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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Local Employment Service (22 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 106. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a series of matters (details supplied) in relation to the proposals to publicly tender on a cost bid model for local employment services and jobs clubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21485/21]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: Deputy Barry will not be here but I am sharing with Deputy Murphy. I want to start by saying something the Minister may not believe or his party may not believe. I can honestly say that those of us in People Before Profit had hoped we would welcome the Bill and engage in the debate on the basis of support for the Bill that would begin to tackle the greatest issue of our time and the biggest...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: Just as the shocking unemployment figures, showing that 59.2% of young people now stand unemployed, have been revealed to us, the Government intends to contract out the local employment services many of which are run by local partnerships. When the Taoiseach was in opposition, I sat on the social protection committee chaired by a Fianna Fáil Deputy and well attended by Fianna Fáil...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: Dublin Bus is operating at 25% capacity, as it should be during the pandemic, but on top of that it is also operating a Saturday schedule, which means there is a significant reduction in the running times of the buses. They are late on many occasions, and this is during the week. The company is also operating a very reduced timetable because of the Saturday schedule. This is since the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 349. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the position on driver learner permits; if he plans to include persons that cannot renew learner permits due to current public health restrictions in the extension provided to those with full driver licences; if not, the rationale for excluding this cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19094/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 429. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of providing free public transport in a full year in areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20310/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 771. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if applications for data centres can go directly to An Bord Pleanála; if data centres are or will be deemed to be strategic infrastructure; if current applications still go to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19846/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Data (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 772. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications submitted to planning authorities for data centres in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [19847/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 837. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the detention of a person (details supplied) with the Ambassador and officials of the Egyptian Embassy in Ireland; if he will convey concerns in relation to the continued detention of the person and the lack of engagement with their family on their location or status; if he will convey the concerns of human rights...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 1002. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a monetary allowance is provided for music teachers that facilitate and have various duties of the day of leaving certificate music practical exams; if not, if her attention has been drawn to the functions and duties of such teachers and their requirement to be present on the day; and the reason no payment is provided for music teachers in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 1120. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the lack of progress in the area of legal recognition for non-binary persons; if she is committed to providing for an X mark on legal documents in line with the practice in other progressive European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18612/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 1133. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify the situation with regard to the issuing of new public services cards; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons cannot get access to certain services, for example, applying for a learner’s permit due to public services cards which are needed to apply for same are not being issued...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 1231. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and name of all private providers of children's residential care for Tusla; the number of residents currently in privately run residential homecare for children; the estimated full cost of funding to all private providers of children’s residential care contracted by Tusla since 2010; and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 1324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the plight of the English language education sector that has been decimated during the pandemic due to its reliance on international travel (details supplied); if much needed supports being provided will be extended until the sector has sufficiently recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19533/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 1339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if student nurses who were requested by the State to work during the first wave of Covid-19 in 2020 will be penalised by SUSI when their earnings are taken into account for the current academic year; if he can intervene in such cases; if he will amend the regulations that are facilitating the reduction in the grants available to student...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 1380. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the waiting times for first decisions and appeal decisions for applicants for international protection; the number of letters regarding decisions issued each month; the current backlog of numbers as a result of Covid-19 restrictions; the projected time it will take to clear the backlog; the number of interviews taking place...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 1424. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will take steps to implement the recommendation of the Catherine Day advisory group to use her discretionary power to grant permission to remain to persons who have been in the asylum process for some time; if she will acknowledge that in granting permission she would significantly reduce the current backlog in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 1562. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has records of the number of homecare workers who have tested positive for Covid-19 during the past three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18266/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 1990. To ask the Minister for Health the position of persons in cases in which they have urgent family reasons to visit Ireland, for example, an extremely ill parent, are coming from a designated state, have been fully vaccinated and who have a negative PCR test prior to their departure; if such persons are required to undertake mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (21 Apr 2021)

Bríd Smith: 1665. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts paid by the HSE or other public bodies to a hospital (details supplied) in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021 for any services under the National Treatment Purchase Fund or other scheme to provide medical services for public patients. [18597/21]