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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the nature of any investigation taking place into the cancellation of emergency calls by An Garda Síochána by her Department; the person or body that is undertaking the investigation; if such investigations will reveal the location and personnel involved in cancellation; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered demands from the family of a person (details supplied) for an independent inquiry into their death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36701/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (8 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on progress made by the scoping inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36699/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request the State Examinations Commission to conduct a review, re-evaluation and a full clarification in terms of the marking standard and the decision to exclude the use of traditional Chinese in leaving certificate Mandarin Chinese in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36957/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (13 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit of his Department. [37719/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 18. To ask the Taoiseach the membership and terms of reference of the Covid-19 oversight group chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [37720/21]

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: I will begin by offering the condolences of People Before Profit Deputies to all who lost loved ones during the pandemic, but particularly those who lost loved ones in care home settings. I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward the motion, but there should be no deed for it. I refer back to the text of two critically important recommendations People Before Profit secured in the Final...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the plans and measures that will be put in place to support training, recruitment and retention of the healthcare professionals necessary to build capacity across the whole health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37725/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for an exceptional review in relation to SNA allocations in 2021; the number of such applications that were rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37370/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (13 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used to determine the six indicators for the higher education access route; his views on whether the rigid application of same can further exclude poor students; the numbers of applicants refused this term; and the breakdown of refusals by each indicator used (details supplied) in tabular form. [37274/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: I asked the Department of the Minister, Deputy Foley, a question. I received the answer this morning and I was alarmed by it. The question was whether the Department of Education would give some guarantee to schools that they will be provided with CO2 monitors before they return in August. Wait until I give the Taoiseach the figures, which are quite startling. I have been told a number of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: -----to this crucial issue?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: We now know ventilation is key and we are providing this tiny percentage.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: I would not even begin to try to do the maths on the tiny percentage of monitors we are providing.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: They are in the reply to a parliamentary question.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: Between two and 20 monitors going to more than 3,000 primary schools is a joke.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, an independent statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [37721/21]

Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: Tá sé soiléir gur chearrbhachas atá sa Bhille seo. Tar éis na híobairtí go léir a rinne muintir na tíre seo, is náire é. Ní cheart dúinn díriú ar leas na ngnóthaí agus athoscailt a dhéanamh roimh go leor daoine le vacsaín iomlán faighte acu. This Bill is a gamble and in particular, we are...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 2: In page 6, to delete lines 34 and 35, and in page 7, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: " 'climate justice' means the requirement that decisions and actions taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to the effects of climate change must — (a) support the people who are most affected by climate change but who...