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- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: It is true.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: Let me say as well, a Cheann Comhairle, that the Minister can shout about fake news all he wants-----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: -----but the fact is that the number of homeless children in this State on his leaving his watch is far above when he took over the job.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: That is a fact by any standards. Will we have more of the same from the new Minister, Deputy Murphy, or will we see a change in policy? The Taoiseach indicates that there is to be an increase in local authority house building. We will hold him to that, and it must not and cannot be a small or token increase. There needs to be a major - even a massive - increase in local authority house...
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: It would be an opportunity to introduce a national health service, which is what is needed in this country. However, the very first thing I would do is attempt to ensure justice for Vera Twomey. I drove down to Vera's home in Aghabullogue, County Cork, at the start of this week and sat with her over a cup of tea in her kitchen. She told me about how she is being forced to go abroad with...
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: Yes.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: Let us see what Vera Twomey thinks about the debate here tonight----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: -----and what the Minister, Deputy Coveney, has to say on the issue.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: Yes, she is a vulnerable person which is precisely the reason-----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: She is a good person. I agree with that entirely. What should be done on foot of those points are two things. First, stop the foot dragging and the attempt to delay the Bill to legalise medicinal cannabis-----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: -----and do what needs to be done and talk to the people in the HSE to ensure-----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: Stop interrupting..
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: The Irish Medical Organisation has called for change on this issue.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: It is the Government's foot dragging-----
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: My time is up because of the interruptions.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: I will finish on this sentence.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: I will finish on this sentence. I have the record tonight of being interrupted by the greatest number of Ministers. Is that not some record to have?
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: Stop delaying. Stop the foot dragging on the legalisation of medical cannabis and do what needs to be done to assist Vera Twomey. Stop the scandal of her being forced to leave the country to get medicine for her sick child.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: Deputy McHugh is to be the new Government Chief Whip. I am sure he was listening carefully to the Taoiseach’s acceptance speech today, where he indicated quite strongly that he supports a change to the rules that apply in the House. The Taoiseach framed this as a democratic issue. The real agenda, however, was shown yesterday on the front page of the Irish Independent, which ran the...
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Mick Barry: These were the rules that they agreed at the Dáil reform committee just over 12 months ago. Our group, Solidarity-PBP, will make it clear tonight that those rules will not be changed without our strong opposition and resistance, as well as that of all the other Opposition parties, apart from Fianna Fáil.