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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: 23. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that asylum seekers here will not face another Christmas in the direct provision system that has been described as a severe violation of human rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40438/16]

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: While one Simon is creating a situation where people will still not be able to afford to pay their rent, the other Simon is trying to deal with a trolley crisis that saw 540 patients lying on trolleys last weekend.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: The reason they are lying on trolleys is the same reason 90% of nurses voted today to go on strike. Nurses are emigrating because they cannot afford to live in this city or in Cork, Galway or Limerick. We have lost 5,500 fully trained nurses in the last few years because they cannot afford to live here and do not want to work in the extremely stressful conditions they are exposed to in this...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: I never thought I would find myself agreeing with Deputy Micheál Martin about anything but I agree with him that it is freezing in here: I wish to quote from Article 43 of the Constitution of this country.1 1° The State acknowledges that man [not woman], in virtue of his [not her] rational being, has the natural right, antecedent to positive law, to the private ownership of...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: There are loads of them sitting across there with the Deputy.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: That would be impossible for me.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: The Deputy is not that old.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: Me ma would come up and bash you.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: That was the whole point.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: And winding.

Residential Tenancies (Housing Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Residential Tenancies (Housing Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004; to lessen the effects of the housing, rental and homelessness emergency for the common good; to establish a fair rent scheme; to promote affordable rents and increased security of tenure for tenants in designated fair rent areas and to provide for related matters. Molaim an An Bille...

Business of Dáil (15 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: The Business Committee is meaningless. We met yesterday and agreed to do this today and it has just been ridden roughshod over. What is the point in that?

Pre-European Council: Statements (14 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: Aleppo was once a symbol of the democratic resistance to the Assad dictatorship in Syria. I visited Aleppo in 2011, just before the revolution began and before a very nasty civil war and proxy war by many regimes broke out. In the souk in that beautiful city, I met members of the Palestinian community and of the gay community, young people who were very brave, impressive, happy and hopeful...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: I did not say the Taoiseach mentioned it. I asked the Taoiseach if he asked about it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: It was reported but perhaps not to the Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: The Taoiseach spoke about his meeting with Mr. Tim Cook of Apple. I understand he was reassured by the Taoiseach that Ireland's tax regime would remain at 12.5% for global corporations, despite incoming US President Trump’s intention of reducing the US corporation tax rate to 15%. I understand Apple indicated to the Taoiseach that if it should have to pay the €13 billion ruled...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: These figures are higher than they were in January last year. Even if we get a portion of the Apple tax back, surely it could be used to alleviate the hospital trolley crisis.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to the USA. [38855/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (14 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: As early as last month, Simon Coveney said in an interview in the Cork Examinerthat this Government will not be introducing rent controls.