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Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (21 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 177. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of protesters currently outside Limerick maternity hospital that are causing distress to people going to medical appointments, workers, local residents and so on; if he will clarify when exactly the safe access zone legislation will be in place; if he will respond immediately to the urgent need expressed by people trying to access healthcare;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can clarify the position of the Government in relation to investment in the western rail corridor; if he supports further investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30119/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (22 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of and supports plans by the DAA to extend its operations; if his Department has had any discussion with the DAA about planned expansions and increases in aviation travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30117/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can detail the average number of passengers who have travelled on the new BusConnects route 60 since its introduction, per week or month; the passenger numbers for route 79 in the past three months of its operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30121/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (22 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has examined any proposals around the use and possible banning of SUV private vehicles in city and urban areas; if he would support such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30120/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 287. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the successful applicants from childcare facilities for the blocks grant strand B, by company name and geographical area, that is, either country or Dublin postal code, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30252/23]

Planning and Development (Climate Emergency Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 in order to restrict certain developments in fossil fuels infrastructure and high energy usage data centres, to remove some developments from listing as strategic development infrastructure projects, to revise the procedure for making applications directly to An Bord...

Planning and Development (Climate Emergency Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2023: First Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: The definition of "cull" is "a selective slaughter of animals". I am not sure what a "voluntary" cull is, but the motion speaks of 200,000 dairy cows being culled. That would indeed be a shocking sight and policy, if it were true. The problem is it is not true. From what I can see, no amount of anger, conspiracy theories or mixing up the idea of a slaughter with the idea of a reduction...

Culling the National Herd: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: -----that have led to that anger and fear. This motion tells us that the answer is to keep on doing what we are doing, to keep on with the policies that enrich the Goodmans, the Dawn Meats and the large agribusinesses, threaten the future of family farms and sustainable agriculture and add to the climate chaos that we face. As large parts of humanity experience record heatwaves, record...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: The Taoiseach recently received a detailed report from Unite the Union on the case of four of its members working for Murphy International Limited at the Rusal Aughinish Alumina plant in Limerick in an action the union described as tantamount to union busting. The plant is owned by UC RUSAL, whose majority shareholder is the billionaire Russian oligarch and Putin supporter Oleg Deripaska....

Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality Report 2022: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: I am thankful for the opportunity to say a few words about this report. It is the latest in a trend of reports that highlight serious problems with the country’s water bodies. We know from this report that Ireland will fail to meet the most basic EU targets on restoring water bodies by 2027. We can add to that the list of failures on environmental and climate targets. The overall...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to change the system in relation to the witnessing of signatures on passport applications by a member of An Garda Síochána at local Garda stations; if he is aware that the process includes the recording of witnessing gardaí’s details in a log, which is then called upon by the Passport Office for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of the new school build for a school (details supplied) works for which you indicated in a previous Parliamentary Question reply to commence at the end of June 2023; the date for the commencement of this new build and the completion timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30946/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (27 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 450. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person participating in the JobPath programme who declines to sign a consent form allowing Seetec to make contact with employers of perspective employers on their behalf, will be sanctioned or penalised in any way; how programme participants' personal data is stored, processed and shared; how this complies with Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (27 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 484. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a prisoner is due for a release under the community return scheme as a result of a Ministerial order; if such an order can be delayed or stopped by the intervention of a third party as appears to have happened in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31154/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 520. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds named on the RCETS to date who were born in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31370/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 521. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds born in 2021 who were exported un-named to the UK or elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31371/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 522. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds who were microchipped and registered in the Irish stud book whose year of birth was 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31372/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Grant Payments (27 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 600. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the names and addresses of all successful and unsuccessful applicants, respectively in relation to the operation of the building block grant strand B for childcare providers; the number of unsuccessful applicants within Dublin broken down into postal code areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter....