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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (18 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 636. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress on the reforms to the national referral mechanism for suspected victims of human trafficking (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25702/21]

Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

Mick Barry: I mainly wish to discuss open access to third level education. Before doing so, however, I welcome the fact that school profiling is not part of this proposal. That is very important. I also welcome that there are sanctions against the lobbying of teachers, which is also important. That took place in some areas last summer and it was completely unfair to the teachers. It is good to have...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 May 2021)

Mick Barry: Extraordinary powers have been given to the State during this pandemic. Young people up and down the country, but especially in working class communities, are reporting an increased level of harassment by members of the Garda. In a recent report, the Policing Authority states: "Young people were reported as believing that COVID-19 [has] been used by ... Gardaí as an excuse to conduct...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 May 2021)

Mick Barry: Palestine is burning. There are 72 people dead now in Gaza, 16 at least of whom are children and the death count is rising. This follows on from the mass expulsion of Palestinians in east Jerusalem, which amounted to ethnic cleansing, the brutal assault on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the far-right lynch mobs now roaming the streets of Israeli cities looking for Palestinians to attack. We have a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 May 2021)

Mick Barry: The Tánaiste is like a Kerryman. When a question is asked of him, he asks a question back. I will take the opportunity then to give a reply before posing my questions again. The Palestinian people are an oppressed people and have a right to organise their self-defence, including armed self-defence. They have the right to fight for their own national and social liberation. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support the legislative changes that were recommended by the Oireachtas Committee on Education which included amending the Education Act to ensure that religious ethos cannot influence children’s right to objective sex education and amending the Employment Equality Act to protect teachers from being disciplined for not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 371. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place to reopen office facilities at Burgh Quay; the measures that will be put in place to allow persons in Dublin register their residency given its impact on the right of persons to work and to travel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25211/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (13 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 400. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to home help and homecare packages in each of the years 2015 to 2020; the funding allocated to direct HSE services, voluntary and non-profit organisations and private providers for these services for the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25212/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 401. To ask the Minister for Health if persons that are fully vaccinated but have not completed a seven day wait after their last dose will be expected to quarantine for the full 14 days in a mandatory detention facility upon entry into the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25213/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (13 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working in his Department dedicated to the mandatory Covid-19 detention system from persons arriving in the State; the number of staff at each grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25214/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Services (13 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 403. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on legal fees in relation to defending the mandatory Covid-19 detention system for persons arriving in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25215/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (12 May 2021)

Mick Barry: Housing is a ticking time bomb. Is it a ticking time bomb that will blow up this Government? Daft has stated this morning that we have just witnessed the largest quarterly increases in rent since the middle of 2018. In Cork city, rents have increased by 6.3% in the first quarter of 2021 in comparison to the first quarter of last year. The average rent is €1,483. In County Cork...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (12 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [24637/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (12 May 2021)

Mick Barry: What is under investigation here is a €119 million issue at Siteserv. By the looks of the figures that have been provided by the Taoiseach, the actual cost of investigating that issue could end up being close to €119 million. The figure of €30 million is certainly well short and the other figure of €70 million that has been mentioned is closer to the mark. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (12 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the full cost to date of the IBRC Commission; and the expenditure incurred in respect of legal fees by recipient law firms. [24142/21]

Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2021)

Mick Barry: I will reply to some of the comments made by the two Ministers of State in the course of the debate. There is no argument whatsoever from anyone who is a serious observer of Irish labour law but that the proposals in the Cahill Duffy report would significantly improve rights for working people in this country. The report has laid on the Minister's desk for five years now and the...

Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2021)

Mick Barry: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will be sharing time with Deputies Gino Kenny and Boyd Barrett. The only thing that will ever change the situation for workers in a liquidation is changing the statutory priorities so that workers are moved up the chain. That is according to Mr. Kieran Wallace of KPMG in an interview with the Business Poston Sunday, 2 May. Today, Deputies...

Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (11 May 2021)

Mick Barry: Leo Varadkar rolled out the red carpet, Mícheál Martin opened the door and seated the guests while Eoghan Murphy poured the wine but now the Government is throwing its hands up in horror because the guests are eating too much. What the hell did it expect? It gave them everything they wanted. It gave them tax breaks on corporation tax and on capital gains tax. It gave them what...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (11 May 2021)

Mick Barry: I had intended to ask the Taoiseach about the fact that more than 50% of Covid-19 fines have been handed out to people between the ages of 18 and 24. There has been an increase in Garda harassment of young people, who are also suffering disproportionately as a result of unemployment at present. I will ask the Taoiseach about that matter another day, however, Last night, or more...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (11 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 43. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [24140/21]