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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (7 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: 491. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an applicant will automatically receive the greater of the two pensions in circumstances in which they received the details of their entitlements to both a non-contributory and contributory pension; and if they must specify which pension they will to avail of (details supplied). [13883/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: I want to focus on one specific question to the new Minister. It is an issue that is of grave concern to me. It has to do with programme D - An Equal and Inclusive Society (Civil Justice and Equality Pillar). I want to ask the Minister's views on a committee on combating racism that was set up by her predecessor. This committee is to report within three months and to complete its work...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: I have to start by congratulating IBEC on its submission. It is not often we get to read such a fine work of fiction at these committee meetings. It really does read like a different world. The world that the industry representatives live in is a world where the meat industry did everything right, at the right time and in the right way. It is a world where there were no issues to do with...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: I am talking about the work of fiction.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: With respect, I would also expect an employers' representative organisation whose members operate 50 large meats plants to know that information. If I asked a trade union, it would know who had sick pay and who did not. I am absolutely shocked that MII does not know how many of its members have such a scheme.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: 22. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will meet with representatives of construction, contract cleaning and security workers to discuss the way in which to safeguard pay rates in these and other sectors in view of recent court rulings that could dramatically affect workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15812/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: The paths in the House are well trodden by the captains of industry and sometimes by trade unions and their representatives. My question to the Tánaiste is a bit like the question he was asked earlier about meeting the Debenhams workers. Maybe he could clarify it but I believe he responded positively to that. In the light of the recent High Court judgment which sent shockwaves through...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: I welcome that the Minister of State said he will meet their representatives in the coming weeks. I hugely welcome the announcement that the Government will appeal the High Court decision and I particularly enjoyed the Tánaiste’s video that he put out on Twitter last night with Countess Markievicz clearly having his back. I doubt he will take her advice and leave his jewels in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: -----he might follow her inspiration and show us that he has the backs of the workers involved. The reason I am putting the question in this manner is that I think there is more to protecting and advocating workers’ right than just what goes on in the courts. There is also the ability of workers to defend themselves. There is plan A, where one defends the rights in the courts and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: I agree that we need to appeal the decision in this case and robustly defend the right of the workers concerned to sectoral employment agreements. I do not agree that this Government and its predecessors have done their best to defend workers' rights. The Lockout more than 100 years ago was all about trade union recognition and we still do not have that in this country. Several Bills were...

Maternity Leave Benefit Extension: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: I thank the women who launched this campaign and who have worked tirelessly to bring it to this point. I thank the National Women's Council for their support and I thank Sinn Féin for tabling the motion. I tabled a motion under the previous regime, which was circulated and signed by more than 77 Deputies. I will return to this at the end of my contribution. It was kicked around the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: 167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Bus Éireann buses nationally do not have screens fitted that could help drivers and passengers to mitigate the spread of Covid- 19; if there are plans to provide such screens to its fleet; the estimated cost of same; and the time frame envisioned for this to take place. [14778/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the decision by the Dublin Airport Authority to seek payment from taxi drivers in August 2020 for the full following year for access to Dublin Airport; if he will intervene with the authority in view of the fact that many taxi drivers are still on benefits such as the pandemic unemployment payment due to the fact the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intervene with Irish Rail and urge it to operate a full Monday to Friday schedule on its DART, commuter and Intercity services in view of the restrictions on passenger capacity and the likely increase in numbers travelling; his views on the proposal of Irish Rail not to operate a full service until September 2020 on many of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Proposed Legislation (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: 706. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce legislation to deal with situations in which companies or others engage in asset stripping of a firm in order to avoid their responsibility to their workforces, as in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14769/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Company Liquidations (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: 707. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will meet workers of a company (details supplied); the steps she will take to ensure that stock or assets are not removed from the company's stores before the outcome of negotiations with workers' representatives on redundancy terms and possible future scenarios; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14770/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: 708. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for the JobPath scheme; when current contracts with providers Turas Nua and Seetec will expire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14772/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: 891. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide for future funding of an extension to paid maternity leave for women affected by the Covid-19 emergency crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14771/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: 904. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend maternity leave provisions for women affected by the Covid-19 crisis while on leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14773/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Extradition Arrangements (14 Jul 2020)

Bríd Smith: 905. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position on extraditing persons to states such as Lithuania, which are documented by international human rights organisations as having severe human rights violations of their prison populations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14774/20]