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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: 736. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) to ensure that the person involved will have access to a social protection payment that will allow them to apply for social housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13889/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (9 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: 1256. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service can share where the protocols that involve leaving transgender youth on puberty blockers alone for ten years until age 23 as their staff mentioned on the radio last week (details supplied) are published, and the names of clinics which do this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13835/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (9 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: 1257. To ask the Minister for Health if the appearance on the radio last week by one of their staff (details supplied) was authorised by the National Gender Service; if he and the National Gender Service fully supports the statements made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13836/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (9 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: 1258. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Gender Service regularly meets with trans community groups; when they last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13837/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (9 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: 1674. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to align the number of days per year in Youthreach with second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13621/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (9 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: 1675. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ratio of pro rata teachers and resource persons for each of the 16 ETBs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13622/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (9 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: 1676. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Garda vetting is required for Youthreach students undertaking work placements/experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13623/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (9 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: 1677. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement and direct Youthreach centres to deliver QQI modules that are work experience focused and guidelines on work placement for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13624/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (9 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: 1678. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will acknowledge that in Youthreach Centres students are allowed "movement breaks" as advocated by the National Council for Special Education NCSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13625/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (9 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: 1679. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he accepts that students in Youthreach require midterm pedagogical breaks at least every six to seven weeks, as is the case in second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13626/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (9 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: 1680. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what actions he intends to take to address the massive imbalance in days of attendance (208) for Youthreach students in comparison to student attendance (166) in upper secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13627/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (9 Apr 2024)

Mick Barry: 1681. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the findings of the Youthreach Wellbeing Report 2022; the steps he will take to address the staff retention issues identified in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13628/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify the issues that are complicating a passport application for an individual (details supplied) given the issues in this case; his views on whether there needs to be clarification on the acceptability of gender recognition certificates to document a change of name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12299/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 826. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to publish the waiting times for the renewal of IRP cards at the immigration office in Anglesea Street Garda station, Cork; if she will consider measures to speed up renewal applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12068/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (7 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 338. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the reports of deaths in Cherry Orchard hospital; if he will initiate a full investigation into the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11200/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in respect of the Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme, when works will begin in relation to each of the new rail stations of Blarney/Stoneview, Monard, Blackpool/Kilbarry, Tivoli, Dunkettle, Carrigtwohill West, Water-Rock, Ballynoe; when each will be opened and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10833/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 249. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when fishers will be removed from the list of unapproved occupations for the general employment permit, thus permitting fishing vessel owners to legally recruit non-EEA fishers for the first time since late 2022, when the atypical work permit scheme for non-EEA fishers was abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 462. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department's representative sitting on the interdepartmental group overseeing the opening up of the general employment permit scheme to non-EEA fishers can engage with the representations made by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10200/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 679. To ask the Minister for Health to supply information about the relationship between a public hospital, Connolly Hospital, and a private institution, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, which has a building in construction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10191/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (5 Mar 2024)

Mick Barry: 680. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the relationship between Connolly Hospital's new laboratory and the RCSI; to report on what public funds were used for the development of this laboratory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10192/24]