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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will bring forward proposals to back the building of public houses on public lands and examine the supports necessary for local authorities to do so in the view of the recent vote by Dublin City Council on the Oscar Traynor site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38324/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Trade Agreements (24 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 161. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of the publication of a report commissioned on the economic and sustainability impact assessment for Ireland of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37965/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (24 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 273. To ask the Minister for Finance if clarification will be provided on a series of matters (details supplied) regarding the temporary wage subsidy scheme statistics published by the Revenue Commissioners, specifically in respect of table 9 regarding the scheme and top-ups by employers. [38015/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (24 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of days lost by secondary and primary school teachers due to illness since schools reopened in September 2020, by week; and the comparative figures for September, October and November 2019. [38787/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (24 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of days lost by primary and secondary schools teachers as a result of isolating as a result of close contact with a positive Covid-19 case for the weeks since schools reopened in September 2020. [38788/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (24 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of days lost due to illness by pupils in secondary and primary schools since reopening and the comparative figures for the months of September, October and November 2019. [38789/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (24 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 650. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SUSI, when calculating the period of time in which an applicant's parents must have been on jobseeker's benefit, has a threshold that states this period must be over 391 days but that when calculating this period only allot six days a week and that therefore the period must be a total of 65 calendar weeks; if so, if this method is unique to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (24 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 718. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will detail her policy on the possible deportation of applicants during the current Covid-19 crisis in respect of a number of asylum seeker applications; if she will consider a halt to all deportation orders during this period in view of the health risks involved; if she will clarify regarding persons (details...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 806. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of each nursing home that applied for and received the temporary assistance payment scheme. [38002/20]

Greyhound Industry: Motion [Private Members] (25 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, it is worth making the point - we discussed this issue last week - that the budget given out by the Minister for Justice to support organisations providing support to women suffering from violence is only a fraction of the overall budget for the greyhound racing. It says a lot about our society that we think more of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: My question concerns reports on staff who have been let go from tracking and tracing during the Covid-19 crisis and are being replaced by people on CPL contracts. I asked the Minister a question, which was passed to the HSE, on the numbers of those redeployed from other services who come from speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and the psychologist professions. I asked this...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: I asked about the guarantee and the 18 speech and language therapists..

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions with the ambassador of Saudi Arabia on the issue of the treatment and imprisonment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38336/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: I thank Deputy Kenny for foregoing his very serious question on abuse of human rights in Palestine to allow me to raise this matter. The reason he did so was that yesterday Ms Loujain al-Hathoul was 1,000 days in custody and had her first appearance in court, having been transferred to the anti-terrorism court by the Saudi regime. Her crime was to have posted on social media posts on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: Some 31 Deputies and Senators signed an open letter on this matter to the Minister and he responded by sending officials from his Department to the Saudi ambassador. We have to ratchet up our response because Saudi Arabia has certainly raised the bar. Yesterday, Ms al-Hathloul was transferred and she had one day's notice that she was to appear in court after 1,000 days of illegal detention....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: A direct approach and as strong an approach as possible would achieve a huge amount more than what has been done so far. It is absolutely required because the Saudi regime, which is very wealthy and powerful and recently hosted the G20 summit, has clearly offered lots of platitudes about human rights. It talked about all the forums the Minister just mentioned and all the dialogue it has but...

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: To be honest I find much of this debate amusing and I am somewhat surprised we are having it. We are having it nonetheless. One of the most amusing statements today came from the Minister, who said the great strength of the Judiciary is its non-political character. I was in knots of laughter when I heard that comment. In essence, many Deputies are expressing outrage that the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he plans to take on foot of the demolition of homes by the Israeli state in view of the recent illegal demolitions that have destroyed homes built by the EU and Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38337/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 288. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a matter in relation to an employee who is taken off the pandemic unemployment payment and placed on the employment wage subsidy scheme by his or her employer will be clarified (details supplied). [39274/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Food Poverty (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 297. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a food bank in Waterford operated by an organisation (details supplied) is entitled to impose a charge on recipients of the food; and if her Department has provided funding for the initiative. [39430/20]