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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he is planning to update his Department's Strategy Statement 2021-2023. [10110/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: The real Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [9694/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: Climate breakdown is accelerating rapidly. That is the conclusion of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, report, which notes "Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature" and is affecting the lives of more than 3 billion people. It is fair to say that this report reckons that the situation is more severe than previously...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: The Tánaiste said on the RTÉ lunchtime news that Ireland should be more involved in European defence and boost its defence spending, etc. I will speak in this afternoon's debate to express my solidarity with the Ukrainian people and to condemn Putin's invasion of their country. However, the Tánaiste's comments have nothing to do with solidarity with the Ukrainian people. It...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will bring forward the pay talks with public sector trade unions given the cost of living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11504/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that the upcoming pay talks with public sector unions will be able to deliver pay rises that will keep pace with inflation and the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11503/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 260. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal at EU level for an investigation into whether Switzerland should be considered a country with a high risk of money laundering in its banking system given the recent revelations of serious criminality and money laundering being facilitated by a major bank in that country; if he has confidence in the Swiss banking regulators on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 268. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a review will be considered into the position of pre-1995 D1 retirees in relation to ensuring that their pensions can keep pace with the cost of living; the measures that could be introduced to ensure their pensions keep pace with the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11329/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 415. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish consulate in Alexandria, Egypt can release to an organisation (details supplied) copies of documents pertaining to a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11333/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will respond to the recommendations outlined in the report by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10878/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will establish an expert review group to examine the minimum essential qualification for special needs assistants; if so, if she will provide a commitment to implement the recommendations made by the expert group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11334/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 750. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take measures to ensure that the gene therapy Luxturna which treats sight loss will be made available in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11501/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Mar 2022)

Mick Barry: 733. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to ensure that the shortage in HRT medicines is overcome; his views that these are essential medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11330/22]

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Mick Barry: I urge people across the country to speak out about the development in their own towns and villages. I encourage the people in Blarney and Tower in County Cork to speak out about their community and the facilities they need. At present, a large number - I suspect a majority - of households in that community have to travel quite some distance to do their weekly shop. Many people travel to...

Security Situation in Europe: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Mick Barry: The same forces that gave the world a climate crisis and put profit before people in a pandemic - big corporations, oligarchs, the arms industry, dictators and right-wing politicians - are now bringing us the NATO-Russia stand-off. A curse on both of their houses, on NATO, which has expanded eastwards towards the Russian border by 800 km since 1990, and on the Putin regime which sent tanks...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Good Friday Agreement (23 Feb 2022)

Mick Barry: I raise once more the closure of Regina Coeli House in Belfast, which is a vital resource for victims of domestic violence, among others. Today marks the completion of six weeks of strike and sit-in by Unite works at the hostel, demanding that the facility be handed over to the state and kept open. Has the Taoiseach raised this with members of the Northern Ireland Executive, as he promised...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Good Friday Agreement (23 Feb 2022)

Mick Barry: The Taoiseach has not raised it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Good Friday Agreement (23 Feb 2022)

Mick Barry: 22. To ask the Taoiseach when the shared island unit will hold its next dialogue. [9693/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Feb 2022)

Mick Barry: In many European countries, front-line workers have expressed their opposition and concerns with regard to the rapid dismantling of Covid restrictions, including the mandatory wearing of masks. While it is true the Irish Government has been slightly slower to move in this direction, concerns are being expressed here by workers such as teachers, special needs assistants, SNAs, public...