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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Remit (13 Apr 2017)

Bríd Smith: 359. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has oversight on the operations of the NTA in regard to itsr licensing of private bus operators and the enforcing and policing of the conditions of such licences. [18992/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Remit (13 Apr 2017)

Bríd Smith: 360. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) operated for 44 weeks in breach of its licence and without the proper authority to provide passenger services; and if he will ensure such breaches are dealt with by the relevant authorities. [18993/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Remit (13 Apr 2017)

Bríd Smith: 361. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the operations of the NTA with regard to the regulation and enforcement of regulations on private operators in passenger bus services to ensure full compliance with health, safety and conditions of their licences. [18994/17]

Standing Order 27: Motion (2 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: If this motion passes I am afraid the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and I will probably have loads of rows because I will not stand, no matter what I am told to do. My religion or belief is my business. It is not public property and is not up for public scrutiny. I hope many Deputies in the House will perform the same act of civil disobedience or Oireachtas disobedience. I got loads of tweets...

Standing Order 27: Motion (2 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: It was not agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Illegal Dumping (2 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: 55. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to illegal dumping at the Glenveagh National Park in an area situated within the park and opposite the staff entrance to the park; if such dumping is a breech of EU regulations, the Water Pollution Act or the Invasive Species Act; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that this is taking...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Legislation (2 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: 80. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has received or sought a legal opinion on whether sections of the proposed Heritage Bill may contravene EU directives such as the birds and habitats directives, the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, the European Union (Natural Habitats) Regulations SI 94/1997 or the Wildlife Amendment Act...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: 778. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that are eligible for the free under six general practitioner scheme; the number of persons that have registered under the scheme to date; if he has conducted research on the reason some persons are not taking up the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19151/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: 780. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to assist persons that wish to enrol their children under the free under six general practitioner scheme but that are unable to access a general practitioner that is accepting new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19153/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: 781. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons registered with a general practitioner; the GMS status of those general practitioners; if those general practitioners have registered for the free under six GP scheme; if so, the number of children under six years of age those general practitioners have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19154/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Data (2 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: 779. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to bring in a national register of general practitioners as recommended in the HSE document on medical workforce planning future demand for GPs 2015 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19152/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Commission for Communications Regulation (2 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1254. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the legal firms contracted to work for ComReg on a consultancy basis; and the amount in fees paid to them since 2013. [19145/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Staff (2 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1382. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to potential conflicts of interest within the NTA; and if he will ensure that no staff or member of the management team that can influence or decide on the awarding of routes to private bus operators have previously worked at or with the same bus company. [20504/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (2 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: 1398. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 5 April 2017, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that only 10% of cases from the Equality Tribunal have been appealed to the Labour Court (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19175/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: National Maternity Hospital (3 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: 5. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the agreement with a religious order (details supplied) for the running of the new National Maternity Hospital will ensure women will have access to all services and operations, including abortion, in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20883/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: National Maternity Hospital (3 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: I was fascinated listening to the conversation between the Minister for Health and Deputy Billy Kelleher. I regard it as a conversation because there was a lot of agreement. I think I counted the number of times they both used the phrase "Conversation has to be had". A conversation has to be had. The Minister needs to have a very loud, honest and public conversation with the people and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: National Maternity Hospital (3 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: The question the Minister asked, namely, how we had arrived at this point, is poignant. We arrived in the middle of the discussion with most of the country up in arms. Within five days 100,000 people had signed an online petition calling on the Minister not to do this. Why did they do it? I have a letter, a copy of which I understand the Minister has received. It gives a very compelling...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: National Maternity Hospital (3 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: I do not understand this business of the next month and I do not think anyone else does either. On Sunday, there will be another major demonstration from 2 p.m. at Parnell Square, organised by Parents for Choice, to ensure that we try to get it through to the Minister and the rest of the Cabinet that they do not get where the rest of the country is at. The vast majority wants to move to a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: National Maternity Hospital (3 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: The Minister is not saying it.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: National Maternity Hospital (3 May 2017)

Bríd Smith: I have just said that.