Results 4,681-4,700 of 5,216 for speaker:Mick Barry

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: This is on my time. My questions should be addressed and the other points can be dealt with separately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: Were there exceptional circumstances involved here? Was it put out to tender?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: I will ask the following questions in the time remaining. The Government is trying to distance itself from the issue when, in reality, it has a huge influence on events. I wish to establish the level of contact Mr. Hernan has had with the Minister, Deputy Ross, since he assumed the position of acting CEO. I include in that e-mails, telephone calls, conversations and face-to-face meetings....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: Services were cancelled in the past two days because of bans on overtime. On Monday, the 103 from Beresford Place to Rathoath via Ashbourne at 6. 10 p.m., 7. 22 p.m., 8.28 p.m. and 11.32 p.m. and the Belfast service from Busáras at 11 p.m. were all cancelled. Most of these services were cancelled in both directions. Yesterday, the 6 p.m. service to Kells from Busáras, the 4.30...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: The funding from the Department in 2009 was €49.4 million. What was the figure for last year? Was it higher or lower than the figure for seven years ago?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: It was €10 million less than in 2009.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: There was a question about moneys lost as a result of the commitments for those routes not being fulfilled on Monday and Tuesday, and again this morning, by the way, according to information coming in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: Were the cancellations the result of cutbacks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: I know the Chair is keen to move on but a specific question was asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: This is not a supplementary. It is a question that was asked and, quite pointedly, not answered. It is the question regarding the level of contact with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross – either face to face or by telephone or e-mail.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: Earlier, Mr. Hernan indicated that whereas in 2009 there was State funding of €49.4 million, it was currently €9 million or €10 million less than that. During the period, Bus Éireann and Expressway would have made surpluses which would have been given back to help fund the PSO network. How much would those surpluses have been?

Tracker Mortgages: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: This is corporate theft and the bosses who masterminded this crime should be made to do the time. We are talking about bank customers who were denied their right to tracker mortgages or the option to have such mortgages and about cases in which the correct tracker mortgage rate of interest was not applied. The Governor of the Central Bank, Mr. Philip Lane, reckons that as many as 15,000...

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: I noted with interest yesterday's announcement regarding the rural development plan. I also noted the Taoiseach's reply to Deputy Micheál Martin's question a few minutes ago. I further noted the guarantees Government spokespersons offered yesterday regarding the provision of bus services to rural towns and villages. I do not think the Government will be able to provide bus services to...

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: I have noted the Taoiseach's points.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Powers (24 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance if the auditor that failed to detect the wrongdoing at an organisation (details supplied) and was subsequently reported to the Revenue Commissioners by a whistleblower, was then subsequently reported by the Revenue Commissioners to the Chartered Accountants Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2613/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (24 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: 406. To ask the Minister for Health if the freestyle libre device (details supplied) will be made available through Health Service Executive, HSE, funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2614/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (24 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: 498. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be permitted to access a cannabis based medicine to potentially assist the reduction in the amount and severity of seizures they suffer from. [3172/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (24 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: 630. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of days leave that have been surrendered to the State on foot of paragraph of 16 Defence Force Regulation A11, which limits an annual carry over to 19 days regardless of whether members of the Defence Forces can actually avail of their leave entitlement due to tours of duty, leave cancellation and post tour rest and recuperation;...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (24 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: 631. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will effect the necessary changes to Defence Forces regulations to allow post 1994 and pre-2004 entrants to the Defence Forces extend their service beyond 21 years in order that they may accumulate 21 years pensionable service if their initial 21 years service was broken by a career break, unpaid maternity leave or term time leave; and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (24 Jan 2017)

Mick Barry: 632. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on representations that have been made to his Department and-or the Irish Prison Service by representatives from the Defence Forces regarding the substandard conditions of work they have to endure at Portlaoise Prison; the steps that are being taken to address these grievances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2612/17]