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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: Hear, hear.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: A Government Deputy said earlier that Ireland has been most staunch on the question of Gaza. That may be true, but it would not be very hard because Europe has been so poor on the issue. In fact, the image of Ursula von der Leyen running into the arms of Benjamin Netanyahu after 7 October and declaring her undying love for him and his regime will remain with all of us right-minded and...

Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: On the same theme, I was out earlier with Martin Leahy who comes up from Cork every Thursday to sing his song, "Everyone Should Have a Home", outside the Dáil. I want to let people know that on 18 April, after we return from the Easter break, it will be his 100th week. All of us who are concerned with homelessness and the crisis of immigration and the homelessness of immigrants should...

Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: That is not what any of the reports say. It is brand-new information to us that there is asbestos in the hospital. Until now, all we have been told is that the State does not own it. It is owned by the HSE, which, it transpires, is the biggest land hoarder in the State, with over 300 empty properties, some of which I know of in my constituency. People have been described as racists and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (20 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied), a Palestinian lawyer and human rights defender, who was arrested by Israeli forces on 19 January 2024, and whose detention has been strongly condemned by Front Line Defenders and the International Observatory of Lawyers at Risk; if he will raise their case at the highest diplomatic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will acknowledge the impact that operating out of temporary accommodation for a prolonged period of time has placed on the children/young people, families and teachers at a school (details supplied); if she will also acknowledge the demonstrated need and urgency for the commencement of a permanent ETSS in Dublin 6 and that planning...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: 989. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that participated in at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, and the number of non-coursing greyhounds that participated in at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2022 as recorded on RCETS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12099/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: 990. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that completed one or more races on an RCE licensed track whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS; the number of non-coursing greyhounds that completed one or more races on an RCE licensed track whose year of birth was 2022 as recorded on RCETS; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: 991. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported after completing at least one official trial, but before having completed a race on an RCE licensed track whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS; the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported after completing at least one official trial, but before having completed a race...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: 992. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS; the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2022 as recorded on RCETS; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: 993. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed after completing at least one official trial, but before having completed a race on an RCE licensed track, whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS; the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed after completing at least one official trial, but before having completed a race on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (21 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: 260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if cattle are still being exported to Israel from Ireland; if so, how this is appropriate, given that the people of Gaza are being starved and face famine; if the Government has any intention of halting the export of cattle and other foodstuffs to Israel in the face of impending famine in Gaza; if he accepts that this is seen by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: 276. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are currently very long delays in obtaining an appointment for a blood test at the Mater Hospital, with reports of nine weeks to be seen by a phlebotomist; his plans to address these delays, given the importance of blood tests in early health interventions; the reason for the delays; the timeframe for their significant reduction;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Mar 2024)

Bríd Smith: 281. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the lack of developmental screening for children in the Dublin 8, 10, 12 and 20 areas, and that parents are being sent questionnaires in place of screenings; if he will acknowledge that this is not an appropriate replacement for face-to-face developmental screenings with trained professionals and that parents often feel unequipped to be...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (9 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: As the youngest Taoiseach at the age of 37, good on the Taoiseach that he can afford his own home. That is good for the Taoiseach and for anybody who can, but what about the tens of thousands of people of the Taoiseach's age group who cannot and who are, like the Taoiseach acknowledges, forced into the boxroom of their parents? Now the Taoiseach says he will move heaven and earth to get...

EU Police Co-operation: Motion (10 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: This motion is a piece in a jigsaw. It does not really do anything on its own. It is part of a wider jigsaw and relates to the EU migration pact that probably will be voted through later today. We have quite a few problems with it. When the rhetoric is stripped away, what is going on here is the strengthening of fortress Europe and increasing the power of Frontex and others to keep...

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: I also think it is a good idea to prepare for an unexpected future. On the surface, these two proposed savings funds provide some sense of security for the future. They take the form of refurbished rainy day funds, but what the Government is unable to and incapable of recognising is that it is already raining heavily for many people. We need access to the windfall tax revenues to which the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: A statement made by Joe Biden to the effect that Israel has an ironclad guarantee of US support is making headline news today. We should all acknowledge that this is no surprise whatsoever. Israel has always had an ironclad guarantee of US support. The US has always had Israel's back, particularly during the genocide in Gaza. The only thing the US has ever done is urge Israel to be...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: We do not know whether the hardware being used to kill women and children in Gaza is being brought through the airport. It is a disgraceful compromise in the context of our position of neutrality to allow that not just to happen but to happen more frequently.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: The Government needs to make a statement on ending the use of Shannon Airport by the US military.