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Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Administration (26 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: 381. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether CAMHS psychiatrists that triage a referred patient to be seen by primary care in the first instance would be correct to reject the referral in view of the recent resignation of three CAMHS consultants and comments by the Minister for Education and Skills in Dáil Éireann on 14 June 2018 with regard to the referral pathway to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Data (21 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: 10. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of development applications which have been referred to the NPWS, particularly in County Donegal, that have been returned with no comment on them; and if this may be a breach of both Irish and EU law. [27110/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (21 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: 85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to renew FEMPI legislation in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27210/18]

Health Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: I welcome this Sinn Féin motion. We all know that the solution is not one based on information technology, software or even better administration. The health crisis and the lengthy waiting lists are not caused by unfortunate incidents that somehow result in thousands of citizens being left to languish on lists for an eternity but are the result of political decisions that prioritise...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (20 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: 54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will meet with the community organisers of an area (details supplied) to discuss their cost rental proposals for affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26877/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (20 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: 69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rationale for recent changes in the way in which homeless figures are calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26878/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Data Protection Commissioner (20 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: 136. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Data Protection Commissioner is obliged to fully explain decisions his office takes on cases of alleged data protection breaches, specifically sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 13, 21, 22, 29 and, consequently, section 30 in circumstances in which he decides to reclassify a complaint or recategorise sections 2, 4 and 6 only; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Data Protection Commissioner (20 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: 137. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timeframe in which the Data Protection Commissioner will respond and act upon section 4 requests; the reason in a case (details supplied) the person initially raised the challenges in 2015 and made specific section 4 requests since April 2016 which is still ongoing; the circumstances in which an investigation under section 10 is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Data Protection Commissioner (20 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: 138. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a full explanation will be forthcoming from the Data Protection Commissioner as to the reason enforcement of the Revenue Commissioners' Data Code per section 13 of the Acts has been obstructed in a case (details supplied). [26973/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Data Protection Commissioner (20 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: 139. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the investigation of a case (details supplied) will commence; and the timeframe to complete an investigation whereby there are no standards set out in either the legislation or customer service standards regarding the length of time it will take to complete an investigation. [26974/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Data Protection Commissioner (20 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: 140. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason a person (details supplied) has recorded delays of 49 weeks between responses in relation to a case; and the reason no explanation has been provided by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner. [26975/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (20 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: 181. To ask the Minister for Health when the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced to allow both parents in a same sex marriage the same rights with regard to their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27109/18]

Dublin Fire Brigade: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: I welcome the women and men of the Dublin Fire Brigade. They were like a small army on the plinth in this evening's sunshine. We are all proud of them, given their history - fighting recent hotel fires, the accident on Wellington Quay and the Stardust fire, the memory of which is still fresh in our minds 37 years later. There will be an initiative in Croke Park this weekend to campaign...

Apology for Persons Convicted of Consensual Same-Sex Sexual Acts: Motion (19 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: I would like to share time with Deputy Paul Murphy.

Apology for Persons Convicted of Consensual Same-Sex Sexual Acts: Motion (19 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: I want to start by saluting and celebrating the campaigners in the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network for how they took the stand that they took. I note that one of them, Senator Norris, is here. The reality is that such reforms were not won by the great and good of the political elite. The political elite and the establishment often stood in the teeth of opposition to prevent progress for...

Other Questions: Legislative Measures (19 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: I do not think I argued that the heads of Bill were cast iron but I do think they were more elaborate than what we have. I know the Minister said it is complex and we all pinch our faces when we talk about pensions. I probably do more than pinch my face because I do not have a great understanding of them not having been involved in a pension scheme to date. It cannot be as complex to do...

Other Questions: Legislative Measures (19 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: 75. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress of the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017; the reason for its delay; her plans to provide protection for workers in defined benefit schemes in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26583/18]

Other Questions: Legislative Measures (19 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: Can I come in?

Other Questions: Legislative Measures (19 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: That is why I am sitting here. I could have watched it on the TV otherwise.

Other Questions: Legislative Measures (19 Jun 2018)

Bríd Smith: I thought I had a right to come in as I was being grouped with Deputy Joan Collins.