be taken up. I will be blunt with him. I suspect that he did know. I think he knew how those comments would be taken up, and I think that there are people who are in high places in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: On a point of information-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: I would like Mr. Skehan to clarify his comments about hundreds of thousands of people living in trailer parks in various states in the US, that this is not the position here and that it is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: That is the clarification sought.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: I have not finished asking my question. From what Mr. Skehan said, I took it that we should be proud of the fact that we do not have that scenario here. I am asking him whether he thinks it appropriate as chairman of the Housing Agency at a time when there are more than 8,000 people in emergency accommodation, including a record 3,000 plus children, to say we should be proud that we do not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: I have a brief question. Mr. Skehan provided the joint committee with information from a variety of sources to support the view that there are at least questions about people gaming the system. Some of this information was from social media sources. While I stand to be corrected, I understand Mr. Skehan indicated he was involved in an entity or business and had obtained some of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role of Chairperson of Housing Agency and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Barry: What is the name of the company?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (1 Feb 2018)

Mick Barry: 16. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the practice of tendering school build projects in view of the collapse of a company (details supplied) resulting in the discontinuation of work on six school build sites here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4658/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (1 Feb 2018)

Mick Barry: 28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consequences of the collapse of a company (details supplied) on six school build projects here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4657/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (1 Feb 2018)

Mick Barry: 313. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which is it possible for an unregistered dog breeding enterprise (details supplied) to operate without planning permission unimpeded by either his Department or the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5286/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Freedom of Information Requests (6 Feb 2018)

Mick Barry: 79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the Information Commissioner's recent rulings (details supplied) in favour of an organisation against his Department on a number of freedom of information requests pertaining to migrant non-EU fishers. [5660/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Freedom of Information Requests (6 Feb 2018)

Mick Barry: 83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason his Department has not yet provided an organisation's (details supplied) representative with files sought in view of the ruling by the Information Commissioner against his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5661/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (6 Feb 2018)

Mick Barry: 166. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public contracts a company (details supplied) holds here; and if, following the recent experience with the collapse of another company (details supplied) precautionary measures can be taken to safeguard public projects and jobs. [5737/18]

Other Questions: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Feb 2018)

Mick Barry: 39. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if inspectors at the Workplace Relations Commission have the training they need to carry out inspections on fishing vessels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2054/18]

Other Questions: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Feb 2018)

Mick Barry: Do the WRC inspectors have the training they need to carry out inspections on fishing vessels? I ask the Minister to make a statement on the matter.

Other Questions: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Feb 2018)

Mick Barry: If the Minister will excuse a poor pun, there seems to be something a little bit fishy here. Nine WRC inspectors have received training, but the following are facts. One organiser with the International Transport Workers Federation, ITF, which is a trade union-based organisation that has one organiser, has detected 202 contraventions in the wake of the scandal unearthed by The Guardianabout...