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Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Bríd Smith: I welcome the chance to speak on this Bill. Anyone would recognise that a shift to move powers from unelected individuals into a democratically elected office is a positive thing. However, that power then needs to be accountable to the people who put those people into the position to make decisions. We think this Bill is a missed opportunity to undo the effects of Ireland's weak and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, gave a commitment in the House to another group of essential workers, the water workers, that there would be a referendum on the control and ownership of water and on keeping it in public hands and that there would be a guarantee made over their jobs and conditions, in particular their rostered overtime and extra allowances. They have never, ever...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: If it guaranteed, why is the employer not engaging with the union?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Milk Supply (13 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: I certainly will be making a complaint to the ASAI. In fact, I think it has already gone in. This advertising of dairy and the manner in which it was done is absolute greenwashing and it is disgraceful. It is interesting it came in the same week RTÉ did the exposé on the level of cruelty to animals that takes place in that industry. Every year, the industry slaughters 35,000...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Milk Supply (13 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: I do not agree we have very robust measures to prevent cruelty to animals. If we had, we would not have seen that report. It is also extremely cruel to separate the male calves from their mothers at birth and to slaughter so many of them. It is an outcome of the industry itself and the fact we are producing such a large dairy herd. We are increasing our emissions from dairy year on year....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Milk Supply (13 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 2. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has funded campaigns by the National Dairy Council and Bord Bia about the supposed "sustainability" of Irish milk (details supplied); and whether he has concerns around these campaigns regarding climate disinformation or greenwashing, given the state of the climate and biodiversity crises. [35135/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Milk Supply (13 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: I do not know how the Minister reacted to it, but I found the bombardment by the National Dairy Council’s campaign around World Milk Day recently, particularly on television, alarming. It was nothing other than a greenwashing exercise. I was alarmed that it portrayed a need for us all to consume more and more dairy on the grounds that it was efficient, good for the planet, made...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia (13 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether Bord Bia should be funding climate disinformation about the supposed 'sustainability' of Irish milk, given the state of the climate and biodiversity crises (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34761/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (13 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he will support a ban on coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34760/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action is being taken by Government to reduce emissions and prevent even further biodiversity loss in the context of extreme sea temperatures that have been seen this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34758/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality (13 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action is being taken by Government to tackle the continued extreme deterioration of our water quality driven by increased nitrates and our industrial agriculture model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34757/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (13 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 532. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to scrap the detaining of asylum seekers in Cloverhill Prison, or any prison, prior to deportation as soon as possible given that they have not committed a crime; her views on the criticism of this practice by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 574. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds who were microchipped and registered in the Irish Stud Book whose year of birth was 2021, reminding him that Rásaiocht Con Éireann has the power to request this information from the lrish Coursing Club under Section 26 (1) of the Greyhound lndustry Act 1958; and if he will make a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (12 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 15. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the European Council on 29 and 30 June 2023. [34014/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Inquiries (12 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 23. To ask the Taoiseach to report on the progress of the public inquiry into nursing home deaths during Covid 19, which he promised in January 2023. [32555/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (12 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify if there are plans to amend section 19A of the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 as amended by section 39 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 so that a sexually abused child or adult will not have their private counselling or therapy records made available to the accused abuser; if she will clarify the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (12 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 280. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to undertake a review of the fair deal scheme; if he will detail the precise terms of reference that would underwrite such a review; if he intends either within the context of such a review or independently of such a review to establish the level of charges that nursing home residents are incurring from their disposable income for daily...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: I am sharing time with Deputy Barry.

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: I do not believe Deputy Gino Kenny is taking his time, so it is just the two of us.

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: That is what I like to hear. I am delighted this Bill is before the House. I congratulate the campaigners in Together for Safety, who have relentlessly pursued this issue, driving us all to keep coming back to it. While repeal was not an easy win and was hard fought for before being won, you could sit back and say it is done and dusted and we no longer have to worry about it. However, we...