Parliamentary questions

Legislative Programme

Mick Barry

5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [9342/24]

Court Judgments

Mick Barry

346. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 7 March 2023, and a subsequent reply (details supplied), if she will report on progress on the payment of an ex-gratia payment to a person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8978/24]

International Protection

Mick Barry

408. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can give assurances that transport issues (details supplied) at Kilbride Army Base International Protection Centre will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8635/24]

International Protection

Mick Barry

409. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to give particular attention to IPAS applicants at Kilbride Army Base who have been accommodated at the isolated site for almost ten months since 20 May 2023; and process the request (details supplied) for a transfer to a more suitable location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8636/24]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Mick Barry

1. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach the extent to which he expects to develop the shared island initiative in the context of the resumption of the Assembly. [7450/24]

European Council

Mick Barry

5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his engagements at the special meeting of the European Council on Ukraine and the EU budget. [7451/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [5336/24]

Northern Ireland

Mick Barry

20. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent discussion with the UK Prime Minister. [7449/24]

Departmental Schemes

Mick Barry

132. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has estimated how much in deposits charged on cans and bottles under the deposit return scheme will not be refunded to customers; if his Department has estimated how many bottles and cans under the scheme will be recycled through green bins and therefore not see a refund to the customer; what assessment there has been of the accessibility of the scheme for those with mobility issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7523/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [2898/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mick Barry

7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [5335/24]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mick Barry

13. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. [4127/24]

Departmental Programmes

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [4125/24]

Citizens' Assembly

Mick Barry

12. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [5334/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

22. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will meet next. [4126/24]

Social Welfare Schemes

Mick Barry

172. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what procedures are in place to ensure that those who have recently occupied a previous unoccupied house can avail of the electricity account credit payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6511/24]

Schools Building Projects

Mick Barry

326. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will have an update on approval of its stage 3 report for a planned extension to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6510/24]

Nursing Homes

Mick Barry

594. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to provide the amount paid to a number of nursing home groups (details supplied) last year under the nursing homes support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6512/24]

Nursing Homes

Mick Barry

596. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the status of a nursing home (details supplied) following HIQA's findings in respect of fire safety issues at the building; if alternative accommodation has been secured for the current residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6530/24]

Workplace Relations Commission

Mick Barry

32. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current average waiting time for a WRC adjudication hearing to be heard from the time the complaint(s) are submitted; whether the delay in the hearing of a particular case (details supplied) can be accounted for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4378/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [3710/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

19. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on Housing for All. [3711/24]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

25. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of the Cabinet committees on which he sits. [3712/24]

Education Policy

Mick Barry

285. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education if his Department will extend the in-school counselling pilot programme to all schools, in light of the increasing need for counselling for young people. [4159/24]

Health Services Staff

Mick Barry

557. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health his views on the Budget 2024 requirement to cease recruitment for approved development posts and to make a statement on any planned further cessation of recruitment by his Department. [4158/24]

International Agreements

Mick Barry

194. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport if, as previously indicated, Ireland remains on course in 2024 to ratify ILO C188 Work in Fishing Convention 2007, and what if any part of relevant EU Directives that arose from this convention remains to be transposed into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3536/24]

European Council

Mick Barry

8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the December European Union Council meeting. [2897/24]

Economic Policy

Mick Barry

5. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his Department’s new publication entitled Government Response to Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2023. [55232/23]

Official Travel

Mick Barry

150. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what the policy is regarding the usage of private aeroplanes for official travel for his Department; and if he will report on his recent transport choice and related expenses to the Balkan region. [2922/24]

Insurance Industry

Mick Barry

219. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance the measures his Department will take to regulate insurance prices that, according to reports (details supplied), are rising rapidly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2923/24]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Mick Barry

343. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that it will not be obligatory to provide a PPS number and date of birth information to vote or to register to vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2496/24]

Health Services

Mick Barry

647. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health to report on the services and access so far provided by the new mobile health unit run by the social inclusion team from CHO Dublin north city and county. [2920/24]

Health Services

Mick Barry

648. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health what LGBTQI+ health services are provided by the new mobile health unit run by the social inclusion team from CHO Dublin north city and county. [2921/24]

Departmental Consultations

Mick Barry

323. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on consultations with representative organisations about the taxation treatment of GMS income for GP practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56764/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Mick Barry

380. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he supports the retention of the pay/pension parity link for gardaí and other public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56766/23]

Enterprise Support Services

Mick Barry

415. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the IDA and other State supports that a company (details supplied) has received since its establishment in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56765/23]

International Protection

Mick Barry

133. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on dealings with residents of Kilbride IPAS centre, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55720/23]

International Protection

Mick Barry

142. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on his dealings with the management of Kilbride IPAS centre, County Wicklow, in relation to facilities at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55721/23]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services will meet next. [55230/23]

British-Irish Co-operation

Mick Barry

19. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent meeting of the British-Irish Council. [55231/23]

Climate Change Negotiations

Mick Barry

21. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28. [53405/23]

Fishing Industry

Mick Barry

209. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport if he will direct the Marine Survey Office to respond to the request for a meeting from an organisation (details supplied) to discuss matters relating to enforcements matters in the fishing industry that come under its purview, in the context of the imminent inclusion of non-EEA fishers in the employment permit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54723/23]

Fishing Industry

Mick Barry

210. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport how many logbooks pertaining to fishing vessels over 15 metres in length were submitted to the Mercantile Marine Office within 21 days of 30 June 2023, as required under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54736/23]

School Accommodation

Mick Barry

342. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education the current status of a 2021 agreement between her Department and the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education Training Board in relation to a permanent extension to a school (details supplied); the expected realistic timeframe for commencement of procurement for the promised phase two permanent extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55190/23]

School Accommodation

Mick Barry

343. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education the funding and timing of the short-term solution to be delivered via her Department’s modular accommodation framework for a school (details supplied); if she is committed to having a workable solution in place for September 2024; the status of the appointment of the project manager to deliver this short-term modular solution; the status of phase two and the promised permanent extension to be delivered via a traditional construction project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55191/23]

Postal Voting

Mick Barry

448. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the right to a postal vote to voters that will be in late stage of pregnancy (or early stage after birth) in time for the upcoming referenda on care and definition of the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55258/23]

International Protection

Mick Barry

679. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 14 November 2023, the reason his Department was unable to provide the name of the management company or responsible people contracted to provide services at Kilbride Army Camp; whether he is now in a position to provide that information; and, if he is not, to explain who IPAS officials deal with when they visit the camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54738/23]

International Protection

Mick Barry

680. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline, regarding Kilbride Army Camp in Wicklow, who is responsible for the organisation of transport to and from the camp; to provide contact details for a relevant person in his Department who may be contacted regarding transport services for the 120 residents; whether funding will be made available to improve the transport facilities at the camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54739/23]

International Protection

Mick Barry

681. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report, regarding the visit by IPAS customer services and resident welfare teams to Kilbride on 7 November 2023, on the specific conclusions the teams reached about conditions at the camp and what steps will be taken to improve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54740/23]

International Protection

Mick Barry

682. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what arrangements are in place to ensure the right to association and to have visitors at Kilbride International Protection Centre, given it is an important element of mental well-being; if he will communicate this to all International Protection Centres and ensure these rights are upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54741/23]