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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (25 Jun 2024)

Bríd Smith: 156. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if workers in the security industry are guaranteed pay rises, as per the employment regulation order (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26837/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 Jun 2024)

Bríd Smith: 317. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the work that an organisation (details supplied) carries out, and its desire to provide a much-needed national wildlife rehabilitation and teaching hospital and ancillary services; if he is aware that a suitable site was identified at St. Ita’s, and that the organisation had been working...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: The waste-management companies have said plastic bottles and cans are the most valuable items in the household green bins and that, because they do not get them any more, they want to put up the price of the collection of these bins. The Taoiseach did not answer Deputy Mary Lou McDonald's question. Will he countenance the increase in the price of green bin collection because of the policy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (2 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the situation regarding the ending of a shared access arrangement of a school hall between schools (details supplied); if an immediate solution will be provided to resolve the situation; her views on the fact that many of the children in the school have never had physical education indoors and this important part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (2 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: 385. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated time for when a child (details supplied) will be in receipt of the speech therapy they urgently need following a recent diagnosis of level 2 autism; if early interventions are necessary to enable an autistic child to reach their fullest potential; if he will take steps to ensure this child...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: Aer Lingus announced today that it is cancelling a further 76 flights, which is on top of 392 already cancelled. I do not think anybody welcomes the disruption, uncertainty or confusion that this dispute has caused. At the same time, while the two sides, IALPA and the company, go into the Labour Court today, we learn that Lynne Embleton, the CEO, received €300,000 in shares and...

Tackling All Forms of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (3 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: I has become obvious that courage is a contagious feature of humanity. I hope the courage these women have shown will have more contagion for those who are victims of gender-based violence, rape, etc., and allow them to speak out. Explanations were given earlier for all that is being done and they sound very impressive but there is a problem with not having timelines given to us. We know...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (3 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: 124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, in light of the planned withdrawal of service by criminal law practitioners on several dates in July, she will move quickly to deliver an independent, meaningful, time-limited and binding mechanism to determine the fees paid to criminal barristers by the Director of Public Prosecutions and under the criminal justice...

Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: On a point of order, can we get copies of the Minister's speech, please?

Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: I am making a request for a copy of the speech.

Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: I say to the Minister and to the family in the Gallery that there is very little left to be said as eloquently as the other Deputies have said it. I feel there is not a lot for me to add because I could not agree more with them. Absolutely everything that has been said, and has been covered here, has been covered time and again in this House in relation to Shane O'Farrell. I thank Deputy...

Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: You are out of order in this case.

Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: It is not relevant.

Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: That is twice; this is not relevant to the debate.

Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: I already spoke but the Deputy's remarks are out of order.

Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: Not agreed.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (11 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: 6. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is planning to abolish sub-minimum wage rates in light of recent recommendations by the Low Pay Commission and the ESRI report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30466/24]

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

Bríd Smith: We do not have the same degree of responsibility the Tánaiste does. That is a nonsense thing to say.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: I am working on an issue I think will become very prevalent in social housing as build-to-rent apartments are rolled out. I am working with local people and with local councillor Hazel de Nortúin to campaign against what we are calling social segregation. In the build-to-rent model, 10% of apartments can go back to the local authority for social housing but families are now...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jul 2024)

Bríd Smith: They are not being allowed and the Department needs to do something about it.