Results 281-300 of 5,216 for speaker:Mick Barry

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Offices (20 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 11. To ask the Taoiseach to report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit in his Department. [9340/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Offices (20 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: I wish to speak up on behalf of 118 workers whose pay will be slashed on 31 March by the Government. They are public health services staff who are out sick with long Covid and have been on full pay as part of a dedicated scheme which the Government plans to scrap on 31 March. Many of them are nurses. They were on the front line and risked their health for us before vaccines were available...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (20 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: This is an out-of-touch Government and Deputy Varadkar has been an out-of-touch Taoiseach. Rarely was that seen more than in his interview on "The Six O'Clock Show", where he raised issues relating to care and disability and showed his Thatcherite colours. I suspect that was the moment the care referendum was lost. The Government, however, is about to repeat the mistake. Its Green Paper...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (20 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [12453/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: I think Sally Rooney nailed it. She said that the "Government [is basking] in the moral glow of condemning the bombers, while preserving a cosy relationship with those [who supply] the bombs". Even as celebrations were in full swing in the White House on Sunday, Netanyahu and his war cabinet were no doubt making preparations for a ground invasion of Rafah, which is a city of nearly 2...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: There needs to be a general election now. Several parties have called for that in the House today and I strongly suspect that a great many people out there in society would also say that it is time for that now. The people should have the decisive say in who the next Taoiseach will be rather than the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party. Deputy Varadkar has been a good Taoiseach for the wealthy...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify the issues that are complicating a passport application for an individual (details supplied) given the issues in this case; his views on whether there needs to be clarification on the acceptability of gender recognition certificates to document a change of name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12299/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 826. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to publish the waiting times for the renewal of IRP cards at the immigration office in Anglesea Street Garda station, Cork; if she will consider measures to speed up renewal applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12068/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (7 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 338. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the reports of deaths in Cherry Orchard hospital; if he will initiate a full investigation into the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11200/24]

Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: I have decided to change my vote in the care referendum from a yes to a no and I want to explain why. I called for a yes vote originally because I wanted to remove sexist language from the Constitution. I saw the religious right and the far right mobilising for a no and I did not want to give any class of a boost to those forces. I criticised the wording for merely striving to support care...

International Women's Day: Statements (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: Last week, the Taoiseach gave us an insight into his thinking about care and the role of the family. When speaking about the demand from people for a right to care and supports from the State, the Taoiseach explained his position that State support for care is a last resort. He said, "I do not actually think that is the State's responsibility, to be honest. I do think that is very much a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: I want to ask about Government and State neglect of the health needs of people with eating disorders. This issue was highlighted on Saturday, with protests taking place in Cork, Limerick and Dublin. Despite the fact that the HSE identifies eating disorders as resulting in the highest morbidity and mortality within the mental health sector, there are only three beds for adults with eating...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: It is all my turf though.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will next meet. [8205/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: Last Sunday the fishing vessel, Ambitious, sank off the Galway coast, thankfully without loss of life. Four of the rescued crew were Ghanaian nationals who approached the International Transport Workers' Federation, ITF, for assistance. The documents provided to the ITF by these fishers showed they had been recruited illegally. They were bogusly given the impression they would be working...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: I do not know if the Taoiseach has ever been in the town of Mallow when traffic is heavy, but I can tell him it is quite the experience. If he has been there, I do not know if he has ever wandered down to a place called the Plaza to have a look at a traffic system which just does not work. Mallow needs a relief road. Why will the Government and Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, not...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: Our position is clear, a Thaoisigh.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: It is clear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: You know my position.