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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (17 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 59. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to recognise representative associations for members of the Defence Forces; his plans to allow such bodies to join a union (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53015/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (17 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: What are the Minister of State's plans to recognise representative associations for members of the Defence Forces and to allow Defence Force personnel to join their union and be recognised as part of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (17 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 451. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 10 December 2019, the details of the English study referred to; the location in the study in which the figure of 20% discordance in relation to false negatives compared to high grade abnormalities in view of the fact the study suggests a discordance of 14.9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53223/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (17 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 625. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the need for a women’s refuge in County Carlow will be examined in order to provide safe accommodation for women in emergency situations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53181/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (17 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 753. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an apartment built in 1997, which complied with fire safety regulations at the time, is now obliged to upgrade its fire alarm systems in order to comply with 2013 regulations. [52916/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: Can I ask Ms Walsh a question before she goes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: It is an honour to meet both witnesses because they are fighting for everybody and particularly for women who are suffering and do not have answers or the truth. When Ms Walsh says we must stop looking back and go forward, I know where that feeling comes from because she is surrounded by reports and analysis and even attempts to hoodwink, obfuscate and hide the truth. On the other hand, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: Yes. I concur. The roots of this, and this is just as if we were looking at what happened in Dublin Airport when people lost their lives in an accident, is that we gave the screening for women's health to four for-profit laboratories in the US. Many of them were simultaneously conducting clinical tests for the US military, which is a massive industry, and nobody looked at what happened....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: Does Ms Walsh mean Dr. Scally could not find it out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: He did not report that he could not find it out. He did not report to us that he was told by Clinical Pathology Laboratories, CPL, that the files were destroyed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: I do not know if he should have accepted that. We now have people going to the High Court or the judicial process seeking access to the slides. They may not be able to delve into the matters I mentioned, including conditions and standards, but we know the outsourcing was to substandard laboratories that were not ISO-accredited, with 100 slides done per worker per day as opposed to 60 slides...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: Ms Walsh should absolutely not have to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: It should not be down to Ms Walsh.

Domestic Violence: Statements (11 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: If anybody has looked at the Women's Aid website on the 16 facts for the 16 days, they are, indeed, stark. One-in-two women murdered in Ireland is killed by her partner or ex-partner. One-in-three women experiences emotional abuse from a partner or ex-partner. One-in-eight women is abused while pregnant. Ireland has only one third of the refuge space required for this outrageous problem....

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: I attended the launch of Dr. Johnny Connolly's report this morning in Dublin South Central and I recommend it. It makes for very interesting reading and reflects many communities around Ireland where this is a problem. The Bill is welcome and if it gets past Second Stage, we will probably table amendments to it. The fact that children as young as 12 are becoming involved in drug...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Services Staff (11 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: What the Minister is saying to the school secretaries is, "Happy Christmas and good luck to you". They are planning further industrial action on 10 January next, and it is not for the reasons the Minister has outlined. They went into those talks in good faith and on the understanding that they were pursuing parity of pay and conditions. Pay is just one element and leaves out the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Services Staff (11 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: The issue of school secretaries was previously discussed in the House. I understand that an insulting and paltry increase of 1.5% was offered at the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, and the talks have broken down. The secretaries were not looking for a particular increase but, rather, parity with secretaries in education and training board, ETB, schools and, most importantly, to be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Homeless Persons Data (11 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of children in emergency accommodation in each local authority area; the average period of time spent by children in accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51864/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (11 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if income limits for access to the social housing waiting lists will be examined in view of recent reports that show the difficulty of persons accessing affordable housing and the inability of many to qualify for mortgages but who are above income limits for local authority housing waiting lists; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility (11 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the first-time buyers help to buy incentive scheme to cover second-hand houses and apartments and not just new builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51925/19]