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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can detail any meetings or discussions that he or his Department have had with persons who have resigned from the Burren programme over concerns regarding the replacement scheme and fears that it could have negative impacts on the Burren landscape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61512/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 375. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that the replacement scheme for the Burren programme will impact those 300 farmers currently in the programme; and if supports available will match the amounts available under the current Burren programme. [61513/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61514/22]

Teacher Shortages: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: I wish to highlight a connected matter that has not yet been raised. I thank the Social Democrats for tabling the motion. I will take the example of a schoolteacher from Pakistan who teaches in Our Lady of Lourdes National School in Goldenbridge, Dublin 8. It is a DEIS school. Members may be familiar with it. The teacher in question came from Pakistan on a 1G graduate visa, trained here...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Meetings (7 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 5. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his officials will meet with a student (details supplied) who has started a hunger and thirst strike over concerns relating the climate crisis in order to address the issues the student has raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61103/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (7 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 30 of 10 November 2022, if the new inspection support personnel, ISP, are employed under the same conditions as current qualified testers and within the same conditions as set by law regarding hours of employment; if the ISP are subject to Irish employment law or, alternatively, are they being paid...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends to conduct a review in the near future of the effectiveness of her Department’s payroll system in light of reported issues from teachers regarding difficulty having changes made or mistakes rectified in salaries; the reason it is taking so long to have salary issues addressed and the difficulties for teachers trying to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (7 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if separate funding streams are available to schools to help with the costs of providing tracksuits for pupils at primary school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61272/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (7 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 1 December 2022, if a series of matters (details supplied) in relation to same will be clarified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61286/22]

Building Defects: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: I wish to share time with Deputy Boyd Barrett. I welcome everybody into the Gallery. It is not our Gallery; it is theirs. It is always good to see the public come in to the Parliament because it has that dynamic of putting manners on lots of people in here. They are very welcome. I thank Sinn Féin for tabling the motion prior to the end of the year because it is hugely...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: What about the importance of dealing with the climate catastrophe that we are facing?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: I totally agree with Deputy McDonald on that point. I want to raise another issue on the Order of Business, and that is a motion we are being asked to pass without debate on the comprehensive agreement in the field of air transport. This deal is aimed at growing a market in transnational flights and climate is mentioned once in the briefing document. At a time when emissions are rising and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: No room at the inn, is there not, Deputy McGrath?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (6 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify the position of those workers, many of whom are presently working in sectors suffering chronic shortages of staff, who are presently in the state on a G1 graduate visa, when their visa has or is due to expire and where their job would ordinarily require the position to be advertised and filled in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (6 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify the outcome of her meeting with the family of a person (details supplied); if she has considered their demand for an independent public inquiry into their death; if she can report on the status of the scoping inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60611/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (6 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 104. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 160, 161, 163, 164 and 166 of 1 December 2022, the position of the person, who having secured full-time employment while on a G1 graduate visa, has now been informed they must fulfil the labour market needs test to secure a work permit which was not originally required when they applied for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (6 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 525 of 29 November 2022, if there are plans to allow students who have to repeat a year apply to the student assistance fund for help to cover fees in view of their exclusion from the reduced registration fees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60766/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 544. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline any plans to establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team in CHO7; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that only 15% of persons have access to community neuro-rehabilitation teams and that despite the promise of a team for each CHO area, only two have been delivered; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (1 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 37. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if changes to income limits for social housing will be backdated; if anyone removed from the list in that period will have their years on the list restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59785/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (1 Dec 2022)

Bríd Smith: 87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will issue a circular to all local authorities to ensure that they will buy homes if tenants are in receipt of notices to quit where the tenants would be eligible for social housing or cost-rental housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59786/22]