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An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Tithíochta), 2017: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: The Taoiseach talked earlier today about the progress that has been made in dealing with the housing crisis and sounded very proud indeed of the Government's achievements. He is bound to say so but I think we need a reality check in this House. The housing solutions have included everything from family hubs to emergency accommodation, contracting out the State's responsibility to house its...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (20 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: 62. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will disregard means testing of maintenance payments with rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39684/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (20 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: 67. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will allow persons seeking employment who have been awarded a place on a community scheme or Tús but not yet started, and who are pulled for JobPath before training starts, to be allowed to choose between the community employment scheme or Tús; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39681/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Homemakers Scheme (20 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: 68. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the homemakers scheme of contributory pensioners pre-1994 by reversing budget 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39682/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (20 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: 303. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of daily checks that are carried out on drivers using bus lanes illegally. [39475/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (20 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: 304. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines that are issued daily to drivers using bus lanes illegally. [39476/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Injecting Facilities (20 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: 446. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to open an injecting room at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the timeframe to open the facility; the number of persons it is expected to serve; the opening times during the day; if this will be a pilot scheme or a permanent facility; the way in which it will be funded; and the length of time it is expected to be operational. [39474/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences Data (20 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: 631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of parked vehicles that are towed out of bus lanes daily. [39477/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (20 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: 632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for further disincentives to stop drivers using bus lanes illegally; and the details of same. [39478/17]

Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: To echo some remarks made earlier, we have had 16 of the 17 warmest years on record since 2000 and we routinely break records on drought, rainfall and so on. While this global crisis happens, despite the increase in renewable energy, more CO2 is being emitted. It is terrifying when climate scientists suggest that the earth's ability to absorb carbon in its natural sinks is getting less and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: I missed the presentations as I was somewhere else. What familiarity do the witnesses have with workers who are brought in from abroad to work in the industry? Allegations have been made against the industry, which the witnesses refute and about which they are pretty annoyed, saying that the evidence does not bear it out. They are in a very competitive industry and there are huge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: My question was a bit long-winded but part of what I was asking Mr. O'Donnell was whether he is surprised when he hears of incidents of exploitation in his industry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: So Mr. O'Donnell does not believe it happens now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: I am interested in the question Senator Gavan posed about language and communication. When the new scheme came in and the WRC made an issue of visits to vessels to inform the owners and the employers of the new scheme, did it attempt in any way to talk to the workers, to inform them of their rights or to communicate those rights to them? I suppose it is the same question in a roundabout...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: I apologise for interrupting at this point. Is that because it is what the Workplace Relations Commission looks for in its inspections?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: Does the WRC look for physical evidence of breaches rather than asking for paperwork for this or that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: I also asked a question on language.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: I presume Arabic is used on the website, which would cover many countries.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: It appears, however, that it is not used.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Bríd Smith: In the past week, we have seen serious disruption to transport with at least 350,000 people discommoded because of the actions of the Ryanair boss. I am very interested to see that there has not been a word from this House about these levels of disruption when one would think the sky was going to fall in when there is a strike in Bus Éireann or Dublin Bus. There has not been one word...