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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (18 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: Deputy Durkan is welcome to any time I have left because I do not believe I will use up the 20 minutes.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (18 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: It is probably just me, but I find there is something extraordinarily ironic and surreal about this debate in this House tonight on the impact of Brexit on this country. We are talking about having to cut this and that, about how jobs would be lost and services curtailed and about the need to save funds. It is a bit like a throwback to the dire warnings of the austerity years. If only we...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East Peace Process (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: I wish to speak again. The Tánaiste just said that he regards the Bill introduced by Senator Frances Black as illegal. I assume he also regards the settlements as illegal. The Government has the opportunity to amend Senator's Black's Bill if it allows it to proceed but it seems intent on stopping the progress of any Bills from the Opposition. The Tánaiste and this Government...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East Peace Process (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: I want action.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East Peace Process (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: 45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take in the event that Israel annexes sections of the West Bank as announced recently by the Israeli Prime Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37467/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East Peace Process (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: What steps will the Tánaiste take in the event that Israel annexes sections of the West Bank, as recently announced by the Israeli Prime Minister? I listened to the Tánaiste's answer to Deputy Howlin earlier. I note that he acknowledged that the proposal has no legitimacy and such a policy would be illegal. I ask him to outline what steps he will take in the event that this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East Peace Process (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: The Tánaiste said earlier that this announcement was unhelpful electoral rhetoric. I would argue that it is not an election ploy or an off-the-cuff remark. It has been the central policy and goal of the Israeli state since its foundation. It is the inevitable logic of the settler state. This week alone has not been unusual or strange. It has been just another episode in a litany of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: I will not ask the Taoiseach what will or will not be in the budget but I will ask him about the reckless preparation for a budget that it is intended will contain a carbon tax. Priority recommendation No. 3 of the Joint Committee on Climate Action's report, which was reached after painstaking negotiations and debates and having had to return to this issue, states:Starting immediately upon...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: I am referring to increases in the carbon tax. The Taoiseach knows what I am talking about.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: The Government does not know who are most at risk because it has not carried out the review.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Change Policy (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government is still intent on supporting the Mercosur trade deal in view of the devastation of the fires in the Amazon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37468/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: 531. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has or is conducting a review into fuel poverty in accordance with the priority recommendation on page 48 (details supplied) of the 2019 report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action. [37063/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: 532. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Department which is undertaking a review into fuel poverty in accordance with the priority recommendation on page 48 (details supplied) of the 2019 report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action; the groups or stakeholders the review has or is consulting; and when the review will be completed and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: 567. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the agency responsible for the issuing of licences for the operation of horse-drawn carriages and enforcement of same in Dublin city under current legislation, in view of the fact that the Dublin Carriage Act 1853, the Dublin Amended Carriage Act 1854, the Dublin Amended Carriage Act 1855 and SI No. 198 of 1946 - Dublin Carriage...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: 584. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the fines imposed by the NTA on a company (details supplied); and the reason for the fines. [37510/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: 585. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of scheduled journeys, that is departures, that a company (details supplied) failed to operate on routes since it took over operation of the routes. [37511/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: 586. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the failure of a company (details supplied) to operate scheduled departures on all of its Dublin routes; and the number of times this failure was explained by not having driving staff available to operate the route affected. [37512/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: 587. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the fines imposed on Dublin Bus over the past five years for failure to operate scheduled services. [37513/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: 588. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the failure to operate scheduled services that resulted in fines imposed on Dublin Bus. [37514/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Data (17 Sep 2019)

Bríd Smith: 618. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding provided for the free travel scheme from 2008 to date. [36996/19]