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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Policy Reviews (14 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to commission a study to examine the feasibility of the re-nationalisation of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7480/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences Data (14 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the new applications to his Department that are pending a decision or for which a decision has been made for a licence, undertaking or lease for the exploration and so on of petroleum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7483/18]

Other Questions: Industrial Relations (15 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with workers' representatives in Irish Rail or Bus Éireann on the ongoing issues at those companies following recent disputes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7718/18]

Report on Lone Parents: Motion (15 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: I want first to pay tribute to SPARK, a group which campaigns for lone parents. I pay tribute to all the women and to the men - there are some - who are involved. I recognise the tremendous work they have done in highlighting, through the media and by lobbying politicians in this House, inequality and discrimination against lone parents. My secretary, Ms Leah Speight, is one of the founding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (15 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which funding under the national development plan will be used for public transport; if the threat to some rail routes and the continued lack of investment in the western rail corridor will be addressed in that plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7717/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the reason audits (details supplied) have not been published; if he will provide copies of these audits; and when the audit will be made publicly available. [8014/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 42. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the legislative proposals she plans to introduce to address abuses of workers' rights in relation to bogus self employment, especially in the construction industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8439/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Economic and Social Research Institute (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 48. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she plans to take on foot of the recent ERSI report which shows increased poverty among lone parents and those with disabilities. [8438/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 56. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if proposed legislation on pension schemes will benefit persons in CIÉ or a company (details supplied) that faces threats to its pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8436/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 73. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person with less than 520 contributions will benefit from the new rules on contributory pensions and the revamped homemaker's scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8435/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 79. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she will take to address the long wait for persons that are awaiting social welfare appeals; and the way in which she plans to reduce the waiting period. [8437/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the functions and operations that are the remit and responsibility of Irish Water. [8133/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 593. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Irish Water is reported to be refusing to undertake responsibility for works that are concerned with surface level water management. [8134/18]

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: It is the worst form of politics here, Tipperary politics, male chauvinist politics and the whole nine yards.

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: As a socialist, I support the idea of a national development plan. I am a strong advocate of the idea of democratically and rationally decided plans in which we decide where to build, what to build, how to build and what to produce so the needs of our citizens are met. This is the definition of a plan for development for the country. I was delighted to read that Project Ireland 2040...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: I am not a member of the committee but I appreciate the witnesses' time. I want to try to tease out two things. One is the question of local authority workers who are the subject of the service-level agreement, SLA. The unions will be in later to talk to us about it. The witnesses say they will save €70 million a year by streamlining this. That would be €280 million for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: This is a dangerous road to go down. I know we are here to talk about SLAs but I know that local authority workers will not install meters. They just refuse to do it. I ask the witnesses to answer me honestly. Do they want to cut short the SLA because, if it is taken from the local authority employees, local authorities will then have to implement the metering programme that Irish Water...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: I totally agree with Mr. Grant that there is a significant benefit in getting the leaks fixed and I think that should be the primary objective of Irish Water, particularly as there is still a leakage rate of 36% in Dublin. My point relates to the way Irish Water is going about it, if meters are being installed, albeit for ten to 12 days outside homes in Crumlin and Ballyfermot and so on,...

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: I have a petition circulated to every Teachta Dála and Minister in the House from the workers at Irish Life who are about to take a ballot on strike action over their defined benefit pension scheme. I believe the Taoiseach has not signed it yet but I hope he will. It asks every Teachta Dála and Senator to recognise the absolute injustice being done by a company, which is solvent...

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: The Taoiseach was sent the petition on this matter.