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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: Surely, if the State owns the land and the hospital in its entirety then, as the Tánaiste stated, the State would have more influence on the governance and on the board of directors because the hospital would be entirely in the ownership the State. It is the question of the ownership of the land that has held up the reality of this hospital for years, so this is a very significant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: I have one final question which gets to the core of this. If the Minster believes all that, is reassured by what he is being told or what the sisters have written down, namely, that all services will be available and there will be no influence of any religious ethos on the delivery of services in this hospital, then why do the sisters not give up the land? There must be an answer to that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: I understand that but why do they not give it to the State?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: Can the Minister guarantee we, as a State funding this project, will have the majority influence on the board of directors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: If he cannot, will he then purchase the land by means of a compulsory purchase order, CPO?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (14 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: I know, Chairman. I just want to ask the Minister if he would purchase the land by CPO.

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: I will begin by offering the condolences of People Before Profit Deputies to all who lost loved ones during the pandemic, but particularly those who lost loved ones in care home settings. I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward the motion, but there should be no deed for it. I refer back to the text of two critically important recommendations People Before Profit secured in the Final...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 18. To ask the Taoiseach the membership and terms of reference of the Covid-19 oversight group chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [37720/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (13 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit of his Department. [37719/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the plans and measures that will be put in place to support training, recruitment and retention of the healthcare professionals necessary to build capacity across the whole health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37725/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for an exceptional review in relation to SNA allocations in 2021; the number of such applications that were rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37370/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (13 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used to determine the six indicators for the higher education access route; his views on whether the rigid application of same can further exclude poor students; the numbers of applicants refused this term; and the breakdown of refusals by each indicator used (details supplied) in tabular form. [37274/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: The Minister may be aware that Balfour Beatty is closing down its operations in Ireland. It has had a contract for years with Gas Networks Ireland that is paid for by public money. That contract is being taken over by GMC, which is seeking 70 redundancies from the Balfour Beatty workforce. The Minister may not be aware that GMC is bullying and intimidating workers into taking redundancy on...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: -----on our gas infrastructure. It is a breach of the principles of just transition.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: I understand the Minister cannot comment on the George Nkencho case because it is ongoing. It is worth noting, however, that the inquest into the death of this 27-year-old man with mental health problems recently opened and evidence was given by the coroner that he was shot five times in the back by armed gardaí. Key witnesses were not questioned by GSOC for up to eight days after that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: Repeating that GSOC is independent and robust just does not cut the mustard. Even the chairperson of GSOC has said it is understaffed and needs reform. According to a report, 42% of all cases initiated by GSOC have been referred back to Garda inspectors. The work it is refusing to do increased hugely during 2020. There has also been a substantial increase in the very serious cases being...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commission a review into the workings of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC and its limitations compared to a full commission of investigations in view of recent cases (details supplied) involving GSOC investigations and questions regarding the speed and outcome of these; and if she will make a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: I ask the Minister about a review into the workings of GSOC and the limitations in that regard compared to a full investigation in view of recent cases, especially involving the killing of Mr. George Nkencho, but also concerning previous investigations completed that body. I refer to the cases of Mr. Shane O'Farrell and Mr. Terrance Wheelock. Senior officers in GSOC have complained about a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (8 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it will be ensured that students who qualified for the pandemic unemployment payment can have €4,500 disregarded in line with the normal treatment of payments for holiday work or the employment wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36660/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (8 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the position of students who qualified for the pandemic unemployment payment and who now face cuts to their SUSI grant as a result of the additional reckonable income will be reviewed in view of the extraordinary difficulties faced by this cohort over the previous year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36661/21]