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Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Mick Barry: My final question a Cheann Comhairle-----

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Mick Barry: In a sneaky way this legislation is to be placed in the Library and that is considered sufficient that it is passed by the House without having had an opportunity to debate the matter. Does the Minister not agree that it is totally undemocratic?

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Mick Barry: If what is being said is that a debate is now definitely being scheduled, as opposed to the possibility of a debate being scheduled, that is a step forward. However, the point here is not about the idea of having a token debate, after the fact, on the issue of the financial emergency legislation, which will penalise workers and especially young workers. The key point - we want to register...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Mick Barry: If we do not have the power to oppose it strongly in the House, I have no doubt trade unionists will oppose it very strongly, on the picket lines if needs be.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2016)

Mick Barry: There will be no vote.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Labour Activation Measures (30 Jun 2016)

Mick Barry: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when he plans to publish details of the new labour activation scheme which will replace JobBridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18793/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Programme for Government Initiatives (30 Jun 2016)

Mick Barry: 25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when he will implement the fit-to-work scheme contained in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18794/16]

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Mick Barry: That was an incredible speech from the Minister. I have a quote from her here: "Unfortunately, this Bill tries to legislate for the whole of the economy in order to address one dispute in a particular sector". If the Minister thinks that the type of precarious work that this Bill seeks to address applies to just Dunnes Stores or the retail trade she is seriously out of touch with what is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2016)

Mick Barry: 39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the findings of the Northern Ireland poverty bulletin which revealed that over 100,000 children in Northern Ireland live in poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19470/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (5 Jul 2016)

Mick Barry: 50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he held discussions with representatives of the USA administration accompanying the Vice President of the United States of America, Mr. Joe Biden, during his visit here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19471/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Engagements (6 Jul 2016)

Mick Barry: 2. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his meeting with the Vice President of the United States of America, Mr. Joe Biden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18070/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Engagements (6 Jul 2016)

Mick Barry: To follow on from the question that has been raised by Deputy Jim Daly, I am interested in the conversations the Taoiseach had with Vice President Biden in a general sense but particularly on the issue of the Cork-Boston flights. It is fair to say that in Cork city and county there is a strong mood for connectivity and flights connecting ourselves with Boston and New York at a later point....

Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (6 Jul 2016)

Mick Barry: 29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will repeal the financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation given the Government's claim of economic recovery. [19762/16]

Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (6 Jul 2016)

Mick Barry: 37. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to end the two tier system of pay in the Public Service. [19761/16]

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Mick Barry: Last year, the European Commission digital score card report ranked Ireland 19th among the EU States for quality broadband access. We have some of the worst served regions of Europe in terms of broadband service and we rank 42nd in the world in terms of high speed Internet access, despite having the second highest customer costs in the European Union. The Government attempts to portray...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Mick Barry: Clearly the drugs mentioned in the Bill can be dangerous. The question here is whether criminalising possession or use of those drugs will really do anything to help the situation that confronts us. There have been many examples in many other countries of similar attempts to criminalise drugs of this kind and general character. Recently in the United States there has been a major crackdown...

Other Questions: Arts Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Mick Barry: 9. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to increase the existing funding to the arts, given that the European average for arts funding is 0.6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19895/16]

Other Questions: Arts Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Mick Barry: Many statistics have been produced in this session so far. Let us focus on the most important statistic, namely, the average European spend on arts funding of 0.6% of gross domestic product, GDP. The equivalent Irish figure is 0.1%. That is one sixth of the European average. What steps does the Minister intend to take to bridge this shameful gap?

Other Questions: Arts Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Mick Barry: The Minister does not accept the figures that I have quoted so I ask her to produce her own figures. What are the Minister's figures? Does she calculate that our 0.1% of GDP might be greater than the European average? Does she calculate that our shameful figure of 0.1% might be equal to or the same as the European average, or does she calculate that it is very close? If it is not equal,...

Other Questions: Arts Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Mick Barry: I take it from the Minister's reply that she is unable to produce the figure that I have asked for. I will move on and look at the issue of words rather than figures. I quote the Minister the following words: "There is anger, disquiet and disbelief about the effective dilution of the arts as a Cabinet portfolio." That is taken from a motion which was unanimously passed in this House just a...