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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: We want an answer.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: This legislation has been promised for years. Now we have it and it is not being implemented.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: You said we cannot comment on individual cases. Comment on the law. Comment on the law that women are being deprived of - their constitutional rights. Comment on that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Expenditure (17 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: 8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the planned increase in defence spending for 2019 in all areas; the details of the increase planned to deal with issues of pay and work conditions suffered by Defence Forces members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2005/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (17 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers working in autism spectrum disorder units have specialised training over and above that given to primary and secondary school teachers in view of the fact that the needs of children that attend such schools are different to children in mainstream schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2164/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (17 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a specific category under the Teaching Council for special education teachers as there is for primary, secondary and further education; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2165/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (17 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are additional resources available for schools with autism spectrum disorder units; the way in which such funding and resources are allocated; if such funding is based on the number of students catered for or other criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2166/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (17 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: 95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if State prosecution witnesses receive ongoing support in serious criminal prosecution cases in which the witness may fear for their safety due to the release of the perpetrator; and the details of the supports a witness may have access to. [2122/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (17 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: 96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if State witnesses in serious criminal cases are informed prior to a decision on the early release of the person they testified against; and if such information is passed on as a matter of routine. [2123/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (17 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to retain the rent pressure zones beyond December 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2127/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (17 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if proposed legislation will deal with security of tenure for tenants in rent pressure zones that may face eviction on grounds of refurbishment, sale or the relocation of family members into a dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2128/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: JobPath Programme: Discussion (17 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: I have a couple of additional questions. I thank the witnesses. They are doing great work. I thank them on behalf of everybody who is a victim of this vicious system. I do not know whether any of them watched "I, Daniel Blake". It was on television again over Christmas and it was my second or third time to see it. What keeps coming back into one's head are the outcomes of the vicious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: JobPath Programme: Discussion (17 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: If the companies are getting desperate, why they are outsourcing to other companies?

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: And on the Government.

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: Céad míle fáilte roimh gach duine atá anseo. I welcome the nurses, students and their union representatives. I am delighted to see them in the Gallery. I regret that the Minister, Deputy Harris, has left, but it is even more regrettable that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, is not here. There is no explanation for that. He should...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (16 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: 78. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made on ensuring the Moore Street sites of national cultural and historic significance are safeguarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1753/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hedge Cutting Season (16 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: 84. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she will take to monitor the impact on wildlife and biodiversity of the extension to the periods for removing and cutting of hedgerows in 2019 contained in the Heritage Act 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1752/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: I thank the delegates for their presentations. As I will have to leave to speak in the Dáil to the motion on nurses, I will not take too long. RTÉ in its submission states the topic of climate change will be a thematic priority in its news and current affairs coverage. I ask the delegates to flesh out that point, although I do not expect them to present a thesis on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: I apologise to Mr. Moran because he seems to be a little bit defensive. The weather forecast is my favourite programme, both on the radio and on the telly. I absolutely love it. Met Éireann does a great job. I am talking about language, and I do not mean it to sound like a semantic argument. Instead of talking about climate, can we talk more about climate change and human-induced...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Bríd Smith: The issue is that Met Éireann's staff has been told not to link climate change to specific weather events.