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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (2 May 2024)

Bríd Smith: 177. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of a potential gap in the criteria in relation to the vacant/derelict property grant (details supplied); if he will investigate a case involving the protection and incorporation of a deteriorating 160 year old protected structure into a new dwelling with a view to the overturning a refusal of a vacant property...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 May 2024)

Bríd Smith: 278. To ask the Minister for Health where on the campus of Cherry Orchard hospital the new coronary care unit will be located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19977/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 May 2024)

Bríd Smith: 279. To ask the Minister for Health if she will assure the families of residents on both willow and sycamore units in Cherry Orchard hospital, that neither unit will be used to facilitate a new service, other than its prior use as a nursing home care facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19978/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 May 2024)

Bríd Smith: 280. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that is currently undertaking the ongoing risk assessments of the 16 remaining residents’ rooms in Cherry Orchard hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19979/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 May 2024)

Bríd Smith: 281. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the qualifications of the ongoing risk assessors to carry out this task with regard to health and safety; if the assessor also has another role at Cherry Orchard hospital in addition to their role of risk assessor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19980/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 May 2024)

Bríd Smith: 171. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm where the legislation for the establishment of defects scheme for apartments and duplexes is currently at and to confirm when the draft legislation will be published; when he believes that OMCs will be able to apply for and receive funding for permanent remediation of defects; if he will commit to passing the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 103. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will abolish childcare fees in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19267/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 113. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline his accommodation plans for international protection applicant refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19263/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the recent report that Irish protesters were told at a pro-Palestine protest camp in Berlin that they were not allowed to speak Irish by German police; if he agrees that this is an unacceptable development and infringes a person's right to speak a language of their choice and is a dangerous precedent to set; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of difficulties facing Dublin Bus and other transport providers in recruiting and retaining maintenance staff; the steps his Department is taking to ensure staff shortages do not hinder the roll out of BusConnects or plans to expand the bus transport system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18749/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the staff numbers in maintenance and mechanics for Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and a company (details supplied); the details of any shortages of staff in these areas; the plans by these companies to ensure that staff numbers in these key areas are filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18750/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and a company (details supplied) use directly employed labour in the maintenance of their bus fleet; the scale of these companies' use of contract labour or outside companies for the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18751/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 438. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the available State supports for people with disabilities seeking work or already working; if she plans to improve supports; if there are proposals to change these supports in any way in the foreseeable future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18800/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 497. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide, in tabular form, by month and nationality, the number of people who have been refused permission to land in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19048/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 498. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify the reason a person (details supplied) who attended the citizenship ceremony at the National Concert Hall on 26 February 2024, has still not received their certificate eight weeks later; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19052/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to employ more staff or take additional steps to deal with the significant backlog of applications for visas, renewals and extensions that are taking a long time to process (details supplied); the steps her Department will take to reduce the unacceptable waiting times; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (23 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 552. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide advice to the mother of a young child (details supplied) who has been on the waiting list for an assessment of need for almost eight months with no indication of when they will be assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17745/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 620. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that Ireland currently screens newborn babies for fewer diseases than 75% of EU member states; if he is aware that only one new test has been delivered in the intervening years since the establishment of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee in 2019; if he will agree to a comprehensive newborn screening programme that is adequately...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Elections (23 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 648. To ask the Minister for Health if a HSE worker who is currently employed at the grade of general dental surgeon: 1597, is eligible to run for local election; if there is a list of specific grades which are ‘designated by order of the Minister for Health and Children’; if so, to outline what they are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17857/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (18 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 93. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he is ensuring that workers in the technology sector facing redundancies are protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17048/24]