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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Budgets (3 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the budget allocation for his Department; if it is sufficient to expand the public transport system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33103/16]

Order of Business (8 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: We did not know two weeks ago that the gates would be closed tomorrow and on Thursday and Friday.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (8 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 40. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provision that is being provided to assist parents who use childminders or relatives in view of the fact that the majority of children are minded by local childminders or relatives, and considering the Growing Up in Ireland ESRI report which confirmed that children minded by childminders and relatives have fewer emotional...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (8 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 47. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provision to be provided to new entrants to training and employment child care, TEC, schemes to still be able to afford child care in view of the fact that currently there is provision for a transition period for parents on TEC schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33542/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (8 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 517. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an agency (details supplied) has received over €36 million in State funding from her Department via Pobal but is refusing to obey and honour the findings of a Labour Court judgment in the case of forced redundancies of its workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: Just to reiterate that we agreed we could make suggestions regarding briefings from other bodies, including environmentalists and so forth, on CETA and that briefings would not just be confined to the Department or the library service. That is to be decided at our next meeting. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: Do I have to give that proposal to the Chairman now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: Fine.

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uisce faoi Úinéireacht Phoiblí) (Uimh. 2) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: Tá an-áthas ar an AAA-PBP tacaíocht a thabhairt don Bhille seo a bhaineann le príobháidiú uisce. This is a good Bill. It is essential and flows naturally from the mass movement we have seen in the past few years in response to water charges as conducted by this and the previous Government. I believe the Bill will be passed. My understanding is that Fianna...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: I will address my comments to the "shadow" Minister, because the real Minister is not here. The confidence and supply agreement cements Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Independents together. They congratulate themselves on an extra fiver in social welfare in the budget. However, changes in our welfare code across the board are still resulting in inequalities and injustices. I...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Expenditure (9 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 35. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost to the Army for guarding Shannon airport in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33823/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2017 (9 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the last minute expansion of the so-called fiscal space by some €300 million for the 2017 budget and its implications for next year's spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30932/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Risk Assessment (9 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance the strategic risks identified by him in the draft national risk assessment report in relation to tax issues and multinational corporations based here. [31824/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (10 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: Anybody who attended the briefing in the AV Room yesterday with Vera Twomey and John O'Meara, whose children require medicinal cannabis, could not but have been moved into immediate action to help them and the thousands of other families who urgently require access to medicinal cannabis. Deputy Gino Kenny has a Bill before the Dáil which seeks to legalise cannabis for medicinal use. We...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (10 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: Why is this report required? What are its terms of reference and is it possible for it to be made available earlier than the end of January next? I think 12 weeks is sufficient time within which to produce a report on an issue in respect of which we are not seeking to re-invent the wheel. What is proposed has been tried and tested in other countries and it is urgently required here to...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (10 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: The end of January.

Irish Sign Language Report: Motion (10 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: It is worth repeating that it is extraordinary that the Bill is coming before the House, and it is extraordinary and wonderful to see all of the people here with the extraordinary event of an interpreter being here to facilitate them in joining the debate. I must admit a huge amount of ignorance on the subject prior to reading the Bill, not entire ignorance but a huge amount of ignorance....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (10 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 45. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have benefitted from a VAT rate of 13.5% for short term hiring of certain means of transport including aircraft for each of the years from 2011 to 2015; the amount of VAT that was foregone for each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34046/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (10 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of aircraft leasing companies that have benefitted from 0% VAT as a result of leasing to qualifying international airlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34045/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (15 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 59. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress she has made in changing the direct provision system for asylum seekers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34738/16]