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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (20 Jan 2021)

Bríd Smith: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of flat rate VAT being claimed by service providers in the greyhound sector. [2849/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (20 Jan 2021)

Bríd Smith: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance if training, breeding and rehoming are classified as professional services, which attract a VAT rate of 23%; and if not, if they are classified as agricultural services to which the flat rate of VAT of 5.2% is applied. [2850/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Bríd Smith: 215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider suspending planning applications, appeals and submissions during the current phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, given the difficulties persons have contacting and interacting with various Departments and personnel during level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2575/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Jan 2021)

Bríd Smith: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports or grants available to primary and secondary school students or their parents to purchase laptops to help with home schooling during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2274/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Jan 2021)

Bríd Smith: 333. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a worker who accepts a voluntary redundancy from his or her employer as a result of the downturn due to the Covid crisis is entitled to claim the pandemic unemployment payment. [2202/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Jan 2021)

Bríd Smith: 334. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a worker who is made redundant by his or her employer as a result of the Covid-19 crisis is entitled to claim the pandemic unemployment payment or if he or she must claim jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2203/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Bríd Smith: 541. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position on the definitions of essential and non-essential workplaces and services during the Covid-19 crisis and level 5 restrictions, specifically the definition that applies to the construction sites of companies such as a company (details supplied); the definition that applies to FDI firms and construction work; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Jan 2021)

Bríd Smith: 716. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for classifying greyhounds as farm animals. [2845/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jan 2021)

Bríd Smith: Yesterday, the Government circulated a list of priority legislation for the spring session. There is not a single Bill in that list to deal with workers' rights, despite the massive challenges faced by workers throughout the country. Notable by its absence was any attempt to deal with the Duffy Cahill report. In addition, yesterday the Debenhams workers voted by 91% to reject the proposal...

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Jan 2021)

Bríd Smith: I start by saluting the survivors, the women and their families who have put up with years of very deep pain. I also start by echoing the hurt and anger that they feel at this report. No doubt they will also feel some anger and hurt at the apology that they heard here today. I certainly do. One could say that the report and its contents were to be expected. When the then Minister and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Bríd Smith: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has read the recent NESC publication entitled Energy Transition Pathways and the Covid-19 Pandemic: An analysis of the green recovery responses in Denmark and Ireland. [42010/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Examinations (13 Jan 2021)

Bríd Smith: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her definitive plans for the roll-out of oral exams for leaving certificate 2021 students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1784/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Jan 2021)

Bríd Smith: 920. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients invited to attend an outpatient appointment with a neurologist (details supplied) at St. Vincent’s University Hospital who have been given the option to attend, cancel or rebook in the past are now being informed that they have only one opportunity to rebook and then must take the subsequent...

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: The Bill is welcome and the fact that we are attempting to pass it before the end of the year is positive. It is about three years since our society was shocked by the events that led to the death of Dara Quigley. That has to be deeply regretted and we should never see a repeat of it. More recently, there were scandalous events related to a Discord server and what emerged from that. This...

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: Can the Ceann Comhairle clarify for me the amendments we are dealing with now?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Liquidations (17 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 145. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for future legislation that will protect workers in situations of redundancy and insolvency in which they have agreements for enhanced redundancy arrangements with their employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43820/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (17 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 146. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of discussions or contact he has had with the mediator in a dispute (details supplied); his plans to resolve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43819/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Liquidations (17 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 201. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to resolve a dispute (details supplied); if he has met with the liquidators; if so, the details of the meetings; his plans to introduce legislation in line with the Duffy Cahill report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30565/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Law (17 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to intervene with the liquidators of a company (details supplied) that has sought High Court injunctions against former workers; his views on whether such actions will make a resolution of the dispute harder to achieve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30566/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Wage Subsidy Scheme (17 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: 427. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify the previous assurances given to workers (details supplied) relating to payments to them as a result of short-time working; if claims dating back to the time of the operation of the temporary wage subsidy scheme have been dealt with; if these claims can be fast-tracked for the Christmas period; if her...