Results 7,541-7,560 of 8,245 for speaker:Bríd Smith
- Ceisteanna - Questions: US Presidential Election (22 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: Is there any level of degradation to which Donald Trump's appointments might go where the Taoiseach might say that is enough and that he will not bring the bowl of shamrock to Washington next March? Donald Trump has filled his Cabinet and surrounded himself with the chief executive officers of JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Cerberus which is at the heart of a scandal with NAMA in this country....
- Ceisteanna - Questions: US Presidential Election (22 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: The Taoiseach can write to us.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: US Presidential Election (22 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: 15. To ask the Taoiseach the detail of the discussions he had with the President-elect of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump. [35188/16]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: US Presidential Election (22 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: 20. To ask the Taoiseach the details of his conversation with President-elect Trump; and his plans to visit the White House on St. Patrick's Day. [35977/16]
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: I have concerns about this section but I am unclear on the procedure.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: I will table amendments on Report Stage.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: I have some concerns about this section and I intend to table amendments on Report Stage.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: I have no problem with those amendments but I want to indicate that I have concerns about the section.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: No. My concern is about the section. Can I indicate my concern for Report Stage?
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment (22 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: 68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will commission a report on the impact of the recent changes in social protection payments on lone parent families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36056/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (22 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: 104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the impact on recent retirees, who are qualified for the contributory State pension, of the way the homemaker scheme years are calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36057/16]
- Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: I do not think I will take much more than the seven minutes. We have spoken a lot about this issue in this House.
- Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: I sure have and I will continue to do so. First, I very much welcome the discussion because I do not think we can talk about this enough because every day that goes by another 12 women leave this country to procure an abortion, and another three at least procure the abortion pill. The reality behind women’s lives, fatal foetal abnormality tragedies and other related issues continues...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: How does this work? Do I speak to the amendment even though it is ruled out of order?
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: I will speak on the overall issue, if that is fair.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: I understand, but I also have another amendment that says it will be the subject of a report three months after the Bill has passed. Is that-----
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: Okay. The substantive issue here is to do with a major glitch in the system of pay and pensions that particularly affects women. In the perceived attempt to normalise the contributions in the State pension for women, a measure was introduced in 2012 that would take the average contributions over a woman's working life. I should not just say woman, I should say a person's working life...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: Then this should be included the Bill, even by way of an amendment.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: What is proposed in the amendment may pose an extra charge on the Exchequer and therefore it is impermissible, but it is impermissible to discriminate against people on the basis of their age-----
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)
Bríd Smith: That is discrimination.