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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: It was meant as a compliment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: On a point of clarification, and in case there is any confusion, the point I am made about Mr. Delaney applying for the boards is that the job of someone representing people with disabilities on a board is, in part, to keep a chief executive officer on his or her toes. I believe anyone who knows Mr. Delaney would know that whatever else he will do, he will be keeping them on their toes....

Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: We are discussing something that was an illegal practice. It is was the falsification of birth certificates. To my knowledge, only one person has ever been prosecuted for this crime in the history of the State, a woman named Mrs. Keating who ran an illegal adoption agency or racket from her private nursing home, St. Rita's, in Ranelagh. Her activities were first brought to the attention of...

Independent Clinical Review of Maternity Services at Portiuncula University Hospital: Statements (14 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: First, I thank the families affected who came forward with their concerns about maternity hospital services at PUH. I express to them the condolences of the Solidarity-People Before Profit group. The manner in which this State has treated women and children has been both a recurring theme and a major issue for Irish society. Indeed, the recent referendum was part of the overall debate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: I apologise to the witnesses for my lateness, I was delayed on the picket line at Lloyds Pharmacy in Stoneybatter. As the Vice Chairman has asked me to be brief, I will ask one question. It relates to the question of a referendum, which featured strongly in the correspondence back and forth between the ICTU and the Minister. ICTU supports a referendum to keep water publicly owned, as do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: I also support a referendum without strings and that it should be held as soon as possible. ICTU received one answer from the Minister and I would be very interested to see whether the Taoiseach would give the same answer. At any time I have heard him speak on the issue, he has not been seeking to hold a referendum on this issue any time soon. I am asking the question the other way around....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: If not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: However, support for a stand-alone utility is in the hands of the ICTU.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: Until 2021.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: I am happy to allow Mr. O'Brien to make his point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: I want to direct my questions to the representatives of the Union of Students in Ireland and Threshold. Before doing so, I would like to comment briefly on some of the issues that have been raised by the representatives of the IPOA. I congratulate the association on its gallant attempt to persuade the committee that landlords are one of the most oppressed groups in Irish society. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: I do not intend to get into a long back-and-forth with the representatives of the Irish Property Owners Association.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: Perhaps we can continue the discussion in different forums. There are votes coming up in the House. I will respond to one question I was asked which relates to substantial refurbishment. The majority of people who come to my constituency clinic and who are facing notices to quit are being evicted on the basis of not being able to afford rent increases above the caps brought in on the...

Other Questions: Zero-hour Contracts (19 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: 43. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she envisages a ban will be introduced on zero-hour contracts, and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26578/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (19 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: 74. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will introduce legislation to ensure private companies cannot unilaterally downgrade their employees' pension schemes from defined benefit to defined contribution or close defined contribution schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26579/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (20 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: 35. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if legislation will be introduced to protect residents at a location (details supplied) who face eviction by a vulture fund and other tenants that find themselves in similar situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26807/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (20 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: 61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the expert group report on a company (details supplied) will be finalised; his views on the way in which the company's lettings are proliferating at the expense of traditional lettings in city centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26808/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: I want to address two issues. First, the removal of 875 people from the official homelessness statistics and, second, issues related to the housing assistance payment. At the end of April, when the official homelessness statistics for the month of March were produced 875 people had been removed from the housing waiting lists. According to the Department, they had been "reclassified"....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: On a specific question-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)

Mick Barry: It will be even less. The survey is almost complete and will be ready in a few weeks. Can the Minister be more precise about that? Can we have it by the end of June? Will we have it before the Dáil adjourns?