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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: Is the Department engaging with the pensioners?

Housing Solutions: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: It is a tragedy but it is also a truth. It was also something I was extremely proud to witness. The solution to the housing crisis was outside the gates of this House today. It involved the working poor of this city, Newbridge, Mayo, Galway, Cork and Kerry, to mention a few of the places where the people I met today are from. Ordinary people in their thousands called on this Government to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (5 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that banks and financial institutions which placed persons in mortgage distress on split mortgages some years ago as a response to the recession and crisis are now removing persons from the plans and pressurising them to make new arrangements with the banks; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (5 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will meet with trade union representatives to discuss recent developments with the pension entitlements of community employment supervisors and related issues; his plans to convene the community sector high level forum to resolve outstanding matters relating to community employment supervisors and other workers' pension...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (5 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of home tuition hours applications still awaiting sanction under the home tuition scheme; the reason for the ongoing delays; the budget allocation for the scheme for 2020; the number of pupils involved; the number of teachers affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50844/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (5 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 313. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to reduce the level of waste tyres exported to India; if the Climate Action Plan 2019 or future plans will address the generation and treatment of such waste by-products in the motor industry; if ways of treating such waste here will be examined; if the disposal and environmental damage done by such waste in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (5 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 375. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the recommendations by the Labour Relations Commission on pensions for community employment supervisors (details supplied); her further views on whether she is the funder referred to; her further views on whether the recommendations are being rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51071/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (5 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 397. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the situation in relation to the data collection exercise agreed by her Department in relation to the LCR19293 recommendation CE/JI Supervisors-Assistant Supervisors; the reason it included data from other categories not included in the LRC recommendation; if the data will be corrected to cover just the workers covered by...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (4 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: 40. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the cost to date of the unrolling of the public services card; the reason possession of a card is mandatory for parents availing of the new child care scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50381/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (4 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: Will the Minister set out the cost to date of unrolling the public services card, PSC? Will the Minister explain the reason possession of the card is mandatory for parents availing of the new child care scheme? Will the Minister make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (4 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: I wish to clarify my question. I am not saying rolling back. I mean bringing it forward. How much has it cost to date to introduce, implement and administer it?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (4 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: I will come back to the costs. Will the Minister answer the second part of my question? It relates to the reason the card is mandatory for parents availing of the new child care scheme. The Minister did not answer the second part of my question.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (4 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: If the Minister is aware of that, then she will also be aware that the paper application process does not come into force until January 2020. That means an applicant will forgo at least one month of the child care payment. The Government, and the Minister's Department in particular, has been criticised by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. The council has commented on how for several...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: The Business Committee could not have made recommendations last week as the report had not been published.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: The Minister should agree to have a discussion on this issue on Thursday. It will not be respectful to the women and the families if we leave it until next week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: It is not agreed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: We know that the report from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists was published at 3 p.m. Information about it is appearing on Twitter. We need a full discussion on the report. We heard alarming statistics today that 300 out of 1,000 women had discordant results.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: I ask that the House to arrange to discuss the report this week out of respect to the women and their families.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: Not agreed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Bríd Smith: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----