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Defence Forces Operations: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: Among the refugees fleeing Libya, there were 5,000 deaths in 2016. It looks as though the figure will be something similar this year. Those are the official statistics and do not include those refugees whose dinghies and boats sank without a trace in the Mediterranean Sea. These are the sorts of numbers of dead one would associate with a war zone. We have had Operation Pontus, which has...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Eaglais agus an Stát a Imdheighilt) 2017: An Chéad Chéim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Separation of Church and State) Bill 2017: First Stage (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: Tairgim:Go gceadófar go dtabharfar isteach Bille dá ngairtear Acht chun an Bunreacht a leasú. I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Constitution. This Bill seeks to remove the religious references from the Constitution. Many people are not aware of the religious nature of the Constitution until they read the document. People are...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Eaglais agus an Stát a Imdheighilt) 2017: An Chéad Chéim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Separation of Church and State) Bill 2017: First Stage (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: Tairgim: "Go dtógfar an Bille in am Comhaltaí Príobháideacha." I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: Through the roof.

Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: The points raised by Deputy Boyd Barrett are entirely right. It is a con job to state this is the fiscal space and we have €500 million for next year. The eyes are diverted over to this and it is designed in order that people will not see on the other side of the room the potential €13 billion to €19 billion from Apple and other sources of wealth the Deputy has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: I will keep it quite short. I thank the Chairman for calling me to speak. My question is solely directed at the representatives from Cork City Council. I will say hello to Ms Valerie O'Sullivan and to Mr. Pat Ledwidge, both of whom I know from back in the day. A report entitled "Investing in the Right to a Home: Housing, HAPs and Hubs" - a good alliteration - by the authors Dr. Rory...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: I have to leave at 12. I mean no disrespect to Ms O'Sullivan and Mr. Ledwidge.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: If it was possible, I would prefer if the questions could be answered. I will look back at the transcript and the video.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: Thank you, I appreciate that.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Applications Approvals (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: 16. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons seeking to buy a home that are unable to obtain mortgage approval on the basis of their incomes and prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33393/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: 38. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there is a threshold of rent rises or further increases in homelessness that could be passed before he would consider strict rent controls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33394/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: 1080. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date schedule for the tendering of Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus routes between July 2017 and 2019; and if the planned redesign of the Dublin Bus route network will have any impact on the tendering schedule. [34313/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: 1081. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will restore the subsidy to Irish Rail to pre-crisis levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34314/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: 1164. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will release the necessary capital funding to help sustain a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34311/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: 1165. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the delay in delivering the funding to six child care projects in County Cork promised by her Department six months ago. [34312/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (13 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: 1255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason no public consultation meetings were held regarding the application for a licence for the mechanical harvesting of kelp in Bantry Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33602/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: -----prepared to amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Acts to strengthen the six-month rule?

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: My question relates to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act. In the words of Tom Parlon of the Construction Industry Federation: Irish cranes are Mickey Mouse compared to New York or Dubai cranes. ... We have a maximum height of 12 or 15 storeys. It's not rocket science to drive a crane here. Tom Parlon's view is typical of construction employers-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: ----- whose real agenda is to maximise profits by cutting down on training time for crane drivers.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)

Mick Barry: It should be six months' training but workers are being put under pressure to do it after less than six days. This is a Mickey Mouse approach to health and safety. It is a key reason for the strike by crane drivers in recent weeks, a strike we fully support. Is the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation-----