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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (11 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 44. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the justice and police reform division of his Department. [24141/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (11 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland last met and will next meet. [24636/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (11 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his latest communications with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. [24635/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (11 May 2021)

Mick Barry: I welcome the coroner's conclusions regarding the Ballymurphy massacre. It is a vindication for the families who have campaigned so hard down through the decades. It is a real scandal that the British state prevented the truth from coming out for 50 years. Today also, the British Government has declared an amnesty for its troops, which is a slap in the face to the Ballymurphy families and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contacts he has had with the Indian authorities in relation to providing support for those suffering from the latest Covid-19 wave in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24139/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 708. To ask the Minister for Health if those who are under 70 years of age but are housebound will be able to get access to the Covid-19 vaccination programme via the ambulance service or other appropriate service that will visit persons in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23745/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (6 May 2021)

Mick Barry: The Minister did not answer the question. Is the Government going to instruct its representatives at the World Trade Organization to vote in favour of waving intellectual property rights on the vaccines? That is the issue and the Minister has not answered the question. The Government has a choice to make. The Biden Administration has done a U-turn. It has changed its position under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the decision to lift the ban on evictions and rent increases in view of the ongoing public health situation and housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23527/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (6 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the backlog of standards compliance checks on HAP landlords in Cork city and other local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23528/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will take measures to prevent co-living housing developments given the recent approval of such developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23529/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he will take to prevent landlords and estate agents using incentivised rates such as offering short term discounts in order to avoid rent control measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23530/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he will take to ensure housing is affordable given the large amount of private capital investing in housing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23531/21]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (5 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 31. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the planned affordable housing scheme in view of the impact of the scheme on increasing house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23275/21]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (5 May 2021)

Mick Barry: Where the Minister left off is precisely where I want to begin, that is, the affordable housing scheme, particularly the shared equity element within it. The Minister says it will bring down housing prices, but it is not just his critics on the left, as many establishment politicians as well as establishment economists have spoken about the potential for this to increase prices. I would...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (5 May 2021)

Mick Barry: Could the Minister comment on the breaking news of the statement by Deputy Lahart that Fianna Fáil is drowning in the shadow of Fine Gael's housing policy? I presume the Deputy is referring to the sweeteners to the vulture funds in respect of corporation tax, capital gains tax, rent roll, stamp duty and so on, all of which Fianna Fáil allowed it to make because it was propping up...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (5 May 2021)

Mick Barry: Let us be clear about who has prevented young people buying their first homes: it is not Solidarity or the Socialist Party that have been in government while young people have been locked out of the market and developers have made a fabulous profit. Let us talk about house prices. Capping affordable housing for the equity scheme at €400,000 in the city of Cork is just unreal. What...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 May 2021)

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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 May 2021)

Mick Barry: There are hundreds of ESB network technicians who are waiting for an answer from the Taoiseach and they have heard nothing from him. It is very disappointing.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 May 2021)

Mick Barry: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change last met; and when it will next meet. [21880/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 May 2021)

Mick Barry: Massive investment in new ways of generating electricity from renewable sources will be necessary for the transition to a zero-carbon society. Essential to this drive will be investment in the electricity network. ESB network technicians will be key workers, helping to shape the nation's green energy future. When preparing for battle, a good general will pay particularly close attention...