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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (7 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: 273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding made available to local authorities for the provision of social housing in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [6099/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (12 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: 64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the impact on persons with disabilities who can not access DART and rail transport due to the non-maintenance and failures of lifts at certain stations; his plans to ensure such persons can access rail and DART services in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6714/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: 67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received reports from the NTA on the performance of a company (details supplied) that recently won the tender for certain Dublin Bus routes; his views on the operation of these routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6713/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure children (details supplied) will not be waiting for 18 months before receiving an appointment with the early intervention team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6276/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (12 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: 382. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 137 of 7 November 2018 and 349 of 18 December 2018, if a statement was provided by a person (details supplied). [6423/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (12 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: 696. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 24 January 2019, if the telephone support allowance is only available to pensioners who qualify for the fuel and the living alone allowances; if so, the reason such an allowance is not available to couples who would receive it based on a means test; the estimated cost to extend...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: The Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 is framed around measures arising from the Mahon tribunal, which attempt to eradicate from the political system any hint of corruption, cronyism or favouritism and to bring us up to a clear, transparent standard in politics. The Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPOC, is the body that requires us to adhere to standards and ethics,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: -----can we go back and revisit the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act to make sure that there are consequences-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: -----for failure to adhere to those standards?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: He failed the ethical standards and yet he has been returned to stand for election.

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle.

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: I am sorry for my interruption of Deputy Pringle earlier regarding the queue, or the pecking order. It is amazing that it is less than a week since nurses and the leaders of the INMO and PNA, namely Phil Ní Sheaghdha and Peter Hughes, respectively, were in the Visitors Gallery to hear us discuss for two hours the nurses strike. We felt it was significant enough for this House to...

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: No thanks. You were, Paul. I saw you. Simon himself is now at the other end of the agenda and is probably one of the figures of disdain and disgust among the wonderful movement. There was a feeling of the Repeal the 8th movement on the march. The march largely comprised young people. It was hugely feminine and it was international. It felt like the movement we had been through on the...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: I wish to share time with Deputy Barry.

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: I asked the Minister for Health in a parliamentary question why there was not a fixed-price contract for the national children's hospital. I got quite a long answer and I wish to tease out some parts of it. First, the Minister stated there was a two-stage procurement process, a full tender and contract for phase A, below ground, and then a tendering of phase B for the works above ground....

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: Will the Minister answer the question?

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: Was it BAM that told the Minister to engage with this two-phase process-----

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: -----in order to increase competition?

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: Market engagement informed the process.

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: I am not getting answers.