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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (3 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: 163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to put in place a dedicated housing policy to address the hidden homelessness identified in a report by an organisation (details supplied); his views on the impact that the lack of housing options has on women and their children in abusive situations who often have little choice but to remain with the abuser; the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: HSE (2 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: I am replacing Deputy Gino Kenny who cannot be here because he lost his mother this week. I am trying to catch up and familiarise myself with all the reports and so on from this committee in the past. Following on from Deputy Hourigan's questioning, the answers seem to imply that a team will function properly where there is a consultant and overmedication, such as what happened in Kerry,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: HSE (2 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: Can I interrupt, please? I will run out of time and neither of my questions has been addressed. Is it possible that even where a consultant is in situation, over-medication could be a problem within CAMHS? Was the HSE asked by the Minister to review what was happening with the over-use of psychiatric medication in children in April 2015 and what was its response? Those two questions have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: HSE (2 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: If it was, one would imagine that Ms O'Connor would be aware if the Minister requested the HSE to review the medication of children in CAMHS.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: HSE (2 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: It would be expected that Ms O'Connor would be aware though, would it not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: HSE (2 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: I certainly will.

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: People Before Profit sends solidarity to women across the world who are suffering from the absolute brutality of war, particularly in Ukraine, Yemen, Afghanistan and Palestine, and, indeed, Syria and beyond. Wars, like all emergencies, be they related to housing, health, poverty or climate change, always affect women and children disproportionately. Of the 365 days in the year, we focus on...

Assessment of Needs for Children with Special Education Requirements: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: I am sharing time with the Deputies beside me.

Assessment of Needs for Children with Special Education Requirements: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: No, you do not tell me how many minutes. You threw me the other day when you did that. I will be in control of my time.

Assessment of Needs for Children with Special Education Requirements: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: Sorry about that, Chair. I do want to welcome the motion and the issue Sinn Féin is highlighting. One of the main demands, that we should scrap the standard operating procedures, is one we would like to echo. This is a con job designed to massage the figures and give the impression that something is being done about the scandal that is the assessment of needs and how the State treats...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Accident Investigations (9 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: 42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all the recommendations addressed to him in the Air Accident Investigation Unit Accident Report EI-ICR S-92A, 14 March 2017 published in November 2021 have been fully completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13213/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Accident Investigations (9 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a recommendation (details supplied) has been implemented in full; the person or body that is providing the technical expertise to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13214/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Accident Investigations (9 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a recommendation (details supplied) has been completed in full; and if so, when the detailed review will be published. [13215/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (9 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: 152. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress in bringing forward legislation for redress of victims of the mother and baby homes; when this legislation will come before Dáil Éireann; if interim payments will be available for survivors who may be in poor health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13212/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: I thank everybody for coming along and giving their thoughts. In the submission from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, it spoke about significant community gain but what exactly does that mean? What communities is the Department speaking about? There are licences for legacy projects that should be first to be allowed go ahead. Will that be the case or is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: Does that relate to legacy licences? There are some that are 20 years old.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: Is Dr. Bourke saying that Shannon Estuary is privately owned and privately developed so we will have no say over it even though a task force has been created in the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: The Government has no control over it. Even though it is policy not to support liquefied natural gas terminals, they may well come into Shannon Estuary. That could be another factor that would affect what the port or the task force does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Bríd Smith: I meant liquefied natural gas terminals.