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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (19 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 5. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct the NTA to meet with residents and representatives in the Ballyfermot area to discuss the service on the new G spine and specifically the collapse of services in the lower Ballyfermot area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2375/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (19 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the BusConnects proposals due to be introduced in Dublin in 2023 will face delays as a result of driver shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2374/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (19 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the impact current driver schedules, pay and rosters are having in the retention and recruitment of drivers in Dublin Bus, a company (details supplied) and Bus Éireann, which is resulting in frequent cancellation of services across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2377/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (19 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure the NTA does not award routes to companies on the basis of lower labour costs in the future under its competitive tendering processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2378/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (19 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Government has formally abandoned targets for 1 million private electric vehicles on the roads by 2030; if so, the way he plans to reach the targets for cuts to emissions in transport; if he will re-examine proposals for free public transport in view of such a change in Government transport climate policies; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that his Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for driving tests; if he will acknowledge the difficulty that this is causing for those who need a full driving licence for work and or family reasons; if he will commit to ensuring that resources are deployed to bring down the waiting time for a test; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 405. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Public Appointments Service can adequately evaluate non-nationals applying for jobs in the public service who may have higher level qualifications such as level 9 and but not have an Irish Leaving Certificate; if any weight or account is presently taking by the PAS when looking at such applicants; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 406. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the PAS compiles any statistics on the recruitment levels of non-Irish nationals in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1257/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 407. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if current employment practices of the PAS may be discriminating against highly educated non-Irish nationals in attaining employment opportunities in the public service, specifically in relation to the treatment of graduates from abroad without an Irish education background; if these practices are compatible with EU equality...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 457. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has met with representatives of artists affected by proposed development plans for Merrion Square which will severely impact their ability to display and show their works on the square. [2004/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 523. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify the way accommodation standards in tenancies that are supported by HAP/RAS payments are enforced; the number of payments to landlords that have been stopped in the past two years due to the accommodation being judged as not suitable for the tenant; the number of tenants who were refused HAP/RAS support...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 626. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that he is taking to stop the imminent expulsion and forced transfer of over 1,000 Palestinians, including 500 children, by the Israeli Government in clear violation of international law; if will he acknowledge that the forcible transfer of such people in Occupied Territories is a war crime under international law and that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 731. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the tender process for the new build at a school (details supplied) has been delayed as a result of lowest bids being unable to fulfil their quotations; if her Department will speed-up the process following the acceptance of the third bid; the timeframe to move to the next phase of the process;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 735. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amounts paid from her Department or other bodies funded by her Department to a company (details supplied) for services in the past two years; if these contracts have any provision for extra payments based on performances and so on; the way an employee who is assessed as fit to work by the company can appeal or seek alternative opinions;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 981. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has any plans to include education as a future ground for discrimination in the Employment Equality and Discrimination Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1255/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 1041. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify in relation to the draft code of practice proposed for the ELE sector; if his Department or QQI will meet with private providers in advance of implementing any proposals (details supplied); if they will clarify any areas that may require explanation; and if he will clarify issues (details supplied). [1283/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 1175. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details in relation to the recruitment drive by the National Ambulance Service for qualified paramedics (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63261/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 1176. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the establishment of the promised inquiry on the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when he expects that the inquiry will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63262/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 1177. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way that families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; if he will provide an update on discussions between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 1350. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts paid from his Department or other bodies funded by his Department to a company (details supplied) for services in the past two years; if these contracts have any provision for extra payments based on performances and so on; the way that an employee who is assessed as fit to work by the company can appeal or seek alternative opinions; and if he...