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Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: Obviously the contents of the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registrations Bill 2018 reflect the Minister's budget announcements. The Opposition cannot table amendments that would be a cost to the State. It is a case of put up and shut up; this is the Bill and that is it. Social welfare payments are increasing across the board by the small amount of €5, but not until March...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: We are debating the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill of 2018. I had hoped and thought that this might be somewhat similar to the 2017 legislation, which is still before the relevant committee. That version contains some of the measures the Taoiseach used to scapegoat the unemployed - naming and shaming them. The latter is a theme he seems to have left behind since he...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: I hope Deputy Barry does not talk for that long.

Dublin (North Inner City) Development Authority Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: I went on an interesting walk on Sunday. I would not say it was an historical walk but rather quite current. I walked around the Dublin docklands area, looking at the development and destruction, as I define it, of what was a vibrant populated area that gave employment to a local community and where local inner-city people grew up and lived. One of the most shocking things I saw was "the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: There are no fish left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. We are in a bubble here and we are not dealing with reality in the way we are talking about this. I remind everybody that we are talking about climate change. Has the Department studied the recent IPCC report? This conversation does nothing to deal with the urgency of the situation we are facing. That report warned us that within the next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: Fine, but it was still an unfortunate choice for Mr. Watt. I know schools where the kids are trying to get money from the Government to invest in solar power and they are knocking on doors and nobody is listening to them. I would welcome the establishment of an independent overarching body that would listen to communities and put pressure on officials such as Mr. Watt and Mr. Moran to say...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: I refer to the Citizens' Assembly recommendation for an independent review body. If, on the one hand, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and farming organisations are encouraging farmers to rear more cows and herds for dairy and for export, at no stage would the Department of Finance step in to say this will cost a significant amount in the long run because of carbon...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: I have not had a response to my question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: Has he read the IPCC report and does he think that his Department is doing enough to face up to the challenge?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: 134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of recent changes in the calculation of homeless numbers; the rationale behind all such changes; and his additional plans and schemes to deal with vulnerable homeless persons during the winter months. [47157/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: 121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of successful applications for home loans under the Rebuilding Ireland scheme for first-time buyers; and the number that have applied for mortgages under this scheme to date. [47156/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: 181. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a reply has not issued from the HSE regarding the number of reviews per laboratory (details supplied) in view of evidence provided to the Committee of Public Accounts on 10 November 2018 [47254/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: 229. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the requests from women for their slides from the cervical screening process by laboratory (details supplied). [47361/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: On a point of order, before we proceed to questions, I am sure all the members are dismayed that this document only arrived at 12.20 p.m. today. We cannot sufficiently prepare with respect to our contribution, questions, interests and knowledge in terms of what Mr. Donnellan has to say to us in that short given time. It shows huge disregard for what this special committee was set up to do,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: Even receipt of the document last night is not great timing for us to be able to absorb what the company want to say to us.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pensions Reform (13 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: 113. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for legislation that will offer CIÉ workers and other semi-State workers protection on their pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46892/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pensions Reform (13 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: 115. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will introduce measures to offer workers in defined benefit pension schemes adequate protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46891/18]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: Níl. Ba mhaith liom caint faoi sin. We have written to the Business Committee to ask for a slot of Government time, probably on Thursday, to have a full discussion on the Callinan-McCabe scandal because, despite what the Taoiseach says about the review, we are-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Nov 2018)

Bríd Smith: We are still facing a situation where a senior garda had threatened a Member of-----