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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: I hear what is being said about this offence being covered elsewhere but then why would an organisation which specifically focused on the very vexed question of violence against women want this offence included f there was not relevance to it? If it is not specifically stated anywhere else, why would it not be stated here for what it is, which is stalking?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: Intentionally or recklessly interfering with another person's peace or privacy is very serious and there is a barrier with the inclusion of the word "seriously" because it sets a bar for the individual. People may be under the impression that what has happened is not serious enough. However, the act itself is serious enough to warrant being in legislation. The word "seriously" should be...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Bríd Smith: The word "persistent" is not included here. Is the Minister talking about criminalising under this section the once-off sending of an image? I agree with the points made by Deputy Howlin about how one proves the intent.

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: To be honest I find much of this debate amusing and I am somewhat surprised we are having it. We are having it nonetheless. One of the most amusing statements today came from the Minister, who said the great strength of the Judiciary is its non-political character. I was in knots of laughter when I heard that comment. In essence, many Deputies are expressing outrage that the Government...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: Some 31 Deputies and Senators signed an open letter on this matter to the Minister and he responded by sending officials from his Department to the Saudi ambassador. We have to ratchet up our response because Saudi Arabia has certainly raised the bar. Yesterday, Ms al-Hathloul was transferred and she had one day's notice that she was to appear in court after 1,000 days of illegal detention....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: A direct approach and as strong an approach as possible would achieve a huge amount more than what has been done so far. It is absolutely required because the Saudi regime, which is very wealthy and powerful and recently hosted the G20 summit, has clearly offered lots of platitudes about human rights. It talked about all the forums the Minister just mentioned and all the dialogue it has but...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions with the ambassador of Saudi Arabia on the issue of the treatment and imprisonment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38336/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: I thank Deputy Kenny for foregoing his very serious question on abuse of human rights in Palestine to allow me to raise this matter. The reason he did so was that yesterday Ms Loujain al-Hathoul was 1,000 days in custody and had her first appearance in court, having been transferred to the anti-terrorism court by the Saudi regime. Her crime was to have posted on social media posts on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he plans to take on foot of the demolition of homes by the Israeli state in view of the recent illegal demolitions that have destroyed homes built by the EU and Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38337/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 288. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a matter in relation to an employee who is taken off the pandemic unemployment payment and placed on the employment wage subsidy scheme by his or her employer will be clarified (details supplied). [39274/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Food Poverty (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 297. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a food bank in Waterford operated by an organisation (details supplied) is entitled to impose a charge on recipients of the food; and if her Department has provided funding for the initiative. [39430/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Protected Disclosures (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to issues in relation to governance, accounting and financial issues in an organisation (details supplied); if so, if these issues are being investigated by her Department or other appropriate bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39431/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (26 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the interpretation by SUSI of the requirement for a 391-day continuous period on a qualifying social protection payment; if this interpretation is the same as other Departments and agencies, that is, 56 weeks; if SUSI interprets this as 65 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39318/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: My question concerns reports on staff who have been let go from tracking and tracing during the Covid-19 crisis and are being replaced by people on CPL contracts. I asked the Minister a question, which was passed to the HSE, on the numbers of those redeployed from other services who come from speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and the psychologist professions. I asked this...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: I asked about the guarantee and the 18 speech and language therapists..

Greyhound Industry: Motion [Private Members] (25 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, it is worth making the point - we discussed this issue last week - that the budget given out by the Minister for Justice to support organisations providing support to women suffering from violence is only a fraction of the overall budget for the greyhound racing. It says a lot about our society that we think more of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will be extending the ban on evictions at the end of the current level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38323/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will bring forward proposals to back the building of public houses on public lands and examine the supports necessary for local authorities to do so in the view of the recent vote by Dublin City Council on the Oscar Traynor site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38324/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Trade Agreements (24 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 161. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of the publication of a report commissioned on the economic and sustainability impact assessment for Ireland of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37965/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (24 Nov 2020)

Bríd Smith: 273. To ask the Minister for Finance if clarification will be provided on a series of matters (details supplied) regarding the temporary wage subsidy scheme statistics published by the Revenue Commissioners, specifically in respect of table 9 regarding the scheme and top-ups by employers. [38015/20]