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Special Educational Needs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2019)

Mick Barry: The Minister made a point in his introduction that provision has been made for up to 15,950 special needs assistants in total for 2019. At the end of May, we had press statements from the Department that there would be an increase of 800 SNAs in the next year. This is only a part of the story, however. Many SNAs at the end of May had their hours cut for next year. Some SNAs lost their...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)

Mick Barry: Last week, the living wage technical group calculated that the living wage in the country in 2019 should be €12.30 per hour. They said the increase was needed, first and foremost, because of the increased costs of housing, accommodation, rent etc. A group of people is fighting to make the living wage a reality. They are thousands of Tesco workers - members of Mandate - who are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Mick Barry: One more cup of coffee before I go.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Mick Barry: Was there sugar in the coffee?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)

Mick Barry: Ambulance paramedics from all over the State are arriving at the gates of Leinster House as we speak, demanding that the union of choice for 500 ambulance personnel be recognised. They have just announced their eighth day of strike action will take place on 19 July in opposition to what they rightly see as union busting policy. It is clear that these ambulance workers are not going to go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Mick Barry: I have two questions. The first is about decongregation. The 2019 target is not going to be met. What is our guests' take on how that is likely to pan out? Is it a very short delay or is it going to be more significant? What are the implications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Mick Barry: My second question relates to mandatory standards. Are mandatory standards the norm in the European Union or in a majority of EU states? Based on the research that has been done, what is the difference in real terms - in facts and figures, but also in people's lives - between a country with mandatory standards being implemented and the current position here? Could the witnesses give us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Mick Barry: Does the UK have a high standard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Mick Barry: The UK had been instanced as a jurisdiction with higher standards than here. I was wondering if the UK had the best practice or if other EU countries had gone further.

Cork Mail Centre: Motion [Private Members] (3 Jul 2019)

Mick Barry: Before moving on to the main issues I will start by referring to two small points that came up in the course of the debate. The Minister was asked about the McKinsey report. He seemed to indicate that there was no such report. He indicated that McKinsey had been involved in the process since 2016 and had been working with An Post but there was not a report, as such. That is a very...

Cork Mail Centre: Motion [Private Members] (3 Jul 2019)

Mick Barry: I move:That Dáil Éireann:notes:— the decision by An Post to close the Cork mail centre by March 2020 with the loss of 240 jobs; — the devastating effect this decision will have on the workers concerned and their families; and — the negative effect this will have on the local economy in the short-, medium-, and long-term;further notes:— the...

Cork Mail Centre: Motion [Private Members] (3 Jul 2019)

Mick Barry: At 10 p.m. on Wednesday last, workers at the Cork mail centre in Littleisland were told that An Post will shut the centre by March of next year with the loss of all 240 jobs. The news came as a bombshell to the workers. Some had taken out mortgages on the strength of their wage packets from the centre. More than one worker went home crying in their cars that night. An Post stated that the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Mick Barry: What about the jobs?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Mick Barry: More than 200 households in Cork are hurting hard this morning. There is anger, upset and devastation. Last night's news of the closure of the Cork mail centre came as a bombshell for An Post workers. They have been told that this has to happen because the demand for letter delivery services has decreased by 7% year-on-year. However, demand for parcel delivery services has increased by...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Mick Barry: What about the jobs?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Mick Barry: What about the jobs?

Post-European Council: Statements (26 Jun 2019)

Mick Barry: Yesterday in this Chamber the Taoiseach expressed concern about gross human rights violations by the regime in Sudan. Many of these violations have been led and organised by rapid support forces drawn from the old Janjaweed militia who have engaged in beatings, rape, torture and killings. They have fired live ammunition in hospital wards. They have been responsible for the widespread...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2019)

Mick Barry: We do not support the cause of judges' pay.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Mick Barry: I oppose amendment No. 2. It seems to me that the majority of those amendments are fine and are basically technical amendments. The exception to that is amendment No. 2. Before I register that position, I seek clarity and have a question. My understanding of amendment No. 2 is that it changes the provision of the vacant property charge, in the case of a vacant property, from the owner...

Home Help: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2019)

Mick Barry: A few days ago the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, said there are no cuts to the home help service and that it is in fact being expanded. Is he telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Let us look at some of the facts. It is a fact that the scheme is effectively being closed until November. The HSE has said so. I presume the Minister of State does not deny that....