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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Consultancy Contracts (29 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: 395. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010, in tabular form; and the type of work undertaken by the company. [14635/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts (29 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: 403. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by her Department since 2010, in tabular form; and the type of work undertaken by the company. [14628/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: 452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department since 2010 in tabular form; and the type of work undertaken by the company. [14632/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: 462. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the value of contracts for services awarded to a company (details supplied) by her Department since 2010 in tabular form; and the type of work undertaken by the company. [14625/18]

Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2016: Motion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: The UN forces are deployed on nine missions in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, the Golan Heights and Lebanon. When travelling abroad, I am often struck by the sense of pride people have in Irish troops and members of the Defence Forces in general. I want to acknowledge the role of many soldiers from Ballyfermot, where I live, in Lebanon. I have often heard them talk warmly about their...

HPV Vaccine: Motion [Private Members] (28 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: I rise to speak in support of the motion as well as in defence of science. However, I wish also to set out why I think many ordinary people might have a distrust of that science. Vaccination saves lives, as many other Deputies have said. Along with the advent of modern sanitation and access to clean water, vaccination is responsible for saving millions of lives globally. Stephen J. Gould,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he plans to take to on behalf of the State to protest at the prison sentence handed to a Palestinian teenager by Israeli courts recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14218/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (28 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: 94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review all trade between Ireland and Israel in view of continued illegal Israeli settlements, breaches of international law and ongoing violations of the rights of Palestinian children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14219/18]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: I thank the Deputy for allowing me to speak first as I cannot stay for long. This is the first time I have scrutinised the budget for social protection, on which I note that expenditure as a proportion of the overall budget stands at 36%, which appears to be high. However, a comparison with figures for other European states shows that they are much higher, standing at 40% or 41%. I do...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: Is it possible that the legislation will contain an amendment or clause stateing that, in recognition of the impact of previous legislation, the new legislation will allow for backdating?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: The cats are dead. The pensioners are still alive.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: Someone is giving out to the Minister.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: I am sorry, but-----

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: I want to clarify that my question was about why young people did not have their austerity measures reversed as had been attempted for everyone else.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: Therefore, the Minister is penalising them.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: That was it. I thank the Minister and the Chairman. I am sorry for interrupting.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (21 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: I want to ask about the transmission fees as well. I would like to know what progress has been made in gathering them. That is where a lot of revenue could be collected. Has the Minister considered the impact on An Post if collection of fees is moved from it to Revenue or RTÉ itself? Can the Minister comment on the overall vision for having Revenue collect the television licence...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation (21 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: 242. To ask the Minister for Health the reason CORU will not recognise qualifications certified by an organisation (details supplied); the reason it will not include the organisation's members in its regulation process; if his attention has been drawn to the potential impacts on members seeking employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13035/18]

Strategic Communications Unit: Motion [Private Members] (20 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: We will support the motion and its idea of disbanding the strategic communications unit. It was ironic that, despite spending €5 million on slick PR and gathering the best and brightest minds in communications and social media, the Taoiseach revealed in a few minutes of hubris in Washington the reality of how the Government and the elite worked. Either the Government is not spending...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (20 Mar 2018)

Bríd Smith: 13. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason members of the Defence Forces that have served the country for more than 31 years face a reduction in their pension entitlements when they come to the age for drawing the State pension (contributory); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12618/18]