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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (27 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria that local authorities will apply in operating the new home loan scheme announced under Rebuilding Ireland; the funding available for this scheme; the projected number of loans that will be issued under the scheme over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9719/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (27 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposed breakdown of the number of private, for profit and speculatively built homes to be built under the Project Ireland 2040 development plan; the number to be built by local authorities and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9720/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (27 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of the refurbishment of the Stepaside Garda station; and the timeframe for its opening. [9737/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (27 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 328. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to open a Garda station in the Cherrywood area of Dublin; and the details of those plans. [9608/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (27 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 427. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 809 of 16 January 2018, the number of locum clinical staff in general who were not qualified for their position; the number of locum staff who do not meet the criteria for filling the post they are covering on a permanent basis; the number of locum positions there have been over the past ten years; the periods of time...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Project Ireland 2040 (27 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 582. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the proposed spend under Project Ireland 2040 for climate action measures from his Department; the specific projects envisioned under climate action in the plan; and the breakdown of funding for these between State and private investment. [9735/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (27 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 583. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the budget for climate action since 2016 in his Department; and the specific capital investment programmes that have been funded by his Department or other departments under climate action in each of these years. [9736/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: I am not a member of the committee but I appreciate the witnesses' time. I want to try to tease out two things. One is the question of local authority workers who are the subject of the service-level agreement, SLA. The unions will be in later to talk to us about it. The witnesses say they will save €70 million a year by streamlining this. That would be €280 million for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: This is a dangerous road to go down. I know we are here to talk about SLAs but I know that local authority workers will not install meters. They just refuse to do it. I ask the witnesses to answer me honestly. Do they want to cut short the SLA because, if it is taken from the local authority employees, local authorities will then have to implement the metering programme that Irish Water...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: I totally agree with Mr. Grant that there is a significant benefit in getting the leaks fixed and I think that should be the primary objective of Irish Water, particularly as there is still a leakage rate of 36% in Dublin. My point relates to the way Irish Water is going about it, if meters are being installed, albeit for ten to 12 days outside homes in Crumlin and Ballyfermot and so on,...

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: It is the worst form of politics here, Tipperary politics, male chauvinist politics and the whole nine yards.

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: As a socialist, I support the idea of a national development plan. I am a strong advocate of the idea of democratically and rationally decided plans in which we decide where to build, what to build, how to build and what to produce so the needs of our citizens are met. This is the definition of a plan for development for the country. I was delighted to read that Project Ireland 2040...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 42. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the legislative proposals she plans to introduce to address abuses of workers' rights in relation to bogus self employment, especially in the construction industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8439/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Economic and Social Research Institute (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 48. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she plans to take on foot of the recent ERSI report which shows increased poverty among lone parents and those with disabilities. [8438/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 56. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if proposed legislation on pension schemes will benefit persons in CIÉ or a company (details supplied) that faces threats to its pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8436/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 73. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person with less than 520 contributions will benefit from the new rules on contributory pensions and the revamped homemaker's scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8435/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 79. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she will take to address the long wait for persons that are awaiting social welfare appeals; and the way in which she plans to reduce the waiting period. [8437/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the functions and operations that are the remit and responsibility of Irish Water. [8133/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (20 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: 593. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Irish Water is reported to be refusing to undertake responsibility for works that are concerned with surface level water management. [8134/18]

Report on Lone Parents: Motion (15 Feb 2018)

Bríd Smith: I want first to pay tribute to SPARK, a group which campaigns for lone parents. I pay tribute to all the women and to the men - there are some - who are involved. I recognise the tremendous work they have done in highlighting, through the media and by lobbying politicians in this House, inequality and discrimination against lone parents. My secretary, Ms Leah Speight, is one of the founding...