312. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, given the vulnerability of domestic violence victims, domestic violence leave will be paid in full, at 100% of the person's normal rate of pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26786/23]
19. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason a draft net fishery has been sanctioned in Castlemaine Harbour given one of the rivers flowing into the common embayment area, the Behy river, is closed to angling for several years and the harbour is a mix stock fishery; if he will endorse scientific monitoring samples from intercepted fish in the Behy river; his views on whether the sanctioning of draft nets in Castlemaine Harbour is in breach of Inland Fisheries Ireland protocols and commitments to conservation under the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26451/23]
18. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason (details supplied) in Cork Harbour has been sanctioned despite two of the rivers flowing into the harbour are not meeting their conservation limits; if he would review this decision, given the risk to fish being caught in the nets and the precautionary principle; his views on whether the sanctioning of draft nets in Cork Harbour is in breach of Inland Fisheries Ireland protocols and commitments to conservation under the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26450/23]
542. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice the number of suspected crimes reported to each Garda station in the Cork city area for 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26220/23]
11. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach the extent to which his Department plays a role in ensuring climate action is a key priority across all Departments. [25548/23]
22. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [22805/23]
8. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department's Strategy Statement 2021-2023; and if he plans to update same. [22804/23]
2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [22803/23]
832. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the Connecting for Life suicide prevention programme in a full year. [24804/23]
831. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 20 additional dedicated children's beds for psychiatric care to stop the practice of using beds in adult psychiatric services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24803/23]
830. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health the amount in the capital budget as set out in table 13 of the Stability Programme Update 2023 that is designated for infrastructure to support Community Healthcare Networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24802/23]
577. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider changes to general employment permits to allow those coming to work as health care assistants to bring their spouses and children to live in the State by amending income criteria in line with the wage rate in private nursing homes; if he will consider waiving the need for qualified nurses to undertake QQI level 5 training as health care assistants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25010/23]
548. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice if citizenship applications are continuing to be processed in chronological order; the number of applications from 2021 and 2022 that are still being processed; the number of applications for 2023 to date that have been processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24397/23]
441. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of expanding the Housing First programme to the 1,639 families currently accessing emergency homeless accommodation, including the provision of wraparound services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24801/23]
440. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of providing family hubs for the 1,639 families currently accessing emergency homeless accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24800/23]
439. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount in the capital budget as set out in table 13 of the Stability Programme Update 2023 that is designated for building social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24799/23]
329. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education if she will take into account the wishes of career guidance and counsellor teachers in Cork city and not move their counselling supervision meetings to a Tuesday due to the impact this will have, including on availability to teach other subjects, and costs to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24986/23]
155. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider allowing those who are paying Class S PRSI to make additional voluntary contributions to allow them access to illness benefit, given the increased awareness and necessity for persons to isolate when ill from many illnesses, and the increasing number of persons in this group who are on low or middle incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23381/23]
60. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider changes to the work permit scheme to allow those coming to work as health care assistants to bring their spouses and children to live in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23382/23]
730. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of any advice from the National Gender Service to GPs not to provide blood testing facilities or to administer HRT therapies to people accessing gender affirming care; if he will confirm that the administration of HRT therapies to patients is a matter for them and their doctor; if he will meet with grassroots groups that campaign for the rights of trans and intersex people in relation to access to gender affirming care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23148/23]
551. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will instruct the HSE to sanction additional nursing support in order that children with complex medical issues can attend school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23124/23]
253. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether the cost of electric cars in the State makes them accessible to lower and middle-income families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23101/23]
180. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in light of the cost-of-living crisis, if he is aware that various waste collection companies have substantially increased their fees; if he has considered how this will impact low- and middle-income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23102/23]
4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on plans for the consultative forum on international security policy this summer; if his Department or the Defence Forces will be making submissions on the question of military non-alignment; which experts have been invited to participate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20857/23]
126. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the action she will take to ensure that the €200 cost-of-living payment that was due in April will be extended to State pension-qualified adults; if it is not to be extended, whether the disproportional impact on women has been factored in by her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21883/23]
96. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will supply a breakdown, by local authority, of the funding allocated and the funding drawdown under the Traveller caravan loan scheme for 2021 and 2022; the budget for 2023; if he will expand the scheme to cater for unmet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21885/23]
7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [20682/23]
2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the Queen's University Belfast conference to mark 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement. [20293/23]
232. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the regulation that pertained during the existence of the atypical work permit scheme for non-EEA fishers whereby no more than 50% of the crew of an eligible fishing vessel should have consisted of non-EEA nationals still applies in the context of non-EEA nationals currently in the fleet being stamp-4 visa holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19979/23]
1. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the current situation in regard to the development of a national security strategy. [16421/23]
1393. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently reassess transgender healthcare; if he will consider the model of informed consent led by GPs in local communities; the consultations he has had with the trans community about trans affirming healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16525/23]
801. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the incremental tenants purchase scheme and the Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 to allow those who were eligible prior to 1 February 2022 with less than ten years in receipt of social housing supports to apply for the scheme; if joint tenants, one of which has less than ten years in receipt of social housing support, can be eligible; if he can allow local authorities some scope to set their own policies in relation to tenant purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17347/23]
113. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the assistance that his Department has given to an Irish citizen (details supplied) imprisoned in Iran since October 2022 without charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16895/23]
24. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach the number of meetings that have taken place of the strategic foresight and strengthening policy development research project, jointly overseen by his Department. [16420/23]
18. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach how often every Cabinet committee meets, with particular reference to the committees on health, housing and education. [16419/23]