Results 1,181-1,200 of 5,216 for speaker:Mick Barry

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (9 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civil servants in her Department who are seconded to State agencies or other public bodies and in receipt of a higher duty or acting allowance; the number who have been seconded for more than ten, more than 20 and more than 30 years, respectively; if the higher duty allowance is not pensionable; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (9 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of civil servants in his Department who are seconded to State agencies or other public bodies and in receipt of a higher duty or acting allowance; the number who have been seconded for more than ten, 20 and 30 years, respectively; if the higher duty allowance is not pensionable; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (9 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 151. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of civil servants in her Department who are seconded to State agencies or other public bodies and in receipt of a higher duty or acting allowance; the number that have been seconded for more than ten, more than 20 and more than 30 years, respectively; if the higher duty allowance is not pensionable; and if she will make a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Amalgamation (8 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: The Minister should not underestimate the strength of feeling on the ground. Parents and teachers have the right to vote. Many students will have the right to vote in the next elections too. There is also the right to protest. Parents, teachers and students alike will use it if the necessary steps are not now taken. The ball is in the Minister's and the Government's court. The people...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Amalgamation (8 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: I add my voice to the calls to pause this process. Major decisions should not be made without the consent of school communities, including parents, teachers and students. Not only is there no consent in this case, there is, in fact, strong and active opposition, as was seen with the march of more than 300 people from the school yard of St. Vincent's Secondary School to Cork city centre last...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: Ireland has the worst healthcare in the entire European Union for transgender people. That is according to Transgender Europe, which is a network of more than 200 trans rights organisations funded by the EU. Waiting times here are longer than in any of the other 26 EU countries. The time it takes from requesting to see a specialist to getting to see one is between two and a half and ten...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: Fears are growing with regard to job losses in the tech sector. Last week at Twitter, workers were locked out and people were sacked by email. We saw the real face of capitalism, proving that a tech billionaire with ambitions to colonise Mars-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: -----can be every bit as ruthless as a good old-fashioned exploiter like William Martin Murphy was back in the day. With jobs being lost at Stripe and job losses at Meta on the way, can we arrange for the Minister to come to the House and make a statement and answer questions from Deputies on the situation regarding jobs in the tech sector?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated amount that the State will receive from the European Union windfall tax on energy companies; if he supports this measure being extended; if he supports a higher rate of taxation than the rate that is envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46195/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications that have been approved for the national home energy upgrade scheme to date in 2022; the number of homes that have had works started on that scheme; the target for completions this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54476/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications that have been approved for the individual energy upgrade grants to date in 2022; the number of homes that have had works started on that scheme; the target for completions this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54477/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications that have been approved for the fully-funded energy upgrades to date in 2022; the number of homes that have had works started on that scheme; the target for completions this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54478/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating (8 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority houses that have a BER rating below B2; his Department’s target for retrofitting local authority housing; the number of retrofitting projects that were started in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54479/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (8 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 624. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the organisations that participated in the consultation process for the reviewed RSE programme; when she expects to complete the review of the RSE curriculum; if she will support removing the ability of schools' ethos to limit the aspects of the course that is taught; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55562/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Equality (8 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 902. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider initiating a project for a permanent memorial to a person (details supplied) given the recent ten-year anniversary of their death and the impact that their death has had on Irish society. [55560/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (8 Nov 2022)

Mick Barry: 1234. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the research carried out by the Manchester Metropolitan University as part of the review of the State's abortion legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55561/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (27 Oct 2022)

Mick Barry: 140. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of any funding received by a company (details supplied) from Enterprise Ireland or other agencies in the auspices of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53926/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 Oct 2022)

Mick Barry: 11. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [53214/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (26 Oct 2022)

Mick Barry: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the shared island dialogue All-Island Women's Forum civic initiative. [53213/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (26 Oct 2022)

Mick Barry: Last week, I asked the Taoiseach about the review into the State's abortion legislation, which is a matter of concern for women both north and south. He told me two pieces of research have been conducted, one by Dr. Catherine Conlon of Trinity College into the experience of women who have accessed abortion services here and a second carried out by Manchester Metropolitan University into the...