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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (30 Mar 2023)

Bríd Smith: 7. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures his Department is taking to inform all public bodies of their immediate obligations under the convention to prioritise disabled persons' organisations in all consultations affecting disabled people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15766/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (29 Mar 2023)

Bríd Smith: 158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Carlow will have a women's refuge in place as promised in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15577/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (30 Mar 2023)

Bríd Smith: 20. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that advocates for domestic violence sufferers are very critical of his failure to offer full pay to victims while out on leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15767/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (30 Mar 2023)

Bríd Smith: 16. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will revisit his emergency accommodation policy published on 24 January that announced a pause in provision of emergency shelter to international protection adults arriving to Citywest; the number of international protection adults who are currently without accommodation; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 Mar 2023)

Bríd Smith: 47. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what supports he will put in place for people with disabilities facing eviction after the lifting of the eviction ban this week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15765/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Mar 2023)

Bríd Smith: 119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will detail all carbon credits purchased by the State or its agencies under any scheme since 2015 to date; if the CO2 equivalent totals of such credits and the monetary costs involved will be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15980/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Mar 2023)

Bríd Smith: 124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for commencement and completion of the DART+ South West project and its infrastructural works; if he will provide the details of the proposal for a station in Ballyfermot; the timeframe for the delivery of same; if Irish Rail has a dedicated liaison office to liaise with residents in areas such as Kylemore in Ballyfermot...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Mar 2023)

Bríd Smith: 126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the authors of a report (details supplied) commissioned by the NTA on fare-fee public transport can provide a figure for CO2 emission savings from a 1% decline in car usage; and if the authors can provide a figure for the total reduction in kilometres travelled by car users as a result of a 1% decline in car usage. [15981/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Mar 2023)

Bríd Smith: 127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost of a report (details supplied) on fare-free public transport. [15982/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Mar 2023)

Bríd Smith: 128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will itemise or detail the potential categories of internalised benefits that were not part of the report (details supplied) into fare-free public transport; the reason such benefits did not form part of the scope of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15983/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (30 Mar 2023)

Bríd Smith: 178. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his efforts to secure the release of a person (details supplied) who is currently being held in an Iranian prison; if he is aware of the declining health of the person and the urgency this poses in terms of the person's release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16009/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Gender Equality (30 Mar 2023)

Bríd Smith: 232. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on his plans for improving gender equality. [12865/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 Mar 2023)

Bríd Smith: 323. To ask the Minister for Health if he will acknowledge that approximately 300,000 people in Ireland are currently living with a rare disease; if he will provide adequate resources for genetic services in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15963/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the President of the United States. [15158/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: The Government and the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, have praised President Biden's climate action but the reality of his climate policies is quite different. He has approved more oil and gas drilling permits during his term so far than the Trump Administration did. He has sanctioned the Willow project in Alaska, which will see 600 million...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: I compared him to Trump. He is much worse.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: 16. To ask the Taoiseach how often every Cabinet committee meets, with particular reference to the committees on health, housing and education. [15434/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: My question is on housing as well. A couple of weeks ago I raised with the Taoiseach the role of gardaí in illegal evictions. There was a very shocking piece on Twitter which Members may have seen. A Dr. Raheel was threatened with an illegal eviction by a very angry and violent landlord who used a chainsaw or some kind of a cutting mechanism, which looked pretty lethal, to get through...

Department Underspend and Reduced Delivery of Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: I guess the Minister could have a bog-standard speech stashed away in his filing cabinet or computer to pull out at least once per week as we deal with this housing catastrophe. There will continue to be Bills, motions and proposals coming from the Opposition to the Government in Private Members' time to try to highlight and deal with an absolute catastrophe. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael...