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Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Referral to Joint Committee (25 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: -----we are feeding into the lack of staff for building homes and retrofitting. Something needs to be done about it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (25 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline the current situation in regard to the development of a national security strategy. [18283/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: As well as the figures the Taoiseach gave for the care provided, more than 700 women have had to travel abroad for care since the eight amendment was repealed. That is probably the biggest issue. One impediment - we hope the report will show this because there have been leaks to that effect - is the three-day wait. The Taoiseach has said he feels uncomfortable, as have others on that side...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: I did not personalise anything.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: You are the Taoiseach and the leader of this country.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle definitely needs her glasses.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (25 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: 317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that a park (details supplied) has been promised regeneration since the first Traveller Accommodation Plan was introduced 23 years ago in 1999; the status of a funding application for the regeneration of the park which was made by Dublin City Council to his Department on 3 December 2022; if a response to DCC...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: If the privatisation of waste has not led to that, what has? We need to take it back into public ownership, control it, and stop it being the mode of profit for these greedy companies. Their profits are going through the roof.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: Thorntons Recycling made €5.7 million in pre-tax profits last year. As I said earlier, most of the profits are offshore. Panda's profits have been enormous but its prices are going up. The Tánaiste has not answered that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: I do not know what the Tánaiste is talking about. That is not the argument here.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: It is just part of my argument. What is the Tánaiste going to do about this?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: The Government is disincentivising people by allowing this to happen.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: That is because we send our money to Australian infrastructure companies. That is brilliant.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: Of course he does.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: Is it wise to disincentivise people?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: The news that Panda is hiking up its bin charges will be no surprise to customers who have had to pay hefty bin charges in this country since 2003, when the move to bring in bin charges was imposed. That was 20 years ago. Along with 27 activists, I went to prison over protests to stop bin charges. We did this not because we are miserable and do not want to pay our way in society, but...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: Part of the Tánaiste's statement has made my case for me. If people are incentivised to recycle, they separate their organic waste and their paper, plastic and bottles, they pay for their black-bin waste, and they do not pay for the recycling. Then they are incentivised. That incentive is now being taken from them by this increase announced by Panda followed by another increase...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (20 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: 18. To ask the Minister for Health if he can report on the review of the legislation on the Termination of Pregnancy Act; if he will bring proposals to Cabinet on foot of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17654/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: 33. To ask the Minister for Health if he can detail the position in relation to public health teams; if the number of public health doctors have been increased; the plans to ensure same are resourced to deal with any future public health crisis such as a pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17655/23]

Department Underspend and Reduced Delivery of Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 Apr 2023)

Bríd Smith: I guess the Minister could have a bog-standard speech stashed away in his filing cabinet or computer to pull out at least once per week as we deal with this housing catastrophe. There will continue to be Bills, motions and proposals coming from the Opposition to the Government in Private Members' time to try to highlight and deal with an absolute catastrophe. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael...