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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (1 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 145. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to meet with representatives of local employment job schemes in relation to the proposed tendering of services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34949/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 162. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way her Department will process applications for various social protection payments that require certificates such as birth or death registration given that the recent cyber-attack seems to be impacting the ability to obtain these documents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34950/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the warmer homes scheme will currently consider applications from pensioners that are on qualifying payments, have medical conditions, other than respiratory in nature, but have had previous minor work done under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35451/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the SEAI can consider a person (details supplied) for inclusion in the warmer home schemes despite having had some minor energy efficiency work completed some years ago; if consideration is given to the health and age of such applicants and the nature and limitations of any previous work done; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (1 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage breakdown of the work done under the energy efficiency schemes administrated by the SEAI between work categorised as shallow, deep and deep heat by the SEAI since 2010, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35452/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to progress the recommendations of the special Dáil Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution report specifically its recommendations on sex education in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28818/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (1 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 405. To ask the Minister for Health the details of his plan for a review of the Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018; the form this review will take; if it will include hearings or submissions from interested parties; when it will be concluded; if the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health will have a role in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28817/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 406. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to progress the recommendations of the special Dáil Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution report, specifically its recommendations on free contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28818/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Anglo-Irish Relations (30 Jun 2021)

Bríd Smith: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent meeting of the British-Irish Council. [34688/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Bríd Smith: The core issues around the national maternity hospital remain unaddressed. I do not believe the women of Ireland are reassured by recent statements and assurances from the Taoiseach and the Government. Three years post repeal, we only have one in ten GPs delivering abortion services and about half of maternity hospitals. This is a huge issue for marginalised women and for women in rural...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Bríd Smith: I did not ask about that. I asked about governance.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2021)

Bríd Smith: It is because he is not Fianna Fáil.

Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Jun 2021)

Bríd Smith: I want to respond to some of the things in the Minister of State’s initial speech. First, what jumped out at me more than anything else was the expression “retired persons”. He referred at least ten times in his speech to “retired persons”. Once or twice, when he was not reading it, he said “retired workers”. However, when the Minister of...

Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Jun 2021)

Bríd Smith: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I want to start by thanking the many associations and federations of retired workers that have campaigned in respect of and raised over many years the general issue that this Bill seeks to address. It is a tribute to them that the Bill is before the Dáil. I want also to thank the staff of the Office of the Parliamentary Legal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (29 Jun 2021)

Bríd Smith: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the community monuments fund will be available for restoration and heritage preservation work at the Kilmainham Mill, Dublin 8, if he will meet with community activists working on the site; and his views on the possible restoration at the historical site. [34768/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (29 Jun 2021)

Bríd Smith: 500. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in 2018 in relation to the review of the abortion legislation, his predecessor promised a comprehensive evaluation of the law, data and operations (details supplied); the reason the review being carried out appears to be an internal, Departmental coordinated review with no oversight from the Joint Oireachtas...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Equality Issues (24 Jun 2021)

Bríd Smith: There will probably be members of my community who will be offended by what I am saying and believe that I am being anti-Catholic, anti-gospel and so on, but that is not at all the case. I am concerned about young people in our area. As a member of the Ballyfermot Anti-Racism Network, I have had long conversations with Fr. Adrian Egan. I commend him on sticking his neck out and speaking....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Equality Issues (24 Jun 2021)

Bríd Smith: I bring this Topical Issue matter to the House because it is a good news story, but I also see it as a series of events in which we witnessed quite foul attacks on Pride over the past couple of weeks such as the burning of flags in Waterford and the painting of vile homophobic graffiti in Dublin city centre opposite a gay bar. I want to preface what I am going to say by stating categorically...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (24 Jun 2021)

Bríd Smith: 155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions the State will take as a result of the recent actions by the Hungarian Government in relation to LGBT rights; if he will express the solidarity of the State with the LGBT community in Hungary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33807/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (24 Jun 2021)

Bríd Smith: 67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his policy to prevent evictions of tenants in the coming period on economic grounds or other grounds which are unconnected to the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33805/21]