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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Sep 2018)

Bríd Smith: 167. To ask the Minister for Health the reason HSE documents that relate to the procurement and tendering of contracts for CervicalCheck were destroyed in 2017; and the steps he will take to ensure all such documents are retained and available for scrutiny in the future. [38943/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Sep 2018)

Bríd Smith: 168. To ask the Minister for Health the reason previous parliamentary questions that sought the identity of the labs involved in the false negative results that affected 221 women has not been revealed; and his plans to ensure this information is made available. [38944/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Sep 2018)

Bríd Smith: 169. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to build up the capacity of public labs based here to conduct all CervicalCheck screening in the future on foot of the Scally report; if he will initiate a program of university graduate and undergraduate classes necessary to train the required number of medical scientists for such a scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38945/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Sep 2018)

Bríd Smith: 170. To ask the Minister for Health if future contracts or procurement arrangements with a provider for CervicalCheck services will place the emphasis on awarding such contracts on criteria other than costs on foot of the Scally report; and if he will instruct the HSE to examine the workplace conditions, qualifications and workload of such screeners or examiners of slides. [38946/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (27 Sep 2018)

Bríd Smith: 52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposed projects that the Land Development Agency will enter into with private developers; the way in which an affordable home under such partnerships will be defined; and the estimated time it will take to build social and affordable homes in projects under the charge of the agency. [39090/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (27 Sep 2018)

Bríd Smith: 51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he plans to take to deal with the widespread breaching of rent increases in rent pressure zones; and if his Department is independently investigating such breeches or monitoring the levels of rent increases in these zones. [39091/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (2 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: 109. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on reports that leading cultural institutions including the National Gallery, National Museum and Irish Museum of Modern Art that are funded by the State are engaged in the widespread use of hiring unpaid interns; the effect this will have on the art and cultural sector; if this practice has been approved; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Film Industry Tax Reliefs (2 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: 181. To ask the Minister for Finance if allegations that a company (details supplied) has inflated expenses on a film production here in order gain a larger tax rebate under the section 481 tax clause will be investigated; if his Department or the Revenue Commissioners have audited or investigated companies that avail of this section in order to ensure that expenses and costs are correct; and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (2 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: 646. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of times she or her departmental officials have met with representatives of a company (details supplied) regarding the Moore Street site; her role and responsibilities in implementing the recommendations of the Moore Street, Securing History report published in March 2017. [39389/18]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: I fully agree with Deputy McDonald that the crowds outside the gate today are serious in supporting the motion that will be brought before the House in the afternoon, which has support across many parties but not all parties in this House because there is an ideological difference between them. What the protest does have is the support of a coalition of forces from all of the NGOs dealing...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: It is a long time since I heard the phrase classic fallacy. It is not often used. If I am guilty of a classic fallacy then I must be very rare because the phrase is not used very often. I wish to respond to the notion that we are attempting to divide. The Deputy tripped up in his discussion with Deputy Barry last week, and in the past. Deputy Boyd Barrett told me that in an exchange with...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: They are compromising themselves, the Fine Gael Party and the Fianna Fáil Party when they do so.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: It is a classic ideologue fallacy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: It is shameful to compare the housing crisis to those issues.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: Deputy Pringle should stop laughing.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (3 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: I was not in attendance at the meeting of the Business Committee. However, the original schedule for this week provided time tonight and tomorrow night for discussion of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill. One of those slots has now been removed. The budget will take up a significant amount of time next week. It is imperative that we deal with the Health (Regulation...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (3 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: Can it be put to a vote?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (3 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: Can that question be put to the House rather than the Business Committee?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (3 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: If I bring forward a motion, can it be put to a vote?

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

Bríd Smith: I said they should not vote.