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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 11. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with health will next meet. [32547/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: In her evidence to the Joint Committee on Health on 31 May, Dr. Marie O'Shea, the author of the report of the review of the operation of the termination of pregnancy Act stated, "if nothing is done, it is only a question of time before we see a repeat of Mellet v. Ireland and Whelan v. Ireland and [a future] Taoiseach standing up in the Dáil to make an apology and pay a sum of money to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: But the law has the review enshrined in it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: The review is part of the law. The Taoiseach does not seem to get it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: Is there a requirement to ignore it?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: If you ignore the review, why have it in there?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 4. To ask the Taoiseach to list the total number of State apologies issued by his Department since 2011. [32546/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 256. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the case of four workers (details supplied) who have been dismissed by a company for trade union activity; if he will meet with these workers and their representatives; if he has plans to introduce legislation to protect workers in these situations and strengthen the right to collective bargaining and trade union...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: I disagree strongly with the Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action about the Opposition's position and the idea it is way too harsh and unfair on the Government. It is quite the opposite. It is not harsh enough. What is going on with this Bill is manipulation of the highest order to make it look like there is going to be a tax on the profits and the gains of...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: I will listen to the Minister of State's answer afterwards. Have we given up on that? I am sure the Minister of State has an answer to that question. Second, the Act covers the activities in the fossil fuel sector "such as production or refining of natural gas, coal, petroleum or manufacture of coke oven products, carried on in the State". Again, I have a question. Does this...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: The Minister, Deputy McConalogue, was in the Chamber yesterday when we discussed the culling of the herd under a motion brought before the House. On a few occasions, I mentioned the name of Larry Goodman in relation to agricultural policy and how it is impacting on our environment, particularly on our rivers. His name appears again today, like the proverbial bad penny. Lansdowne Oil and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: They said it yesterday.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail any proposals or plans to deal with the issues regarding the representative rights of retired workers; if he will support the passage to Committee stage of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31601/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 54. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will bring forward or support new legislation in view of events at a company (details supplied) recently that will protect workers; his views on whether current legislation is sufficient to prevent abuses of workers in cases of examinership and so on; if his Department is investigating the actions of management at the company;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional supports for parents who must purchase devices such as a tablets and so on, for the new school year; if her Department has plans to purchase centrally such devises on behalf of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31599/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can detail the funding streams under the remit of his Department that can be used or are available to local authorities for the retrofitting of social housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31734/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to detail the funding from his Department for the retrofitting of local authority housing units in each of the years since 2016; and the number of units affected, in tabular form. [31735/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of journeys lost / failed to operate on the 150 Dublin Bus service as a result of driver shortages, failure to show or other reasons over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31830/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail the funding granted to local authorities from his Department for the retrofitting of local authority housing in each of the years since 2016; and the number of units affected, in tabular form. [31736/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding given by his Department to Dublin City Council for stage 1 capital appraisal approval for the regeneration of Oliver Bond House; the total amount of funding made available to DCC for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31737/23]