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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (27 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: 408. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can give assurances that transport issues (details supplied) at Kilbride Army Base International Protection Centre will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8635/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (27 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: 409. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to give particular attention to IPAS applicants at Kilbride Army Base who have been accommodated at the isolated site for almost ten months since 20 May 2023; and process the request (details supplied) for a transfer to a more suitable location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8636/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (21 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: 5. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his engagements at the special meeting of the European Council on Ukraine and the EU budget. [7451/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (21 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the extent to which he expects to develop the shared island initiative in the context of the resumption of the Assembly. [7450/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: I want to talk about job losses in the tech sector. What has been happening internationally has been described by some as a jobs massacre. I believe that more than 30,000 jobs have been lost globally in the first six weeks of this year. I want to talk about how this impacts the area I represent, as a Deputy for Cork North-Central, the Cork city area. We are expecting details in the next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: Mr. O'Rourke is hopeful, and that is fair enough, but this situation will depend on the nuts and bolts and active intervention, with a prioritisation of jobs and investment. There is a particular scenario when that number of people in an area come onto the jobs market at the one time. People can handle being out of work for a couple of weeks or months, but mortgage and finance pressures...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: We will keep a close eye on it. These companies have benefited from IDA grant aid and taxpayers' money. VMware has received more than €4 million since 2005. Microsoft, which has taken over Blizzard and is in the driving seat there, received €1.75 million in 2017 alone. A specific issue I wish to raise relates to companies that come in, take over a company based in Ireland...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate (21 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: I will leave it there.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (20 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: 20. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his recent discussion with the UK Prime Minister. [7449/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: Israeli war cabinet minister, Benny Gantz, said on Sunday, "If by Ramadan our hostages are not home, the fighting will continue to the Rafah area". Ramadan begins this year on 10 March. That is the start of the week in which the Taoiseach presses his shirts and packs his bags to fly off to the United States for a celebration with President Joe Biden. Has the Taoiseach considered the fact...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [5336/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security (20 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: Seán Lemass did not go. Neither did Jack Lynch, and neither for that matter did Liam Cosgrave, Charlie Haughey, Garret FitzGerald, Albert Reynolds, John Bruton, Bertie Ahern or Enda Kenny. However, the Taoiseach went, the first Taoiseach to go to the Munich Security Conference, mixing and mingling with the generals and admirals, the NATO heads and the representatives of imperialism at...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (20 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: 132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has estimated how much in deposits charged on cans and bottles under the deposit return scheme will not be refunded to customers; if his Department has estimated how many bottles and cans under the scheme will be recycled through green bins and therefore not see a refund to the customer; what...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: More than 100 workers at Activision Blizzard in Blackpool in Cork city face redundancy within the next couple of weeks. Their company was purchased late last year by Microsoft for $75 billion, which is the largest video game acquisition transaction volume in history. Microsoft is arguably the largest company in the world with gross annual profits last year of $146 billion. It plans to gut...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: Should the company talk to the union?

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: 18 January was a day to remember in Northern Ireland. That was the day of the general strike in Northern Ireland's public sector. Transport workers, health service workers and teachers were on strike. More than 170,000 workers overall were on strike in defence of pay, which had lagged way behind inflation, and in defence of the people's public services. It clearly showed the most powerful...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: 13. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. [4127/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: 4. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [2898/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: 7. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [5335/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 Feb 2024)

Mick Barry: 22. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [4126/24]