Results 3,961-3,980 of 8,245 for speaker:Bríd Smith

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (22 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the appointment of a principal to an education and training board college is subject to departmental scrutiny and approval; if so, the process involved; if allegations of previous breaches of dignity at work guidelines are taken into account before such an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43296/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Protected Disclosures (22 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the results and actions taken as a result of the investigation into the protected disclosure regarding alleged wrongdoing at a college (details supplied). [43297/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (22 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed at colleges (details supplied) at the time of the appointment of the current principal; and the number that have left. [43298/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Data (22 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students enrolled at colleges (details supplied) on 1 September 2019; and the number presently enrolled. [43299/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 307. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the Drimnagh, Dublin 12, primary healthcare centre; if it is provided for in the 2020 HSE capital budget; if planning permission will expire in November 2019 should the project not commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43079/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (22 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 329. To ask the Minister for Health the policy in relation to the future availability of the medical procedure involving vaginal mesh implants in the health service; his views on the reported ill effects of the procedure on some women; if he will commission an independent inquiry that takes account of the serious health concerns suffered by these women; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes Data (22 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 499. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding used for SEAI grants; and the number of persons and households that gained funding or access to grants in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 in categories (details supplied). [43166/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (22 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 501. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the inclusion of the Shannon LNG project on the PCI list agreed on 4 October 2019 is the finalised list of PCI projects; if the decision for its inclusion on the PCI list has to be finally ratified; if so, when this decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43246/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 546. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request that the NTA examine the bus currently operating through Chapelizod, Dublin 10, at peak hours between 7.30 a.m. and 8.30 a.m. on Monday to Friday in view of the fact that current service levels mean buses are full and passing intending passengers at peak hours in the village; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Data (23 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 46. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of jobseekers who have entered the JobPath programme since its commencement; the number who faced sanctions from her Department in each year on foot of this interaction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43634/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Data (23 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: My question is on the number of jobseekers who have entered the JobPath programme since its commencement, the number who faced sanctions from the Department in each year on foot of this interaction and if the Minister will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Data (23 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: In February, a motion was passed in this Chamber calling for the Minister not to renew the contract for JobPath. In response to a parliamentary question last month, the Department told me there was an option to renew it for two years. Is this also for new referrals? There has been a 36% increase in the figures for people receiving penalties between 2017 and 2018. It is highly ironic that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Data (23 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: The Minister is saying there will be no new referrals to JobPath but that the contract will be extended for a year. Will the extreme circumstances of Brexit be used as an excuse to bring penalties on those who are suffering job losses, such as those announced in Shannon and Cork in the past day or so? One figure suggests that only 9% of participants have secured long-term employment but...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fuel Allowance Data (23 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 51. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review of the levels of energy poverty in the general population will be commenced; the number of applicants for the fuel allowance that were unsuccessful and refused in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the reason for the refusals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43637/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fuel Allowance Data (23 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: My question has two parts. First, I ask the Minister if it is intended to conduct a review on the levels of energy poverty in the general population, and whether that will be commenced. Second, I ask her the number of unsuccessful applicants who were refused fuel allowance in 2017, 2018, and to date in 2019, the reasons for the refusals, and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fuel Allowance Data (23 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: I ask the Minister to come back to me regarding the reasons for the refusals. A number of issues jump out in her reply. Measuring fuel poverty is difficult and how it is done is not satisfactory. I met pensioners yesterday who were former semi-State workers with RTÉ and the ESB. They cannot afford to keep their houses warm due to the pension levy applied to their pensions and because...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fuel Allowance Data (23 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: I completely disagree with the Minister that the increase in fuel allowance will compensate people for the increases in carbon taxes. That is another story, about which we argue in the climate committee all the time. However, it is clear that the way in which the fuel allowance is allocated works against some people who are stuck for cash. Elderly or unwell couples come to me, as I am sure...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Minimum Wage (23 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: 53. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the suggested 30 cent increase in the national minimum wage will be implemented following a deal on Brexit, her plans to examine proposals for a living wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43636/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Minimum Wage (23 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: Given that Brexit has held back a 30 cent increase in the national minimum wage, does the Minister intend to implement it if a Brexit deal is done? Does she have plans to examine a proposal for a living wage as distinct from a minimum wage?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2019)

Bríd Smith: Once again the members of the National Ambulance Service Representative Association, NASRA, are protesting outside the gates because the Department of Health refuses to recognise their union. I plead with the Minister not to tell me that it is an inter-union dispute. For seven years union deductions were taken directly from these workers' wages and went to NASRA. This stopped because the...