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Situation in Syria: Motion [Private Members] (5 Dec 2017)

Bríd Smith: The Minister will get his chance to come back in.

Situation in Syria: Motion [Private Members] (5 Dec 2017)

Bríd Smith: I do not wish and I do not think most people would want to see the assets of the EU being used to fuel this conflict. However, indirectly, that is what sanctions are doing and, quite directly, that is what EU funding of the Libya deal is doing. It is using human beings as shields against its own hypocrisy and the refusal to allow desperately needy people arrive on our shores. Then it uses...

Situation in Syria: Motion [Private Members] (5 Dec 2017)

Bríd Smith: People Before Profit will support the motion calling for the lifting of sanctions on Syria. It is worth reminding ourselves that the last serious discussion we had on the question of sanctions was about the sanctions on Iraq. Within ten years, the sanctions on Iraq took the lives of 250,000 children, many dying due to the lack of simple medicines to cure things like diarrhoea and measles....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Rehabilitation Clinics (5 Dec 2017)

Bríd Smith: 363. To ask the Minister for Health the number of various drugs rehabilitation organisations, clinics and other organisations funded by the HSE in the Dublin north-east area; the roles and responsibilities of each respective entity; the amount of funds they receive on an annual basis; the oversight of the moneys spent; and the outcomes relating to the service users of these organisations....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (5 Dec 2017)

Bríd Smith: 364. To ask the Minister for Health his policy position on methadone; the number of organisations dispensing methadone; and the supports available and plans in place for those on methadone to eventually cease using this drug. [51789/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Meetings (5 Dec 2017)

Bríd Smith: 427. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 530 of 10 October 2017 and 626 of 13 October 2017, if a meeting with representatives of the company (details supplied) has taken place; if so, when; and if issues were discussed which are relevant to the role and functioning of the SEAI. [51456/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: There is quite an army of witnesses here today to make the case. I thank them for coming in. My first question is for Dr. Holohan. He said something that made me bristle. He told us he is working with the Office of the Attorney General to explore the constitutional issues and consider framing legislation. This committee is working hard to consider the outcomes of the Citizens'...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: To put it simply, Dr. Holohan will have a menu of different legal options that may have to apply if this committee recommends A, B, C, D, or whatever. The Citizens' Assembly made 13 recommendations and we do not know what the outcome of a referendum might be, if one were held, or indeed what the question might be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: Dr. Holohan is getting ready for what we might say.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: One of the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly in the ancillary module, which we are considering, was that obstetric services should be available to all women, regardless of location, socio-economic position etc. I found it fascinating that the British Pregnancy Advice Service was able to show us statistically that women who went from Ireland to Britain for abortions very often came...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: There is evidence that the abortion pill is being used increasingly frequently by women in this country. It is accessed illegally and a woman is criminalised for accessing it, with a potential sentence of up to 14 years. Could Mr. Woods comment on the ranges of support that he said in his presentation are available during a crisis pregnancy and following termination? If a woman has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: That is reassurance from the Chief Medical Officer-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: ----- to all women who use the abortion pill that they should seek follow-up care without fear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: They will be judged not on the fact that they have committed a crime in the eyes of the law.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: However, doctors could also be subject to that. Do I have one minute left?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: The presentations are full of worthy aspirations. In one part the HSE admits it will need 52 new people trained in scanning throughout the 19 maternity units to provide services that would be required depending on outcomes. Over the summer, 11 beds in a mental health unit for young people in Cherry Orchard were closed because the health service could not retain the nurses because they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: Mr. Woods has stated the HSE provides language services for migrants. Does it provide other obstetric services for them in direct provision centres?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Film Industry Tax Reliefs (30 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: 30. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take to ensure that the film tax relief scheme is been properly administered and is not being abused by companies in relation to the use of trainees and in building a sustainable film industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47895/17]

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: It is important to bear in mind the background to these proposals. In order to bail out banks and developers, the State initiated a wave of cuts to public services and waged an unremitting war on public sector workers. Overnight, following the bank bailout and the advent of the troika, the narrative became that the great public enemies were the teacher, the nurse, the firefighter and the...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2017)

Bríd Smith: Thanks be to God.