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Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: -----therefore, I will start by saying that I have no confidence in this Government whether it is led by Deputy Enda Kenny, Deputy Leo Varadkar or Deputy Simon Coveney. It is not just about policing, even though the Government's record on policing is so shocking and so poor. It is also about our health service. It is about a country with waiting lists so long it is ranked 35th out of 35...

Brexit and Special Designation for the North: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: The scope of this debate needs to be broadened somewhat so the nature of the European Union, which is consistently referenced in a positive light in the Sinn Féin motion, is discussed. After all, the campaign Sinn Féin waged for a "remain" vote in the North was clearly a factor in producing the different result there by comparison with England and Wales. It is ironic that Sinn...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: The unions' members are under attack from Bus Éireann. The Minister and the Government stand idly by but, by doing so, they aid and abet the attack. From what I have seen in Leinster House over the past two days, we are dealing with a Government which is considerably weaker than it was last week. It is my personal hope that the weakened position of the Government will assist the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: When Mr. Hernan was in here a couple of weeks ago, it seemed to me from what he was saying that the vast bulk of what I called the cuts and what he called the savings were coming from the workers. He was at pains to deny that was the case. He said that 40% of the costs are labour costs and that 40% of what he described as the savings would come from the labour side of things. He is looking...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the EU Heads of Government Summit meeting he attended in Malta recently. [7045/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Protected Disclosures Data (15 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: 52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the length of time it has taken his Department to respond to all protected disclosures made by members of the Defence Forces. [7335/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Protected Disclosures Data (15 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: 54. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the length of time it took his Department to respond to the protected disclosures of members of the Air Corps regarding hazardous working conditions in the paint shop at Casement Aerodrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7334/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Powers (15 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 24 January 2017, if he will reply in full to the question in view of the fact section 851A(8) of the Tax Consolidation Act 1997 states that a charity cannot avail of the confidentiality if it fails in its tax obligations. [7561/17]

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: The Minister is about to answer.

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: The Taoiseach told the Minister, Deputy Zappone, that the false allegation about which she told him would be covered by the commission. That means he had to have known in advance of the Cabinet meeting that this was more than any false allegation, that this was an allegation which related specifically to the smear campaign. Why, therefore, did he not ensure that Tusla was specifically and...

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: They are all serious.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (14 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person with a recognised teaching qualification that is employed as a youthreach resource person applies for a position within the post-primary sector as a subject teacher, principal or deputy, with the required minimum of five years wholetime teaching service for appointment of principal or deputy principal, if relevant experience within...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (14 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: 345. To ask the Minister for Health if those who are in receipt of domiciliary care allowance are automatically entitled to a medical card; and if not, his plans to introduce measures to make this so. [7219/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: Yesterday we saw new information released on the latest position regarding hospital waiting lists in this country. If the figures from the three lists are added up, there are currently 623,442 persons on waiting lists in our health service, which is one in eight of the population. On the Government's target of having everybody on those lists seen to within 18 months, the European health...

Media Ownership Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: The Anti-Austerity Alliance will be supporting this Bill on media ownership. We believe the concentration of media in the hands of a small number of rich, ideologically driven people has been the trend in this country since the foundation of the State and before it. The example springs to mind of Mr. William Martin Murphy, who begged for the blood of Mr. James Connolly in the Irish...

Other Questions: US Travel Restrictions (8 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: 39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the impact of President Trump's executive order banning refugee entry and the entry of persons from seven named states into the United States on the pre-clearance service at Dublin and Shannon airports; the practical co-operation authorities here would have to provide to facilitate such entry refusals; and if he will make a...

Other Questions: US Travel Restrictions (8 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: My question relates to the executive order in the US and the travel ban. This might seem to be less of a burning issue now in light of the federal court's decision to strike down the order. However, the question still stands and I would like the Minister to answer it, particularly given El Presidente's determination to get his way. The fact that he has tilted the numbers on the US Supreme...

Other Questions: US Travel Restrictions (8 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: I ask the Minister to detail the number of people - beyond the one individual about whom we already know- who were stopped at the pre-clearance facilities in our airports. How do the Irish authorities become involved when such a decision is made? The Minister has been among the most vocal, if not the most vocal, of all Cabinet members in his disapproval of El Presidente. Uniquely among...

Other Questions: US Travel Restrictions (8 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: I note that the radical left councillors on Dublin City Council attempted to have an emergency motion debated on Monday night last. Unfortunately, they were ruled out of order. The motion proposed that Dublin be declared a sanctuary city in solidarity with the sanctuary cities across the US, where the local authorities have indicated that they will not co-operate with racist, anti-migrant...

Other Questions: US Travel Restrictions (8 Feb 2017)

Mick Barry: My question was about sanctuary cities.