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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services (11 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: 98. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the WRC has decided not to take action to enforce its own findings in a case in which an employer claims they did not receive documentation regarding a hearing; if such defences by employers are routinely accepted by the WRC as a defence when an employer has lost a hearing adjudication decision; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (11 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: 99. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to grant access to An Garda Síochána and other representative groups in the Defence Forces or those that represent retired employees access to the industrial relations machinery of the State under the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16989/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services Provision (11 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: 138. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the provision of breast clinic services in St. James's Hospital is being cut back; the steps he will take in relation to same; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that carriers of genetic braca 1 and 2 are having repeat visits and check-ups extended from once every six months to once every 12 months,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (10 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: 66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the measures and age extension in the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 will apply to semi-State workers going forward, specifically to employees at RTÉ; if there are proposals to extend the measure to other workers in other sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16966/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (10 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in respect of access to a new school (details supplied); and if he will meet a representative group of parents from the Dublin 8 and 12 areas. [16794/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (10 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: 130. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be allowed to give evidence to the vaginal mesh review team in the interest of transparency and fairness in view of the fact that another person gave evidence. [16866/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Traveller Community (10 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: 196. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to establish a Traveller specific employment strategy to support the training and employment objectives in the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 in view of the 80% unemployment in the community. [16795/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Traveller Data (10 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: 197. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the level of Traveller participation in activation programmes; and the specific targeted measures used to increase Traveller involvement. [16796/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (4 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: Listening to the Minister is somewhat similar to listening to the presentations by IBEC and the Construction Industry Federation, CIF, at the committee's meeting last week. It is a case of see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil and "There is nothing going on here, move along". The Minister indicated there is no evidence that bogus self-employment is rampant. However, it is rampant in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (4 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: 6. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to deal with bogus self-employment practices; and when legislation will come before Dáil Éireann on the matter. [15656/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (4 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: This is about the Minister's plans to deal with bogus self-employment. I ask her to lay out her plans today because a number of Bills are before the Dáil, including legislation from my group, and we want to know what her intentions are. This situation resembles the Bill on banded hours, when robust legislation was brought by the Opposition only for the Government to jump in and bring...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (4 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: I need not say this to the many people who suffer the anxiety of waiting for a decision on a payment, but the reason they are in the system applying for payment is because their level of income is so low that they rely on the State for help. I had a young woman before me recently who was literally falling to pieces with grief. She was with her child. She is waiting for a decision on her...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (4 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: That is only if a person is single.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (4 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: I refute what the Minister has said. Supplementary payments are not available to those who are not single. If a person is living with an applicant in the same household the applicant is not entitled to it. Let us consider the statistics. It seems there may be a problem with the number of medical officers available to make decisions. It is in the areas of carers, disability and illness...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: Lads, break it up will you.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: Go raibh maith agat. I hope the Leas-Cheann Comhairle feels better soon. He sounds like he is dying on his feet there.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: Exactly. We will write on your gravestone, "I told them I was sick".

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (4 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: 4. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the backlog and delays in issuing social welfare payments; and the further reason for the delay of six months in relation to appeals. [15690/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (4 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: I want to ask the Minister the reasons for delays in issuing social welfare payments. In her answer I hope the Minister will address the current situation. About one year ago her Department gave a briefing in the AV room, attended by our staff. At that time the Department acknowledged there was a waiting time for appeals of at least five months, and an overall waiting time for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (4 Apr 2019)

Bríd Smith: 19. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the contracts with JobPath providers will expire; when a decision on the future of the scheme will be made; if the recent Dáil Éireann motion on the issue will be taken into account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15655/19]