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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: 243. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the decision to reduce or phase out the pandemic unemployment payment over the coming months with recipients moving to a more traditional social welfare payment, is causing significant anxiety particularly among low income families who are fearful of a marked decrease in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (21 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: 438. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to the concerns of community childcare services in the Dublin 8 area that the national childcare scheme is putting the education and well-being of nearly 500 vulnerable children in Dublin 8 and in excess of 5,000 vulnerable children across the country at risk on foot of changes to the funding...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (21 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: 439. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an undertaking will be given to restore adequate funding to ensure continuation of after-school services from 1 October 2021; the steps he will take to ensure access to after-school projects for all children in DEIS areas; if he will work with community services to design a sustainable and appropriate model...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (21 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: 440. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an undertaking will be given that he will meet representatives of community-based after-school services to discuss their grave concerns for the well-being of children at risk of long-term exclusion and marginalisation on foot of changes to the national childcare scheme funding structures for critically...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (21 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: 433. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if private crèches are required to register with and be inspected by Tusla prior to opening; the circumstances in which Tusla will undertake an inspection of a private crèche; his plans to introduce legislation to enforce annual inspections of all private crèches; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (21 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: 437. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which community groups were consulted and the degree to which their views were represented in the research and evidence assembled to inform the design of the national childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45254/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: 89. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of females who have included family care issues among their stated reasons for seeking inter service transfers or discharge from the Naval Service over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45708/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: 90. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the length of time it takes for a complaint of sexual assault to be dealt with currently in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45709/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: 91. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will make provision to allow serving and retired male and female victims of sexual abuse, harassment and gender discrimination in the Defence Forces an opportunity to tell their experiences of abuse anonymously during the inquiry stage of the external commission that is being called for by a group (details supplied); and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Environmental Impact Assessments (23 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the significant environmental and biodiversity impact on the Ardee bog if the current plans for the proposed N52 Ardee bypass proceed; the reason it has taken 21 years after initiating the project to retroactively undertake an environmental impact assessment; if his attention has been further drawn...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way rates of pay are set for job-sharing SNAs and teachers who substitute in their own schools; the reason there is disparity in the way that members of staff are paid and who is allowed claim expenses; her plans to address this disparity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45814/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: 15. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [43767/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: I thank everybody for their presentations. The figures we have heard today regarding data centres are very stark, as are those relating to the fossil fuel industry. I will start with a question for Dr. Tienhaara. Our Government recently banned offshore exploration for fossil fuels and we have a ban on fracking. Does Dr. Tienhaara think it contradictory that the Government would encourage...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: An féidir liom fanacht i mo shuí?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: I want to return to the question of data centres and the threat posed by power cuts to thousands of households, including some of the most vulnerable people in the country, this coming winter and beyond. Those affected face losing their heating on freezing cold nights. As warned by Professor John FitzGerald, who heads up the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, there is potential...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: It is never that crude.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: The Government has met representatives of the CRU and EirGrid and has taken advice. I have not heard anyone on the Government benches deny the warnings from the CRU, EirGrid and MaREI or call them wrong, but there have been meetings with these bodies. Has the Taoiseach, as a leader, met representatives of Cloud Infrastructure Ireland, including former Labour Deputy Michael McCarthy, who...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: What did Michael McCarthy tell the Taoiseach?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: I rest my case-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2021)

Bríd Smith: Has he met Michael McCarthy?