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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 289. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if professional fees are paid by his Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42696/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if professional fees are paid by her Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42697/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 310. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if professional fees are paid by her Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42708/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 315. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if professional fees are paid by his Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42695/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if professional fees are paid by his Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42702/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 353. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if professional fees are paid by her Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42705/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 424. To ask the Minister for Health if professional fees are paid by his Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42703/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (10 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views or concerns in relation to the decision of Coillte to sell a site at Ballyandrew, Doneraile Mounadowna Wood, County Cork to a private company for the purposes of erecting a mobile phone mast given that the site is a mixed deciduous woodland site and its importance to biodiversity and so on; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if professional fees are paid by his Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42694/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 494. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if professional fees are paid by her Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42707/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the administration of the SUSI grant system to ensure the criteria used in allocating grants is fit for purpose in ensuring vulnerable low income students can avail of proper supports, specifically the use of criteria around qualifying payments for the special rate grant and the interpretation of 391 days and so on; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Administration (15 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet with representatives of construction workers to discuss the impact of recent price rises from the SOLAS administered safe pass scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43216/20]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 125. To ask the Taoiseach if professional fees are paid by his Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42709/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Protected Disclosures (15 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he received a protected disclosure from a person (details supplied); and the details of the action taken as a result of the disclosure. [42913/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in relation to SUSI grants, a student who qualified for the special rate support grant in their first year on an undergraduate course can be subsequently removed from this rate if their parent comes off the qualifying payment (details supplied); if this can happen regardless of the household’s income, which continues to be under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (15 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 433. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to reform the operations of GSOC; if she plans to allow for appeals by persons whose initial complaint to the commission is refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42914/20]

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: My thanks to the Minister for the presentation. I want to comment on what we are doing today. Most people will look at this and ask what we are buying for €50 million. In the past, at least, the Minister would have agreed with me that these accountancy tricks - that is basically what they are - completely fail in the attempt to deal with our climate challenge and crisis. This is a...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: I again ask the Minister to comment on how CETA might impact on our ability to run State renewable energy companies if we first tender out to the private market.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: I refer to the possibility of litigation.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Directive: Motions (15 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: That is fine.