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Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (8 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: 104. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on measures he will take to address the concerns and issues of nursing staff in the public hospitals and the current crisis in the hospital accident and emergency departments. [12059/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (8 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: 127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter in relation to a person (details supplied). [12282/17]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: That is true.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: I thank all Deputies who supported me in this. I forgot at the beginning to thank the Green Party in particular for signing the Bill and supporting it. My comrades beside me have done a great job. That is why they are my comrades, as they do a great job in being logical, unlike some of what I heard tonight. None of the other Deputies really addressed the issue. Why do we have a 14-year...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: Please give a break to the young women in this country who face daily the obstacle of not being able to procure abortions at home. The Minister and I know, as well as the dogs in the street, that they can go abroad and we can export the problem. They can also obtain the materials for an abortion illegally over the web. I happen to be in favour of a united Ireland and I find it difficult to...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: I have helped a young woman to get an abortion pill and I could face a 14-year sentence. I am past my sell-by date in terms of being able to carry a child but I have helped other women to terminate a pregnancy because they found themselves in a crisis. I could get 14 years and many of us in this country could be subject to it. Nobody in this House, apart from those who support the Bill,...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: And death.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: The Bill is not unconstitutional.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: This is the ultimate Citizens' Assembly, to which the Deputy was elected.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Tá brón orm agus é Seachtain na Gaeilge nach bhfuil mo chuid Gaeilge feabhsaithe go leor chun é seo a chur as Gaeilge.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: Déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall amárach agus i rith na seachtaine seo romhainn. This is a very simple Bill. It is an amendment to the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013. I wish to pre-empt everything I am going to say with a bit of an explanation. The worst criticism I have had of this Bill has been from those who say it continues to criminalise women for having an...

Other Questions: National Parks and Wildlife Service (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: 25. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a formal request has been made to An Garda Síochána to investigate the loss of weapons and ammunition in the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if she will ensure that any report on this issue will be made available to the public. [11716/17]

Other Questions: National Parks and Wildlife Service (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: Has a request been made to An Garda Síochána or any outside body with regard to weapons and ammunition held by the National Parks and Wildlife Service? Will the Minister of State ensure any report emanating from such an investigation will be made available to the public?

Other Questions: National Parks and Wildlife Service (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: My question did not drop out of the sky. Members of staff in the National Parks and Wildlife Service have concerns with regard to the arms and ammunition held by the service. The Minister of State has told the House that an audit was carried out in 2016 and the 2017 audit has just commenced. Is this a regular occurrence? Are arms and munitions audited annually? Is the Minister of State...

Other Questions: National Parks and Wildlife Service (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: I accept the Minister of State's comment to the effect that he has been informed by his Department that the audit for 2016 is in good condition. However, he has not seen that audit.

Other Questions: National Parks and Wildlife Service (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: When will he see the 2016 and 2017 audits? The Minister responsible needs to look at those audits. There are concerns about the systemic underfunding of the National Parks and Wildlife Service. This is a reflection of other issues like the underfunding of the protection of corncrakes and curlews and the mismanagement of moneys going to farmers in the wrong places for the protection of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: It is necessary to get its permission, though.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: Among other things.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: The Government could pay the minimum wage to a postmaster.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Bríd Smith: Like everyone else, I heard the news this morning that 80 post offices are due to close. The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis Naughten, constantly says that the Government is fully committed to a policy that will see An Post remain a strong, viable company in a position to provide a high-quality postal service and maintain a national network of...