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Security of Electricity Supply: Motion [Private Members] (15 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: There is much in the motion with which we can agree but we cannot agree with its core. The heart of it is wrong. It is incorrect. More motions such as this will be tabled and so they should. Almost one year ago People Before Profit tabled a motion on the cost-of-energy crisis that was emerging. Nothing has changed. Unfortunately motions and Bills in the Dáil do not deliver,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Cost of Living Issues (15 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered using price control mechanisms to limit price rises on basic commodities such as milk, bread and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38603/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown and rationale for the figures provided by the National Transport Authority for the provision of free public transport given that previous estimates were based only on fare collections from public transport which were considerably lower (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (15 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from an annual levy on the profits in the residential building sector, similar to the proposed levy in the UK in light of the Grenfell disaster, at rates of 5%, 10% and 15% respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45305/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (15 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of providing full redress to Mica-affected homes by removing any cap on payments to homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45304/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 251. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of raising all social insurance and social protection payments to €300 per week, excluding disability allowance, invalidity and blind pensions, and all carer’s payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45306/22]

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Commission of Investigation Report: Statements (14 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: I will start unusually by quoting a tweet from the renowned Mr. Vincent Browne: Isn’t it unfortunate for Denis O’Brien that so many of his involvements result in controversy: the award of the Irish mobile phone licence; INM; Digicel; Beacon hospital over vaccines; and now Siteserve. Perhaps it has all to do just with poor communications. We have to look at the bare facts...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide the definitive date for the increase in HAP payments and other associated changes that were due at the end of August 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44421/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the incremental tenant purchase scheme introduced in 2016 is still operating; the funding allocated to the scheme in the past three years; if changes to the scheme now stipulate that tenants must be in receipt of housing assistance for ten years before availing of such schemes; the reason for this change; if such criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 545. To ask the Minister for Health the position concerning the case of two elderly persons (details supplied); if one of the homeowners can refuse to sign fair deal scheme forms resulting in the denial of full-time appropriate care for the other deteriorating homeowner; if the homeowner can be legally compelled to sign the forms in order that full-time care can be provided; the measures that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (14 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 565. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a matter in which a Section 39 care provider who could not provide consistent and regular care to two women with disabilities in County Wicklow was advised to approach the HSE home-support approved providers to determine whether there is capacity to fill the gaps in these women’s care (details supplied); the steps...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (14 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: 596. To ask the Minister for Health if he will acknowledge the ongoing issues and needs of the diabetes community in Ireland, that is, living with one of the top-ten most-challenging health problems, as described by the World Health Organisation; if he will commit to establishing a national diabetes strategy as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44939/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: I confirm that I am on campus. I am not feeling great, so I am not coming down to the committee room to spread diseases. I thank the Minister for coming in. I am sure the Minster is probably aware of it, but I wish to draw his attention to correspondence from some very eminent scientists, Professor Barry McMullin, Dr. Andrew Jackson, Mr. Paul Price and Professor John Sweeney, that we dealt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (13 Sep 2022)

Bríd Smith: That is fine. I heard the Minister's earlier contribution. I am looking for more clarity on that because the point being made here by the experts is not whether the science is developing or evolving, as the Minister said, but rather that 18 months' delay in setting a target for the LULUCF lacks consistency with the legislation in that it is not effective, timely or in compliance with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Bríd Smith: I thank Senator McGahon and I thank everybody for their contributions. It is a fascinating discussion. I want to go to the Minister first with what is both a criticism and a question about the core of what he is arguing here today. Repeatedly he has mentioned the war in Ukraine as being at the root of the problems we are facing. We are here today to discuss the supply of electricity and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Bríd Smith: Does that apply even in a crisis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Bríd Smith: They do not apply to the eight that are due to be connected in two or three years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Bríd Smith: They will require 1.5 GW of extra energy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Bríd Smith: I am sorry but that has not been my experience with regard to many issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Bríd Smith: How is the Minister going to do that? That was my final question. What is the exact mechanism?