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Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2024)

Mick Barry: The English premiership ended on Sunday with Manchester City in top place, Arsenal in second and Liverpool in third. Who tops the Dáil Éireann landlord table? As is well known, this Dáil is stuffed to the gills with landlords. Whereas one in 20 of the general population is a landlord, in this place the figure is one in five and the number is rising. Some 28 TDs registered...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Mick Barry: 23. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [22815/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Mick Barry: Some 80% of more than 600 transport workers recently polled said that abuse and antisocial behaviour is an issue for them at work. A majority in receipt of this abuse expressed the opinion that the situation has worsened in the past year. Some of the workers have experienced physical assault, some of which has been of a particularly vicious character. Three quarters of those from ethnic...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Mick Barry: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the well-being framework launched by his Department. [21361/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (21 May 2024)

Mick Barry: The Taoiseach has made great play of his opinions on law and order. Why is he not taking action against employers who break the law? Less than half a mile from here, there is a construction project that is the responsibility of the Office of Public Works and that is 100% funded by the taxpayer. Organisers from Unite the Union recently consulted with the workers on that project and found...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Mick Barry: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on migration, integration and Ukraine will meet next. [21360/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 May 2024)

Mick Barry: A far-right local election candidate is sharing copies on Twitter, or X, of what she claims are people's international protection applications. One is that of an alleged Palestinian applicant and seems to have been taken down now but at least another two are still up. This is not the first time that alleged international protection applications have been shared on social media by the far...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Mick Barry: Respect the Chair.

Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion [Private Members] (14 May 2024)

Mick Barry: The Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 17 May 1974 were the single most bloody event of the Troubles. Thirty-four people were killed, 27 in Dublin and seven in Monaghan, and 300 people were injured. Car bombs in Dublin were placed strategically near to train stations during rush hour in the middle of a bus strike. Many of the victims were young women workers. The Monaghan bomb was very...

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

Mick Barry: I congratulate the students at Trinity College who have forced their college to begin divesting from Israel. They have achieved more from their actions than has been achieved by the Government. I note that students at UCD have followed their example. I also congratulate the dozens of staff and students at UCC who have now formed the UCC BDS to organise action with the aim of forcing UCC...

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

Mick Barry: 12. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [21359/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (14 May 2024)

Mick Barry: I understand that the special European Council had some discussion on economic matters, including the position of small business and supports for small business. I also understand that the Taoiseach is bringing forward a package tomorrow. There are a few points I wish to make about that. I will start by saying hands off the minimum wage and hands off workers' sick leave. I am open to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (14 May 2024)

Mick Barry: 5. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent special meeting of the European Council. [20873/24]

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Mick Barry: The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking Bill) 2023 focuses on trafficking for sexual exploitation. There is still a need for dedicated legislation to cover trafficking for labour exploitation. I will give a recent example. I have seen correspondence between the International Transport Workers' Federation and the Garda relating to a case where fishers from Ghana were issued...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Programmes (8 May 2024)

Mick Barry: I am stepping in to ask this question on behalf of Deputy Bríd Smith. I need the Taoiseach to clarify a point for me. More than 150 children lost out when the Before 5 childcare facility in Churchfield on the northside of Cork city closed suddenly last August. Before 5 had served the surrounding communities for 50 years. Three months ago, the organisation chosen to restart a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Programmes (8 May 2024)

Mick Barry: Many parents on the northside of Cork city are hanging on his answer here and are in very difficult circumstances and need this place reopened as soon as possible.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Programmes (8 May 2024)

Mick Barry: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 May 2024)

Mick Barry: "Nothing about us without us" is the motto of the movement for disability rights. The Government's failure to respect this principle led to its decision to launch a Green Paper on disability reform without proper consultation. Its failure to respect that principle meant the Green Paper was doomed from the start. When the Taoiseach was elected, we were told it would open up a new era for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 May 2024)

Mick Barry: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet next. [17379/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 May 2024)

Mick Barry: 13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability will meet. [18013/24]