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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: Before Christmas and after the House had shut down, the results of a competition none of us, I think, knew about were released. Indeed, the people who had applied for it did not know until they had sent in the applications that it was a competition. It was for grants in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, STEM, education. There were over 2,700 applications from schools around...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (23 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: In his engagement with religious leaders, did the Taoiseach or officials from his Department have any discussion with Archbishop Eamon Martin? It may have gone under the radar but just before Christmas, after the Dáil had wound down, the archbishop made a statement on the safe access zones Bill. Can the Taoiseach hurry this legislation up? There have been protests outside abortion...

An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: I would like clarification on procedure. We did not get a chance to vote on the last group of amendments, because the time ran out.

An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: I have just one final question for the Minister. He articulates his case very well but for me the case still does not stack up that "shall strive" is much more robust than "shall" and is better than "shall endeavour". It is probably better than "shall endeavour" but the word "shall" is the one we want to see included. I also question the opportunity that we have had to include care...

An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: If it was being replaced with something more robust, I would have no problem.

An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: That is why all the progressive women opposed it.

An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: This is the piece of work with which I have the biggest problem. The Government has done us all a disservice by coupling the deletion of - as I paraphrase it - the woman's place is in the home with the care question. It has done the whole project a big disservice. I say this because I know for a fact that there are already others campaigning to confuse this issue, but also genuinely...

An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: Tairgim leasú a1a: I gCuid 1, leathanach 6, línte 4 go 8 a scriosadh agus an méid seo a leanas a chur ina n-ionad: “Airteagal 41.2 1° Admhaíonn an Stát go dtugtar taca don Stát, ar taca é nach bhféadfaí leas an phobail a ghnóthú dá éagmais, de bhíthin cúram a thabhairt laistigh den bhaile agus lasmuigh...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: Tairgim leasú a 3: I leathanach 4, línte 15 go 28 a scriosadh agus i leathanach 6, línte 1 go 3 a scriosadh agus an méid seo a leanas a chur ina n-ionad: “(c) subsection 1° of section 3 of Article 41 of the Irish text shall be repealed; (d) subsection 1° of section 3 of Article 41 of the English text shall be repealed.”, agus I leathanach 5,...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: Of course. It is the messaging. I am just wondering how the Government will put its message across. What message is it giving the Irish people that says they should vote yes-yes?

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: It is replaced with stronger language in our proposal.

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: I come here today less than enthusiastic about this. I said to the Minister the last day we spoke about this that he has made it very difficult for parties and people like me and mine who really want to progress the equality agenda in this country and has made it even more difficult for the citizens' assembly, which did a lot of work on the question of equality and how it should apply to the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: It is worth this House noting that tomorrow, over 200,000 public sector workers will take strike action in Northern Ireland to secure a pay increase. They have traditional been very badly paid and so I salute them. We should note this because these workers are in our country. We may not have jurisdiction over them but it is a very important strike. Also important are the pay talks with...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: -----to take account of inflation over the last two or three years and those ahead.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: To repeat, I am actually standing here to say the far right are liars and Nazi sympathisers. They spread bile and lies, first of all about single men, and then it extends to all refugees, including the terrified women and children we saw in the videos the other day. It is the far right that are spreading the riots. They are Nazi sympathisers and they see racism as a tool to deflect against...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: I will have that debate with the Ceann Comhairle again but I stand over my right to say that they echo the sympathies of Nazis.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: I can.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: They are not the facts.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: I am the leader for the new year, okay?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: I want to put it up to the Minister and to the entire Government that the problems we have seen over the past few days in Roscrea and beyond are not the fault of asylum seekers; they are the Government's fault. I am pointing the figure at the Government because I really mean this. I am so angry, as is everybody, about the scenes of women and their children being frightened and bullied, and...