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Ceisteanna - Questions: Defence Forces (16 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: Why is the State using non-disclosure agreements?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Defence Forces (16 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: What about non-disclosure agreements? Not a word.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Sustainable Development Goals (16 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: It is not compatible with the idea of investor courts.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Sustainable Development Goals (16 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: Did the Taoiseach quote it in Sharm El-Sheik?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Defence Forces (16 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [56449/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Sustainable Development Goals (16 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: It was not at the cinema but I was watching the Taoiseach over in Sharm El-Sheikh doing his best-boy-in-the-class routine again. While he was trotting out the hype in Egypt, the reality at home is very different. Take the well-being framework for example. The framework monitors 35 indicators of well-being and the 2022 report finds progress in some areas, a neutral, as-you-were situation in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Communications (16 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: The Taoiseach is nearly there.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Sustainable Development Goals (16 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the senior officials group chaired by his Department to provide a strategic overview of the implementation of the sustainable development goals. [56703/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Communications (16 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Government Information Service unit of his Department. [56448/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Communications (16 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: You are at the cinema, the lights go down and the ads start up. If the audience is going to groan at one of the ads, which one will it be? I bet it will be the one that ends with the words, "This ad was brought to you by the Government of Ireland." When the punter goes to the cinema or switches on the television, he or she should be able to watch the movie or television show without having...

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: Cork City Fire Brigade has been operating at 75% strength for the past year. When the city boundary was extended in 2019, the civic fire service took on the station at Ballincollig, the retained staff there and an extra truck. Since then, the retained firefighters have been promoted to full-time positions and are based at the fire station headquarters on Anglesea Street in the city centre....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Provision (15 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: The eviction ban does not extend to emergency accommodation; it should. I recently came across a case which shows why. It involves a woman who is in emergency accommodation in Cork city. She attempted to get a diagnosis of autism through the State. She is in that process, which is very slow, and she does not have the finance to go private. She clearly feels herself that she has autism...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Provision (15 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 17. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [53553/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting of the European Political Community. [53552/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting of the European Political Community. [56702/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: When the European Political Community is discussed, there is usually much talk of human rights. Many European Political Community countries will shortly be involved at an event that will be much discussed in the context of human rights. I am referring to the Qatar World Cup, which starts in five days' time. The Qatari regime will try to use this event to sportswash its shocking record on...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: I move amendment No. 9: In page 15, lines 29 to 31, to delete all words from and including “, who” in line 29 down to and including “course” in line 31. I will speak to Nos. 9 and 11 together, if I may. Amendment No. 9 relates to the ability of parents to receive the rental tax credit in respect of student children. My understanding of the Minister's proposal...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: On the question of a rent freeze, I note that the Minister has acknowledged in his contribution what he descries as a risk or danger that the credit, which is ostensibly being provided for the benefit of tenants, will end up in the pockets of the landlords. If the landlord believes the tenant has more money as a result of the budget, he or she may choose to hike the rent and he or she will...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: Grace under pressure.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: The tech industry epitomised cool capitalism's 21st century messaging: “Hi, come on in. Have a job. Pick a desk. Unions? No need for unions here. No need for workers’ organisation. Yes, we are a company, but we are more like a family, so welcome to the family”. Behind hype, there is always a reality. Some of the realities behind this industry’s ruthless...