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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 1086. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to increase payments to those on the job initiative schemes; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that those working on these schemes are struggling to make ends meet as a result of the spiralling cost of living; the assistance that is available to these workers to stop them falling further into...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (14 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 1190. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify the situation in relation to a facility (details supplied); if Tusla has withdrawn this facility’s registration and therefore its ability to access funding under the early childhood care and education scheme; if so, the reason for this action; if the agency has met with any...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (14 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 1191. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will clarify the position in relation to Pobal funding for a facility (details supplied); if Pobal has withdrawn funding from this facility; if so, the rationale for same; the efforts that the agency has made to resolve any outstanding issues; if the agency will meet with management, local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 1328. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, a matter (details supplied) will be clarified in relation to the processing of foreign student applications for visa permits to attend education facilities in the State; if all information needed to proceed with an application is available to Turkish and other foreign nationalities is on her Department's website; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 1338. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications in relation to waiting times and so on for permanent residence cards that have been received by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for permanent residence cards by family members of EEA nationals who have complied with the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 1339. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources in relation to waiting times and so on for permanent residence cards has been allocated to meet the target of six months stated in the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 to process permanent residence applications. [30240/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 1340. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, in relation to waiting times and so on for permanent residence cards these applications for permanent residency for family members of EEA nationals are processed in chronological order; and when the applications currently being processed were received. [30241/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 1341. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time in relation to waiting times and so on for permanent residence cards, that it takes for family members of EEA nationals to receive temporary stamp 4 permission while the permanent residence application is processed; and if they can travel and return to Ireland while the permanent residency application is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 1443. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to 35 children with cystic fibrosis who are being denied access to the life-changing drug Kaftrio due to a new pricing dispute between an organisation (details supplied) and the HSE; his views on the fact that those with cystic fibrosis over the age of 12 years have access to the drug and it was also made available to 140...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Insurance Coverage (15 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 4. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if motorists involved in an accident with an uninsured or undetected vehicle will be covered by an organisation (details supplied) for damages caused to their vehicle and or injuries suffered by passengers; the legislation or regulations that decide the particulars which are and are not covered in such circumstances; the plans, if any,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the concerns (details supplied) of students sitting the Leaving Certificate 2022 and their parents regarding the results being released on 31 August 2022; if she plans to address the matter by bringing the release of the results forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31293/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (16 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if public sector pay talks will form part of a wider process similar to previous social partnership agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31247/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (16 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if unclaimed National Lottery winnings are subject to any oversight or monitoring by the Government in terms of the way and when they are spent; if he has plans to revisit previous agreements on the issue with the winning contractor for the national Lottery; when the current contract expires; if there are plans on the future of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a home that previously had some home energy efficiency work carried out is disqualified in cases in which a new home owner seeks to improve the energy efficiency of the home from applying for a new SEAI grant; if the SEAI has specific rules or regulations relating to same, such as the time that has lapsed since the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all homes that have had some energy efficiency work carried out under SEAI grants are excluded from any further support from the SEAI; if the statistics are available on the work that has been carried out to date that demonstrate the energy efficiencies that have been achieved in terms of reduced CO2 emissions and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (16 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: 210. To ask the Minister for Finance if property tax revenue for the individual electoral areas in each county are available or kept by his Department. [31657/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the EU Commissioner for Energy (2 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: I thank the Commissioner for attending and for her presentation. Has she seen a study produced by InfluenceMap in the past few weeks that shows the ramping up of the production of shale gas and fracked gas in the US to replace Russian gas? It is said its extent is like peace-washing in that it is like using the war to ramp up the extraction to a very extreme degree. Huge profits are being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the EU Commissioner for Energy (2 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: I really only had two questions for Ms Simson to comment on: the peace-washing, and the massive increase in shaled gas from the US and if this is sustainable with our Paris targets. Given that the International Energy Agency has explicitly told us there would be no new fossil fuel infrastructure, how can we ever hope to meet the Paris targets?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: I wish to ask about a Bill that I introduced last year. On 30 June, it will be a year since the Government amended the Second Stage motion on the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021 on the basis that it would return the Bill to the House within a year, which would be next Thursday. Will the Taoiseach guarantee me that the Bill...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Bríd Smith: Next Thursday will be a year on.