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Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I will first acknowledge everything that Sinn Féin has set out in its motion, namely, the terror, fear and nuisance imposed on communities throughout the country, particularly working class communities, which have been flooded with fireworks. I will say what many people are saying to me tonight and it is not based on prejudice....

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Work Permits (22 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 138. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the details of the operation of the employment permit scheme; and the number of employment permits by category including general permit and skills shortage permits that have been issued since 2010 to or on behalf of or following an application from a third party such as an employment agency that is not the employer involved or the...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Work Permits (22 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 139. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of general employment permits issued since 2010 to the meat processing sector. [25598/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (22 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 229. To ask the Minister for Finance if the employment wage subsidy scheme will be reinstated at the full rate per week for the highly skilled staff and businesses working in the live events sector that are anxious to return to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24906/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (22 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 272. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of workers in receipt of the employment subsidy scheme; the number of workers that received a top-up payment from their employer; the breakdown of the levels and top- ups provided by employers; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that employer top-ups have risen as a response to the reduction in the employment subsidies provided by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 273. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish a list of the companies that availed of the wage subsidy scheme; the amounts given to the companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25596/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 275. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the provisions for workers that have left or were in their final year of service in the public sector when the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 was passed to continue working in their positions; if workers aged 66 years of age and that were still working in their positions when this legislation was enacted...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 297. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a voice will be given to the commercial live events sector in the recently announced task force in order to represent the substantial needs of the live events community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24908/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 295. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the hardship and distress the Covid-19 restrictions have caused to those previously working in the live events sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24906/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 296. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider granting funding to the live events sector proportionate to the funds allocated to the Arts Council in 2020 in recognition of the fact that the sector accounts for 90% of all tickets sold here; if the critical lack of grant funding to the sector will be acknowledged; if a commitment will be given to a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 493. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will be reinstated at the full rate per week for the highly skilled staff and businesses working in the live events sector that are anxious to return to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24906/20]

Climate Action: Statements (17 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: I have listened to the Minister and the Green Party spokespersons over the past while talk about the measures that can be taken, the targets and the commitments. I have seen plans on the opening of various projects but then we all listen to the news and the reports of what is happening here in this country and globally, and many Deputies have spoken about it. The truth, however, is that the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (17 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is policy not to pursue additional capacity within the beef sector as stated by the Immigration Investor Programme Evaluation Committee; the details of the members of the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24675/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (17 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the policy to not to pursue additional capacity denies farmers access to markets and creates barriers to trade for consumers and farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24676/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Legislation (17 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to providing a money message for the Island Fisheries Heritage Licence Bill 2017 if it is reintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24677/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: 244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the industrialised business-led model of agriculture here which has led to a biodiversity, climate and water quality crisis, in addition to a substantial decline of small family farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24678/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (16 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: I would like us to delve into two things and the first is young people during Covid. The other night there was a terrible tragedy in Kilmainham. That is in my constituency so I am very well aware that such tragedy is not a rare event. The young people who need the attention of various services, youth services and the justice services are being completely neglected because the drop-in...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: I welcome the witnesses and thank them very much for their contributions. I particularly welcome the statement from Professor Twomey on the nature of the type of care we provide for our older persons. One thing is certain; we will all be there some day so it is important that we get the future right. I would like to look back on the past and what the expert panel's report set out to do....

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: I will ask two shorter questions. Have our guests any concerns? They have outlined clearly that there needs to be testing and have said that testing of patients who are moving from hospitals into nursing homes is happening and will happen. Do the witnesses have concerns that, should patients in the nursing home sector become very ill, they may be moved to a hospital setting for acute care?...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (Resumed) (16 Sep 2020)

Bríd Smith: I thank all the witnesses for attending. I firmly believe the key issue, if not the cause, of the policy that worsened the impact of Covid-19 in nursing homes was the decision taken in the 1990s to contract out the care of elderly people to private, for-profit nursing homes. Some of the points made by the expert panel and in other reports support that view. The fact is that we have 80% of...