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

Mick Barry: Given that the publication of the scheme is a bit down the road yet, let us make sure that the anomalies are dealt with. Anomaly number two is the patent unfairness of a situation whereby an undocumented fisher potentially has a clear path to avail of the scheme and obtain the visa stamp 4 that comes with it, freeing that person to work for any employer in any sector, a crew mate who is...

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

Mick Barry: 127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider permitting the regularisation of fishers in the atypical scheme for non-EEA workers on stamp 4 equivalent status given the fact that those who are undocumented in the sector may be able to avail of a stamp 4 status through a scheme to regularise undocumented status; and if she will make a statement on the...

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

Mick Barry: Will the Minister for Justice consider permitting the regularisation of fishers in the atypical scheme for non-EEA workers on stamp 4 equivalent status, given the fact that those who are undocumented in the sector may be able to avail of a stamp 4 status through a scheme to regularise undocumented status will she make a statement on the matter?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: 15. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will ensure that the full pandemic unemployment payment is made available for workers losing work as a result of recent Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57936/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (25 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: 100. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will take measures to ensure that those who are homeless, living independently of their parents and under 25 years of age will be eligible for full unemployment payments in line with those in a similar situation but availing of the housing assistance payment or local authority housing; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (25 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: 149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on progress on a scheme to regularise undocumented persons; if she will consider time while documented as reckonable time to be eligible for the scheme; if the scheme will be subject to ministerial discretion for regularisation of individual applications or be given as a right if criteria are met; if time...

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: I will focus my comments on the situation in schools. We have 600 teachers who tested positive for Covid in the first two weeks of November and 10,000 primary students absent from school for Covid-related reasons. In fact, one school in Cork has 100 students who have contracted Covid since mid-term out of a school population of just 765. Why? It is clear that the Government moved to...

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: It is the data centres.

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: This Bill arises from a case taken against Ireland by the EU Commission arising from an incontestable observation that the system for investigating marine accidents in Irish waters was flagrantly lacking in independence and grossly under-resourced. Ireland lost the case in July of last year. The heads of this Bill were presented late last year and discussed at the Oireachtas transport...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: The Taoiseach did not answer my question with regard to the announcement on the elective hospitals.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: The Tánaiste has now raised the possibility that the Government decision on antigen testing might be delayed until the Cabinet meeting next Tuesday. Does the Taoiseach think this is an acceptable delay? It is 20 months into the pandemic, with more than 5,000 cases on some days, yet there is no action from the Government on this issue. Can the Taoiseach argue with my contention that...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [57286/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Change Negotiations (24 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference. [57285/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Change Negotiations (24 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: Yesterday, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities outlined new rules for data centres that want to connect to the electricity grid. I do not believe these changes would have come through if the issue had not been highlighted and campaigned on by climate campaigners. However, I also do not believe that the commission has gone nearly far enough. One condition is that centres must provide...

Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: Let us start by hearing the voices of some school students and I will give a number of quotes to Members. The first one reads: I vividly remember the teacher referring to contraception as the “C” word and saying that she did not like to use it in the classroom as it was against the ethos of the school. The rest of the module I do not remember as clearly although I know there...

Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: It is true that this an extreme example of what can be taught in relationships and sexuality education, RSE. When the INTO reports that just 18% of LGBTQ+ teachers have declared their orientation in their workplace, one gets some idea of the extent to which religious ethos is distorting sex education in our schools. Young people need factual-quality RSE in all of the schools. For this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Educational Reform (23 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she will take in the assessment of the leaving certificate course to eliminate undue stress for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57289/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Educational Reform (23 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: The leaving certificate is the most stressful exam for young adults anywhere in Europe. It is a complete outlier. Nowhere else are young adults forced to jump through hoops such as this. Yet, the Minister is asking 60,000 young people to do this exam next summer, despite the fact these students have missed months of classroom teaching time at the start of this year. Some students and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Educational Reform (23 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: The adjustments are minimal and would barely be noticed. I asked the question in the context of students having missed months of direct classroom teaching time at the start of the year. Many students and teachers are missing school with Covid and students are sitting in freezing classrooms. It is wrong to ask students to do a traditional leaving certificate next summer. There needs to be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Educational Reform (23 Nov 2021)

Mick Barry: Mr. Paul Crone, director of the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals, said today that many secondary schools are struggling to find enough teachers to provide cover. Schools will, of course, prioritise to provide the maximum cover for leaving certificate students, but teacher shortages can impact all students, leaving certificate students included. I am aware the...