Results 261-280 of 3,473 for speaker:Bríd Smith in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (18 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 456. To ask the Minister for Health if he can clarify when legislation will be in place to ensure there are safe zones to protect women and medical staff in health settings facilities to ensure they can access or provide abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23807/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (17 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a report (details supplied) which highlighted that one in four employees stating they suffered from moderate levels of burnout, vicarious trauma and moderate or high levels of “compassion fatigue”; if he will acknowledge the disparity between contracts for teachers and coordinators and managers of the organisation,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can clarify, in relation to delays with certain school building projects, when a project is at the stage where a tender report is under review by her Department; if consideration is given during this review of the possibility of builders or other contractors pulling out of the project because of protracted delays; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (16 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide clarity on three issues concerning legislation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23131/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can clarify whether the TFI Real Time information app will have the same coverage and scope as the current Dublin Bus app; if he will further clarify whether route-60 will have real-time information on the TFI app; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23140/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (16 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify the position on defective building materials; the agency responsible for oversight in this area; if he will further clarify the protections that are available to new homeowners in terms of current house building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22424/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (16 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 468. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to increase the rate of pay for those working on jobs initiative schemes in light of significant increases in the cost of living, given that most of these workers are doing substantial work in their communities and are struggling to make ends meet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23082/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 481. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he can clarify, given the crisis in Sudan, the pathways that exist for family reunification for Irish citizens with family members still trapped in Sudan; the efforts being made to support the relatives and families still there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22395/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (11 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 71. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of recent actions by a company (details supplied) which are aimed at unilaterally changing the work contract of senior staff and separately the changing of hours and remuneration of delivery staff; if he will meet with worker representatives on foot of these moves to examine their concerns on the limitations of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Foreign Conflicts (11 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has any plans to help evacuate the relatives of Irish citizens still trapped in Sudan; if the State will fast-track applications for family reunification or issue emergency visas to ensure family members can come to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22304/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently complete the stage 3 tender review currently with her Department (details supplied) and allow the school to progress the building programme as soon as possible; if she will acknowledge concerns about rising building costs affecting tenders meaning further delays for schools if tenders are not responded to quickly; if she...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 532. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a company (details supplied) has signed up to the core funding model for childcare and in doing so agreed to freeze fees at 2021 levels. [21145/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 533. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if recent moves by a childcare provider (details supplied) are a breach of any undertaking not to increase child care fees under the core funding model; if the attempt by the company to charge parents for after-school fees while the child is out of school term represents a back-door way to increase fees; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (4 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can detail any plans to provide funding for the installation of bike bunkers in urban areas; the funding that might be allocated to such schemes; if there are any plans to roll out such projects; if the recent withdrawal of plans by Dublin City Council can be reversed by Department policies aimed to encourage active travel; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a report (details supplied) on free public transport is correct in its estimate of the impact of free public transport; the reason similar fare-free public transport schemes in other cities and regions have had a significantly greater impact than that suggested by the report; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can detail the position in relation to public transport companies hiring bus drivers; if shortages in staff are being addressed; the current number of staff shortages affecting Bus Éireann, Go Ahead and Dublin Bus; if he or his officials have had any discussion with these companies on plans to attract and retain staff,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that the ongoing collapse of bus services in the lower Ballyfermot area, specifically the Number 60 route, is driving people away from public transport options and undermining confidence in public transport; if he is further aware of the refusal of the NTA to revise its failed plans; the issues that have arisen with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (4 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 260. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the reason that the community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO7 has not progressed, despite funding being made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20937/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (3 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the review (details supplied) of the effects of the Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2020 has been published and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; if not, if he will clarify what the delay was, given that he has replied several times that the review was imminent; if he will now clarify the date for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (3 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has plans to amend Article 19A of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, which allows for the provision of counselling therapy records of a victim of sexual abuse to be made available to the accused abuser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20609/23]