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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Sector Staff (1 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: 177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the treatment and hiring of temporary clerical officers by his Department will be re-examined in view of the fact that many temporary clerical officers with many years, and even decades, of experience and good work records are unable to have any certainty with regard to future work contracts from his Department; if their experience and past...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (1 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the details of any studies completed by the HSE prior to the decision to discontinue reimbursement support for eye supplements from 2017. [38102/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (1 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons nationally that have applied via the discretionary hardship arrangement for continued support and reimbursements for eye supplements. [38103/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (1 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons nationally that have successfully received reimbursements via the discretionary hardship fund for eye supplements. [38104/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (1 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used by the operators of the discretionary hardship fund in assessing persons requests for continued reimbursement for eye supplements. [38105/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (1 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the projected savings to the HSE of the proposal to remove all eye supplements from its list of drugs qualifying for reimbursements in January 2017. [38107/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (1 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: 219. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to and his views on the current views of the clinical community of ophthalmologists on the use of eye supplements in treating and delaying the progress of diseases already contracted by persons. [38106/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (1 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: 221. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any provision under the HSE's discretionary hardship arrangements for reimbursements to persons for any drugs or treatments for long-term illnesses that are not listed on the reimbursement list. [38108/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (1 Dec 2016)

Bríd Smith: 222. To ask the Minister for Health whether there are drugs available, or if there are any plans to make available, drugs for long-term illnesses such as arthritis, thyroid, or fibromyalgia on the HSE reimbursement list. [38109/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: I want to ask about the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016. We will be debating another aspect of planning and development tomorrow but this Bill relates to the recommendations from the Mahon tribunal. In recommendation No. 9, Mahon recommends that there is a requirement to identify relevant political donations when making planning applications. This is a very urgent issue. We...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: -----that we have the relevant legislation in place that will curtail the brown envelope brigade of both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, and their historical legacy.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: Mahon makes that one recommendation. We need to act on it because €150 million of the State's money was spent on getting this recommendation from Mahon and it has not seen the light of day.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: Can we please have it see the light of day before the others return to these Chambers?

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: I will not be withdrawing that statement. It is a statement of fact.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: I am very anxious. I am just expressing my anxiety.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (29 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 2. To ask the Taoiseach his views on whether the election of Donald Trump means he should revise his strategic risk assessments plan. [36055/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (29 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: I know the Taoiseach does not have a crystal ball. None of us has a crystal ball. As we have heard, the draft national risk assessment plan covers some key areas for us. I want to draw the Taoiseach's attention to two areas that are relevant following the election of Donald Trump. There are global concerns about the President-elect's attitude to the issue of climate change in the context...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Historical Records (29 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 34. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the proposed sale of a letter from Pádraig Pearse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37213/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (29 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 62. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to recent evidence that suggests her previous statements that hare coursing was well regulated and avoided any harm to hares were mistaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37214/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions (29 Nov 2016)

Bríd Smith: 353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any provision is made or can be made to persons in receipt of a British state old age pension which real value has declined dramatically since Brexit, and that had this pension taken into account during a means test for benefits here. [37646/16]