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Written Answers — Department of Health: Brexit Preparations (26 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: 386. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 322 and 331 of 19 February 2019, the details of the comprehensive and co-ordinated set of preparations to ensure continuity of health service post-Brexit; and the work undertaken by the HSE with regard to same to date. [9534/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (26 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: 387. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place for persons who access treatment under the EU cross-Border directive in the UK; and if he has requested an arrangement with the UK to replace same. [9535/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (26 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: 388. To ask the Minister for Health if persons who may have to travel to other EU countries, thus accruing higher travel costs than if they travelled to the UK, for medical treatment under the EU cross-Border directive post-Brexit will receive financial assistance for travel costs. [9536/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Migrant Integration (26 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: 589. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the review of the local community and economic plans; and if there is scope for migrant integration actions to be added to the plans in the context of the requirement of action 52 of the National Migrant Integration Strategy. [9706/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Data (26 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: 619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants for fuel allowance refused as a result of being over the income threshold. [9451/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Data (26 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: 620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the income amounts over the income threshold for fuel allowance of those who were refused the payment. [9452/19]

Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Motion (21 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: I welcome the report and thank the committee for all its work. I have been looking over the recommendations. Some of them are very good and they are all very relevant. However, since I have come into this Dáil we have been through several strikes and disputes with Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and the Luas. These have usually related to pay claims by the workers or, in the case of Bus...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, are you the custodian of Standing Orders or not? You and the Ceann Comhairle are the custodians of Standing Orders and if so, you should make sure they are applied. It is the two of you who are responsible for the abuse, not us.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: I would dearly love to have this debate with the Taoiseach's party and with every other elected Deputy in this Dáil. That is why I want the Taoiseach to tell his Ministers to let go of the Bill and to let it go to the select committee where we can have precisely the type of debate the Taoiseach is trying to engage in with me here. The Taoiseach did not answer the question I asked. I...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: I want to do that on Committee Stage.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: I am the one asking the questions of the Taoiseach. He did not answer my questions.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: The Taoiseach's Government and his Ministers are holding this Bill hostage. The Taoiseach can admit it and do something about it or answer to the young people of this country.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: I am not heckling. I am speaking in a loud voice because my microphone was turned off.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: The Senators did not even bother attending pre-legislative scrutiny to hear the debate.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: I will not grovel to people who came in deliberately to stop the Bill proceeding. They are disgraceful.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: The Taoiseach is using Senators and Deputy Lowry to play the tune of the fossil fuel industry. That is exactly what he is doing. It is disgraceful.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: It seems to be a day to expressd no confidence in the Government, given the motion to be debated later on the Minister for Health, but I have absolutely no confidence in the Government to do anything meaningful to deal with the biggest challenge facing humanity - climate change. Yesterday the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment and the Chairman of the climate inaction...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (19 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: It is called new politics.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (19 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: When the Minister says that it does not fall on the Government because it does not have a contract with Working Links, the fact is that Working Links is 50% owned by Turas Nua and Turas Nua has, so far, received €75.7 million of taxpayers' money to deal with unemployment, to do what was said by the academics from Waterford, to actively and capriciously patronise, cajole, threaten,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (19 Feb 2019)

Bríd Smith: I have tabled a question, namely, Question No. 85, which relates to the issue. I echo Deputy Mattie McGrath's contribution that it is shocking that the Minister would ignore the democratic wishes of the majority of the House, not least given that she must make a decision on whether she will renew the contract. Will she indicate whether she intends to renew the JobPath contract for the two...