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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (24 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the weighting that is given by the National Transport Authority to the payroll costs of the company that won the tender to operate the new orbital routes W4 and W6; if the authority compares payroll costs between the different companies tendering for these routes; the way it appraises these costs; the weighting that it gives to the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: On the abandonment of PCR testing for the majority of the population, as has been said, the vast majority of people with symptoms who need a test will have to pay €90 privately to have it done. Many medically vulnerable groups, who have written and accounted for this in a letter to the Department, are worried about the abandonment of most measures like mask-wearing, testing and...

Carbon Tax: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: I will speak first, followed by Deputies Boyd Barrett and Barry. I think I am the only Deputy here who sat for months on the Committee on Climate Action in 2019. We looked at this issue for weeks. We heard from all sorts of experts and witnesses and we received all sorts of data on the question of carbon tax. I was particularly struck by the witnesses from the Society of St. Vincent de...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: I am sure the Minister will agree with me that a commitment made by a senior politician should be delivered on. Almost 18 months ago, Leo Varadkar made a commitment that he would end the discrimination against school secretaries and caretakers in respect of their pay, pensions and conditions. Talks have again stalled in Workplace Relations Commission, WRC. I spoke to some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (22 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: 161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 15 February 2022, the way that the additional funding in the recently announced plans will be spent given that these figures reference a €1 billion a year spend while the figures in the reply reference projected spending of less than half that; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (22 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: 374. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 386 of 15 February 2022, the way that suitability is determined regarding accommodation; the way that bed space numbers are determined in a dwelling; if there are any guidelines or regulations on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9824/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (22 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: 604. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a company (details supplied) was awarded the contract for provision of SafePass online for SOLAS; when the newly awarded contractor for online SafePass provision will begin online renewals for SafePass; if the same consumer cost savings available in the UK, currently £36, will be passed on to workers requiring online SafePass renewals...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: 756. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the establishment of a working group under the joint auspices of the national dementia office and the Integrated Care Programme to determine the needs and solutions to provide persons with Huntington’s disease and their families with a good standard of care in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9390/22]

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: I put it to the Minister and Minister of State that there is no debate about the importance of the retrofitting programme. It is a key step to Ireland reducing its emissions in the dramatic and radical way required. The technical possibility exists for us to have huge cuts in emissions caused by home heating. Like the possibility of free public transport, for example, there are other huge...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: We are all aware of the controversy surrounding the decision of the National Women's Council of Ireland, NWCI, regarding its platform for the International Women's Day protest on 5 March. We have differing views on it and I do not do not want to go into those views here. However, I seek from the Minister and Government reassurance that the NWCI, or any other NGO which takes a view that is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: 171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that motorcycle tests are taking much longer to obtain than car driving tests (details supplied); the steps that his Department is taking to speed up the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8829/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: 186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position in relation to bus services provided by a company (details supplied) operating in Dublin; the routes which currently operate reduced services that is, Saturday schedules from Monday to Friday; the length of time this has been happening; the actual amount of the reduction in scheduled departures compared to a regular...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (17 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: 200. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position in relation to the RTÉ pension scheme; if he plans to sanction a rise for pensioners whose pensions have been frozen since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8950/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the allocation of SNAs for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8826/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: 238. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will clarify details in relation to the way that the once-off transition fund will work for community after-school projects and in particular services in Dublin 8 (details supplied); if it will be based on the employment wage subsidy scheme model; the way that the core funding will work; the expected...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: 248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider including persons whose EU treaty rights visas have been revoked and who are now living here on precarious temporary visas in the undocumented scheme; if she will acknowledge their contributions in areas such as healthcare, hospitality, information technology, transport and engineering and their deep...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (17 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: 249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the upset and distress that persons who have been in Ireland for over five years in the international protection system that received their final decision in 2019 and 2020 will not be included in the undocumented scheme; if she will reconsider their exclusion and make the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (17 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: 320. To ask the Minister for Health the expected BER rating standard for the completed building of the new national maternity hospital; the difference between such a rating and a near zero rating in terms of energy efficiency; if this is in conflict with EU regulations relating to new public buildings; if current planning permission allows a build to such a standard; the estimated cost of any...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: I understand the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is about to veto an increase in pensions for retired RTÉ staff. I am not talking about the famous and highly paid broadcasters but the ordinary, rank-and-file staff, who have not had a pension increase since 2008 and do not receive the State pension. One can imagine how crippling this is for them, especially with the cost of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Feb 2022)

Bríd Smith: Will the Taoiseach ensure that public consultation process on retired workers' pensions opens soon?