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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Mick Barry: I note that there has been a change in the Government position from an initial stance of leaning strongly towards opposition to one of saying that it will not oppose it. I think that is public opinion and that the debate that has opened up has been a factor in that. That is my view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Mick Barry: No. In essence, I am looking for a bit more information about what is coming down the tracks with regard to the changes in the US and the question as to whether the build-up of microplastics is something which has a potential tipping point beyond which it becomes more serious.

Statement by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: They say that when a person ascends into the Cabinet it is time to start playing senior hurling, but I think when a Minister is being lobbied by big business-----

Statement by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: -----it is less a case of senior hurling but sumo wrestling in the mud in reality, because this is very murky. The Minister said that at the start of the telephone conversation the lobbyist gave him some information that he was not aware of, that is, the result from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. He gave the Minister something. The Minister responded by giving him...

Statement by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: It is not correct that the only thing the Minister said to him that was new was that the Minister would be following the advice of his officials. The Minister told him that in his opinion this was going to end up being referred to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. That was new information for him. That information was quickly relayed to Denis O'Brien. It was information which had an...

Statement by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: Sorry, it is my question. On 6 December the Minister did not give that answer to the House. The Minister did not say that the dogs on the street and every Deputy in the House - presumably including the Minister - knew that this was where it was going to go. The Minister said that there was a whole menu of options. That is very different from the information the Minister provided to the...

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: But.

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: Sex education as taught in schools is inadequate and not for purpose. As the examples given by Deputy Paul Murphy indicate, in many cases, it is a sick joke. The time has come for change, which is being demanded by young people all over the country. Solidarity has put the Bill forward, but young people are driving it. We saw this in the protests on the streets in towns around the country...

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: -----and young people who are clearly demanding change on this issue. On the other we have the Catholic Primary School Management Association, which is to be expected. The Dáil is meant to give a lead to the country on the issue, but we have Fianna Fáil stating it is going to call a vote in order that tomorrow it can shoot down or try to - I am not sure it has the numbers - a...

Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: This is a question for the Tánaiste or perhaps the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. As they are aware, residents at the Leeside apartment complex in Cork are facing what is effectively a mass eviction at the hands of a vulture fund, a matter of concern to them but also to many others, given that homelessness in the country stands on the brink of 10,000 people. Is it...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: 21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland will begin its review of the ownership and control policy of media companies; if he will make a submission to the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18302/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: I ask the Minister when the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland will begin its review into the ownership and control policy of media companies and if he intends to make a submission to that review.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: Does the Minister feel that changes are needed? On his watch, Reporters Without Borders has said that, in terms of press freedom, Ireland has slipped from ninth to 14th in the world. Last year, an EU report raised concerns about press freedom in Ireland. It said that there was a high risk as a result of the concentration of media ownership. The Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: The Minister is as aware as I that there are serious concerns about media ownership and control in this country. There is the huge role Independent News and Media plays within the Irish media scene. One individual, a billionaire, has a near 30% stake in that company. The information coming out in the courts has raised serious questions. The Independent News and Media servers were handed...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: Yes. The company would have had sensitive data about journalistic sources and yet it seems to be used as a plaything by a billionaire media mogul. This has given rise to serious concerns. Does the Minister have anything to say on the matter?

Nurses' and Midwives' Pay and Recruitment: Motion [Private Members] (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Barry: I will be sharing my time with Deputy Bríd Smith. The Minister needs to increase significantly and quickly the pay of our nurses and midwives because otherwise the problems in the health service that relate to the recruitment and retention of nurses, which is already at a very serious level, will get even worse. The Government backed a campaign to get nurses to come back home, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Lansdowne Road Agreement (1 May 2018)

Mick Barry: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for backdating the restitution of the settlement reached between his Department and an organisation (details supplied) over past denial of appropriate incremental credit for persons working in Youthreach Resources to 1 June 2016 as opposed to full backdated restitution (details supplied). [18628/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 May 2018)

Mick Barry: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the application by a school (details supplied) for additional teachers has been refused in view of its growth and reduced pupil-teacher ratio. [18742/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (1 May 2018)

Mick Barry: 200. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Workplace Relations Commission fishing boat inspections that took place from 1 September to 31 December 2017. [18648/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (1 May 2018)

Mick Barry: 201. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Workplace Relations Commission fishing boat inspections that took place from 1 January to 31 March 2018. [18649/18]