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Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Dec 2021)

Mick Barry: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [58667/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)

Mick Barry: Those who are under the age of 25 normally receive a reduced rate of jobseeker's allowance. However, those who are deemed to be living independently receive the full amount of €203 as opposed to €112.70. Those who are deemed to be living independently would include those who access the housing assistance payment, HAP, the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, council housing and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2021)

Mick Barry: The Taoiseach comes from a family with a tradition of boxing. I believe he has a couple of years on me but, like myself, he will remember the greats of the 1970s and how they would manoeuvre their opponents onto the ropes and punish them with a seemingly never-ending barrage of body blows. Ordinary people are being punished with a seemingly never-ending barrage of financial body blows in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2021)

Mick Barry: When older people are freezing in their homes this winter, will the Taoiseach knock on the door and tell them that it is all right because the European Central Bank says the spike is only temporary? He should get real. There is a need for action. He has said that this is a Europe-wide crisis and it is. Is the Taoiseach aware of the fact that, under massive pressure from their populations,...

Workplace Ventilation (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2021)

Mick Barry: We are 20 months into a global pandemic and the Government has introduced zero legislation on improving air quality or combating air pollution indoors. The Government has introduced CO2 monitors into schools in a half-arsed way as it shares them between the classes. No HEPA filters have been installed as a matter of course and there has been no legislation on them. This is despite the fact...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (1 Dec 2021)

Mick Barry: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the practice of third-level institutions passing on student debt arising from unpaid fees to debt collectors; if he will introduce regulations to prevent the practice and to prevent the selling on of such debt to third-parties;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59213/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Dec 2021)

Mick Barry: 185. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there is an urgent need to increase the number of neurology nurses in the State in order to bring the numbers up to international standards (details supplied); if he will provide funding for at least an additional 16 neurology nurses for Cork University Hospital as part of 100 additional neurology nurses across the State;; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Dec 2021)

Mick Barry: 186. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to put the infrastructure in place to administer a third dose of Covid-19 vaccines to all age groups following the advice of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on third doses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59215/21]

Employment Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: I am not sure about the level of interest in this motion in the editorial rooms of the corporate media. I do know that in many hard-pressed working-class communities across the State this will be seen as an important issue being debated. For example, in my constituency, Cork North-Central, thousands of people's lives have been improved by the quiet and painstaking work of local employment...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (30 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: It was 6,000 dogs.

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (30 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: Deputy Carthy has told the House that the greyhound industry is a success story that should be celebrated. I do not agree with that. Deputy Kelly of the Labour Party says that he has a small interest in a racing greyhound. Both Deputies have voiced their support for animal welfare but ignore the fact that animal cruelty is at the heart of the greyhound industry in this country. If the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (30 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: Renters need protection. They need the Government to lock up the house and keep the rent increases out, but it appears that the Government has left the front door on the latch and the back door swinging wide open. The following is a quote from the Irish Independentwebsite this morning regarding the proposed rent cap legislation: "Landlords will be able to hike rents by multiples of new rent...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (30 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a progress report on the programme for Government. [58666/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: In September, the German federal Government spent €200 million on air purifiers for schools and childcare centres. Here, HEPA air purifiers could be provided for every Irish classroom at a cost of approximately €12 million. However, the Government has decided not to take this step. I find this incredible, given that Covid is an airborne disease and our school buildings house...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: 10. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Education will next meet. [58665/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase the SUSI grants to take account of the increase in rents and living expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58654/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (30 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the demands raised by a union (details supplied) in its recent demonstrations in relation to the abolition of the student contribution charge given the increase in living costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58653/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (30 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: 451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he can provide assurances that Youthreach staff and their employers and boards of management are not in breach of legislation in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58711/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Work Permits (30 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: 486. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individual fishers who have received letters of approval since the inception of the atypical work permit scheme for non-EEA fishers; the number of occasions on which a fisher managed to extract themselves from a contract with a vessel owner and locate an alternative vessel owner to engage them under the terms of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fishing Industry (25 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: There are thousands of undocumented workers who have been on the edge of their seats all year since the scheme was flagged, hoping there was a path that might improve their situation. The fact that the Department did not announce the details as promised in September, and has still not announced the details, has only added to the anxiety. My question focuses on a likely unfair anomaly in...