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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: We are about to deal with the question of the hospitals and the GPs that do not provide that service under the abortion review.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: There are three different constitutions here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: The Minister is creating a legal quagmire that could potentially see people who do not want women to have the right to choose going in and out of court to challenge the construct of the national maternity hospital on the basis of this deal for the next 300 years. It is not that I do not trust anybody at all on the planet to do stuff. I absolutely trust the clinicians sitting here in front...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: We should move together not to develop Barryroe.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: On the day that the World Meteorological Organization, WMO, has warned that the planet has a 50-50 chance of average global temperatures soaring 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels at least once in the next five years, will the Taoiseach agree that this means the shot across the bows that we have received from the WMO means that we absolutely must move away from burning fossil fuels, that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: Let us move away from the historical legacy of the religious order's involvement and the mistrust and take at face value what the Taoiseach is saying, that we will effectively own the hospital. The St. Vincent's Healthcare Group fact sheet, which is very useful, asks on page 2: "Who owns the NMH?". It states: "The new NMH DAC will be part of St Vincent’s Healthcare Group." It asks:...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: I appeal to the Taoiseach to stop; to stop that side of the House from trying to make us look like we do not give a damn about the maternity and reproductive care of women, that somehow we are delaying it through misinformation, that we are Opposition for the sake of opposition and that we are playing politics with this. Please stop. This is not helping the debate for the ordinary people...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: If it was, we would be the landowners.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (10 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: 100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a recent report in the media (details supplied) regarding a massacre and crime against humanity by Syrian military against civilians at Tadamon, Syria in 2013; if he will support efforts to raise the matter at international fora; if Ireland will use its position at the United Nations to highlight the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Shannon Airport Facilities (10 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: 138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the issue of the ongoing use of Shannon Airport with United States authorities in view of recent court proceedings; and his views on the assertion expressed recently in court that the facilitation of the United States military at Shannon and the failure to inspect such traffic constitutes a breach of Ireland's obligations...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: 192. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person in receipt of disability and living alone allowances can access any additional help from the State given the current cost of living issues; if a person will be eligible for help in relation to management fees for their apartment and the local property tax; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22440/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (4 May 2022)

Bríd Smith: 213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend the boundaries of national parks; if such a process can be imitated by local authorities or other bodies; the method or legislation needed to be amended to extend current boundaries; if mineral exploration licences can be issued for areas covered by national parks; the environmental protections that are...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 35. To ask the Minister for Finance if the employment wage subsidy scheme will end for all recipients on 30 April 2022; the supports that will be available for any sector that continues to be affected by a downturn as a result of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21408/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (28 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 236. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of childcare costs for each provider (details supplied), in tabular form. [21632/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (28 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department or officials have had any discussion with the Data Protection Commission on the implication of new technology such as smart glasses for data protection; her views on whether new legislation is necessary to protect individual rights in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21553/22]

Carbon Tax: Motion [Private Members] (27 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: I would like to read out the first few lines of the People Before Profit amendment. I always do this because any debate or conversation about climate change and climate policies has to start by recognising the stark facts that are constantly being put in front of us by the United Nations, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, and the conference of the parties, COP. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (27 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 57. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is his intention to support the industrial relations provisions in respect of pension entitlements referral of the retired workers 2021 (amendment) Bill at the relevant committee after the public consultation on the Bill is complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21349/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (27 Apr 2022)

Bríd Smith: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the persons and companies that have received licences for potential offshore wind development, specifically the relevant projects; the dates on which the original licences were issued; the dates on which the rights to develop granted under these licences to develop offshore energy prior to the passing of any recent...