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Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: I did not call a vote. It is my amendment but I did not call the vote.

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: Can I make a point of clarification?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (5 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated amount it would cost to provide free public transport to all student Leap card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18325/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parliamentary Questions (5 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 152 and 153 of 1 March 2022, when the information referred to in the replies will be received from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in view of the provisions of Standing Order 51(1) of Dáil Éireann in relation to referred replies to outside bodies. [18346/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are grounds for an appeal by a person (details supplied) to be included in the redress scheme for persons who were sexually and physically abused in Catholic schools in view of the fact that the original appeal was refused on the grounds that legal proceedings had not been brought against the State before 1 July 2021; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (5 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 541. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 29 March 2022, the names and number of meetings held with the companies referred to in the reply as other organisations that were considering entering the Irish market. [18344/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (5 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 564. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a home (details supplied) is included in the mother and baby homes redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18319/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Government’s position in respect of the siting of a liquefied natural gas terminal in Ireland; the way that such a project would be permitted in the State while at the same time meeting Ireland’s Paris Agreement obligations and climate action targets announced in the climate action plan; and if he...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: The Minister was quoted inThe Irish Timeslast week as making an astonishing statement in which he left open the door for the introduction of LNG or nuclear power in order to deal with this crisis. Is it his position as Minister and that of the Green Party in government to allow this country to be tied into the use of LNG, which would basically mean a reliance on another type of fossil fuel...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: I tabled a question on the Question Paper and I would like the Minister to answer it, rather than answering the question that is in his head.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: A couple of things arise from the Minister’s comments. It will come as a major surprise to many of the Minister’s party members and the climate movement that he has said over the years that we have to keep all options open, including nuclear power. Over the years, what I have heard from the Minister, particularly as he considers himself a leader of the climate movement, is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: With all due respect to the Minister, and it is not my intention to insult him as I love debate and this is part of that debate, he has changed his position fundamentally by saying that we will leave the door open to LNG and to other forms of gas storage importation and the possibility of nuclear power. This is an extraordinary position that the Minister is presenting as a Green Party leader...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: I am not talking about prices but supply.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: I did not ask the Minister about prices; I asked about supply.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if pre-pay energy customers are required to place €30 credit on their pre-pay cards before they can receive the State support of €200; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18560/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the costs to date of the BusConnects programme; his views on whether the €90 million spent to date under non-bus vehicle-related headings is good value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18883/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has concerns in relation to the awarding of new bus routes to a company (details supplied) by the National Transport Authority, given that the company has operated reduced services on many of its existing networks as a result of staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18884/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Union (6 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the right of family members of European Union citizens under European Union Directive 2004/38/EC to accompany an European Union citizen exercising their free movement rights in Europe; if this includes the right to accompany an European Union citizen to Ireland, for example, the spouse of the European Union...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (7 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether legislation in Ireland is robust enough to prevent mass redundancies as in the case of a company (details supplied); his views on whether the Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Act, 2007 can prevent employers here using similar tactics; his further views on whether...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (7 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 86. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the operation of sectoral employment orders; if legal challenges to their operation mean they are unenforceable by the State; if his Department has plans to ensure compliance by all employers to their terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18765/22]