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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Report (27 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: 949. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to respond to the recommendation of the Low Pay Commission that the minimum wage be raised by 10 cent per hour; when Dáil Éireann will vote on the recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27306/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: Good morning, Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: Has the Minister brought his cheque book? I ask that because the feeling on the ground is that he will have to get off the fence, which he has been on for too long in recent weeks, and give the green light for real talks - not sham talks - with the Dublin Bus workers and their trade union representatives. For real talks to take place, the Minister will need to open the cheque book because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: The Minister indicated that, given the gravity of the issues, he would be prepared to come back and take a couple of brief questions on the points he made about the bus dispute. Are we going to take them now before the Minister comes back in or straight after he does?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: I echo the points on critical road infrastructure, including the M20 and the Cork north ring road. My question concerns the bus strike. The Minister said he does not understand why the sham negotiations have stalled. Organising public transport is not a doddle, understanding why the negations have stalled is. These workers have had no pay increase for eight years. They are being asked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: The point was raised by-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (21 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: Go on, Dundalk.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: General Practice in Disadvantaged Areas (21 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: Not quite. I will do so later.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: General Practice in Disadvantaged Areas (21 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: I thank each and every one of the delegates for coming before us this morning. It was a very interesting presentation. I was reminded of the fact that, many years ago, when I was a secondary school student studying history, I was enormously impressed with the story of Dr. Noel Browne. I have always felt, since that time, that doctors speaking out against the problems which bear down on low...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: General Practice in Disadvantaged Areas (21 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: So 12 minutes is the average length of time but there would there be cases where it was ten minutes or less?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: General Practice in Disadvantaged Areas (21 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: Five minutes?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: General Practice in Disadvantaged Areas (21 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: I thank the witnesses. That was very helpful. I must now see a Minister about a bus strike.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2017 (16 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for choosing 21 June 2016 as the starting point for eligibility for the proposed reintroduction of the first time buyers' grant; and the way he will respond to those persons who bought new properties a mere few days or weeks prior to this date who feel aggrieved that they will not be able to avail of this grant despite incurring similar costs...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Act Employment Targets (16 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: 813. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the proactive measures his Department is taking to encouraging diversity in the workplace specifically with regard to the employment of persons with disabilities; and the legislative underpinning which exists to achieve greater workplace participation on the part of persons with disabilities. [26192/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (16 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: 1447. To ask the Minister for Health the advice he would give to a person (details supplied) who cannot obtain affordable insurance given the particular anomalies of their situation under the current regulations applying to the private health insurance market. [26194/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: 1490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconcile his answer to Parliamentary Question No. 449 of 12 July 2016 regarding the reappointment of the chief executive officer of Horse Racing Ireland (details supplied) and the subsequent denial by board members of HRI that the matter was discussed by the board and any such business case was submitted to him. [26193/16]

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care (Resumed): Dr. Stephen Kinsella (14 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: I thank Dr. Kinsella for the talk and for the many interesting things to ponder. I have three questions. They relate to the issues of demographics, the question of current staffing levels and the increasing use of agency staff within the health service and hospitals in particular. It would seem to me that one of the tasks posed here is to look at the big picture and the broad brush...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care (Resumed): Dr. Stephen Kinsella (14 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: I am going to try to read Dr. Kinsella's mind a wee bit. When he spoke about workforce planning in Wales and Scotland, Dr. Kinsella indicated that he liked it. However, he felt that it might not fit with the health service in Ireland and its mix between public and private. The question must be asked: is it the case that we make plans to suit the system or that we adjust the system to the...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Future of Health Care: eHealth Ireland (14 Sep 2016)

Mick Barry: I thank Mr. Corbridge and Ms Goff for very interesting documentation and their presentation. I have two questions. One relates to the issue of electronic referrals from GPs and the other relates to the savings identified by the lighthouse projects. With regard to the electronic referrals by GPs, perhaps I got the information wrong, in which case the witnesses might correct me, but my...