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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed) (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: I appreciate all those answers and I thank Mr. O'Connor. We would look for reassurance on the question of workers' protest outside these centres; we need that. The last conversation was about data and the collation of same through the HSE. That is quite important and it is important that the HSE does it as well. Mr. O'Connor probably has a more comprehensive list but everything he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that his Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for driving tests; if he will acknowledge the difficulty that this is causing for those who need a full driving licence for work and or family reasons; if he will commit to ensuring that resources are deployed to bring down the waiting time for a test; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 405. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Public Appointments Service can adequately evaluate non-nationals applying for jobs in the public service who may have higher level qualifications such as level 9 and but not have an Irish Leaving Certificate; if any weight or account is presently taking by the PAS when looking at such applicants; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 406. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the PAS compiles any statistics on the recruitment levels of non-Irish nationals in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1257/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 407. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if current employment practices of the PAS may be discriminating against highly educated non-Irish nationals in attaining employment opportunities in the public service, specifically in relation to the treatment of graduates from abroad without an Irish education background; if these practices are compatible with EU equality...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 457. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has met with representatives of artists affected by proposed development plans for Merrion Square which will severely impact their ability to display and show their works on the square. [2004/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 523. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify the way accommodation standards in tenancies that are supported by HAP/RAS payments are enforced; the number of payments to landlords that have been stopped in the past two years due to the accommodation being judged as not suitable for the tenant; the number of tenants who were refused HAP/RAS support...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 626. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that he is taking to stop the imminent expulsion and forced transfer of over 1,000 Palestinians, including 500 children, by the Israeli Government in clear violation of international law; if will he acknowledge that the forcible transfer of such people in Occupied Territories is a war crime under international law and that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 731. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the tender process for the new build at a school (details supplied) has been delayed as a result of lowest bids being unable to fulfil their quotations; if her Department will speed-up the process following the acceptance of the third bid; the timeframe to move to the next phase of the process;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 735. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amounts paid from her Department or other bodies funded by her Department to a company (details supplied) for services in the past two years; if these contracts have any provision for extra payments based on performances and so on; the way an employee who is assessed as fit to work by the company can appeal or seek alternative opinions;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 981. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has any plans to include education as a future ground for discrimination in the Employment Equality and Discrimination Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1255/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 1041. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify in relation to the draft code of practice proposed for the ELE sector; if his Department or QQI will meet with private providers in advance of implementing any proposals (details supplied); if they will clarify any areas that may require explanation; and if he will clarify issues (details supplied). [1283/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 1175. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details in relation to the recruitment drive by the National Ambulance Service for qualified paramedics (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63261/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 1176. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the establishment of the promised inquiry on the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when he expects that the inquiry will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63262/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 1177. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way that families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; if he will provide an update on discussions between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 1350. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts paid from his Department or other bodies funded by his Department to a company (details supplied) for services in the past two years; if these contracts have any provision for extra payments based on performances and so on; the way that an employee who is assessed as fit to work by the company can appeal or seek alternative opinions; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 1834. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that are taken by his Department on foot of complaints or allegations around damage caused by herbicide or pesticide spraying on farms; if inspectors routinely take soil or water samples to test for the presence of chemical following such complaints; if this does not occur at present, if it would be considered in the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Bríd Smith: 1896. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she intends to commit to the plans for a long-awaited community centre on the Tullow Road, Carlow; if her attention has been drawn to reports that the plans have been designed by the local authority and that a community consultation has taken place in an area that has one of the largest population densities in Carlow town and...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (17 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: According to Bon Jovi's song: The more things change the more the stay the same ... it's just reality It's the same damn song with a different melody That is what is happening here today. The change of Taoiseach will mean nothing for the majority of people in this country. More than that, the election of the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (15 Dec 2022)

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