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Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (28 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 626. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the high level of general practitioners and maternity hospitals that are not providing abortion services; the steps he will take to improve access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46054/21]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Public Sector Pay (23 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 12. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider a Covid-19 bonus for public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45607/21]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Public Sector Pay (23 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the call for Covid-19 bonuses in terms of improved pay and conditions for frontline workers and those otherwise negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43773/21]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Public Sector Pay (23 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: The pandemic showed who the real essential workers in society are. They are not the millionaires or billionnaires but our nurses, healthcare workers, transport workers, retail workers, cleaners and many others. What plans does the Minister have to provide a Covid bonus payment to our front-line workers and when does he intend to pay them?

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Public Sector Pay (23 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: Front-line workers died from Covid, which they contracted while working. Many others got sick and some of them got long Covid. All suffered from stress, fatigue and mental health pressures for their services to society. Does the Minister intend to announce details of recognition payments in the budget? The Minister talked about the coming weeks but does he intend to announce it on or...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Public Sector Pay (23 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: Writing in theIrish Examineron Monday, Daniel McConnell wrote "a key question is whether the Government can get private sector buy-in". It is a key question. Given that the Minister agrees that private sector front-line workers such as those he mentioned, including retail workers, cleaners and many others, deserve a Covid bonus, what steps has the Minister taken and what steps does he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation she has had with education workers and their trade unions in relation to the safe reopening of education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45605/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reforms that will be made to the leaving certificate examinations to take into account the pressure on students from the pandemic and remote learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45606/21]

Residential Tenancies (Tenants' Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: It is calling for three years. Is it not for one year and by the inflation rate thereafter?

Residential Tenancies (Tenants' Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: In that case, I stand corrected. A rent freeze would need to take place over a number of years, at the very least. The debate does not need to be about rents that rise at the rate of inflation or a rent freeze when a rent freeze is a no-brainer as a minimum policy. Regarding where the debate is, we saw how the Labour Party took a fair bit of flak from renters on its social media pages...

Residential Tenancies (Tenants' Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: Who was it who said, "if you freeze rents to zero, that could mean an income or pension cut for another person or another person unable to pay the mortgage on that property"? Was it, "A", the Irish Property Owners Association, "B", Margaret Thatcher, "C", Micheál Martin or "D", Attila the Hun? Who wants to be a millionaire? A lot of landlords. The answer to the question is "C". It...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (20 per cent Provision of Social and Affordable Housing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: Fine Gael has been in power for more than ten years. Fianna Fáil has either been in government with or has propped up Fine Gael in power for more than five years and neither has built anything like social and affordable housing, the results and consequences of which we see every day. The latest example is the student accommodation crisis. This afternoon, I spoke to Aisling O'Mahony,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: "There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class...that's making war, and we're winning." They are not the words of a socialist or trade union militant but those of American billionaire, Warren Buffet. They are words that are very relevant in this case. In 2019, IAG made an operating profit of more than €2.5 billion, more than four times the temporary Aer Lingus losses....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: Aer Lingus asked its cabin crew to accept a four-year pay freeze, new yellow-pack starting rates and cuts to both sick pay and duty allowances. Staff are being told: "Go back in the sky, wear a sunny smile and put your lipstick on, but do not forgot the hair shirt." To the credit of the workers, they voted by 80%-plus to reject that package. The company has now threatened these mainly...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: Are you doing a Roy Keane on it now?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (21 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 11. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on discussions he has had with the management of banks (details supplied) in relation to the closure of a bank; the steps he will take to ensure the protection of jobs and services in the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44871/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (21 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 21. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the amount of interest paid on the national debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44870/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Union (21 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal outlined by the President of the European Commission in their State of the Union address to the European Parliament waiving VAT when buying defence equipment developed and produced in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44986/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Union (21 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 340. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the proposal outlined by the President of the European Commission in their State of the Union address to the European Parliament for a joint situational awareness centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44982/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Union (21 Sep 2021)

Mick Barry: 341. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will participate in the summit on European Defence that is due to be convened by the European Commission President and the French President under the French Presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44983/21]