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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: Mr. Hughes believes that the State is making a significant intervention in the area to sustain development there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: It does not make a direct intervention.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: With respect, that is outlined in Mr. Hughes's submission and I am conscious of time. It jumped out at me that he stated there are big data opportunities. I do not know whether he watched Philip Boucher-Hayes's report last night on the plan to create multiple data centres in various parts of the country and the fact that they will eventually use one third of all our electricity needs. Does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: How many jobs are there for these workers in Birr Castle as a consequence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: There will not be data centres. Birr Castle will be an all-singing and all-dancing centre for astronomy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: Fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: This is gobbling up my time. I just want the factual answers. Mr. Hughes stated that the EGF is the business of the Department of Education and Skills because it was to that area that the money was dedicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: I do not believe that is true. In the north of Spain, a large chunk of the fund went to redundancies and support for workers. This morning, the Nevin Economic Research Institute, NERI, stated that most of the fund was for redundancies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: It is not going to redundancies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: In a region that has taken such a blow to jobs, one would have imagined that the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment would have been the co-ordinator when seeking funding from Europe to support the workers who are losing their jobs. I would like to ask further questions. I am puzzled by the budget that has been dedicated to the SEAI - €53 million next year,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: I understand that. What about the €20 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: The SEAI gets €20 million in its budget to deal with the midlands retrofitting, the €20 million cost of which was separately announced.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: Just to be clear, the SEAI has a budget of €53 million next year, €20 million of which will go to a specific project.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: The retrofitting programme in the midlands gets a separate €20 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: That is what I was trying to clarify. It will not eat into the SEAI's budget.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: I have met the SEAI previously. I have many problems with the way people are supported. There are many sick, old and needy people who do not fall under the SEAI's remit. My final question is for the midlands regional transition team. Its delegates referred to addressing the needs of those offered redundancy and emerging employment opportunities. How many of those made redundant have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: Will our guests comment on people's working conditions in the new jobs that have been created so far?

Inquiry into the death of Shane O’Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (12 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: I pay tribute to Lucia O'Farrell and her family for pursuing this case following the tragic loss of her son Shane. I welcome Fianna Fáil's motion and the Sinn Féin amendment. We will vote in favour of both. We know from history that when a state , its Ministers, and top personnel close ranks and bar people from accessing justice that the hurt and trauma of the original injustice...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: One of my Solidarity colleagues may come to the Chamber to contribute to the debate and, if so, I will share my time with him or her. I thank the Minister for her presentation. To begin on a positive note, provisions in the Bill that should be welcomed are the extension of the hot meals scheme to an additional 35,000 schoolchildren, the increase in the working lone parents income disregard,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (12 Nov 2019)

Bríd Smith: 226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay between an initial application for refugee status from the International Protection Office, the notification that the application is successful and a letter from his Department confirming same, which the applicant needs to receive a GNIB card. [46054/19]