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An Bille up an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: I will share time with Deputy Barry. The Minister made it nearly impossible for us to be enthusiastic about this referendum. Many parties on this side of the House have played a key role in helping progressive referendums pass. I, like Deputy Cairns, worry that the Minister is not going to get this one passed for the reasons I stated earlier in that those in the far right have latched...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: I will not try to compete with legal experts that dominate this House. Between Deputy Bacik and the Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, I do not know what they are talking about half of the time but I do want to put across a perspective that is important for the vast majority of ordinary people because what this is about is removing a very offensive piece of wording in the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: A couple of years ago, RTÉ wrote to Catherine Martin, the Minister, to ask for permission to use the pension fund to pay for the administrative costs of the fund. This is not normally done; the employer normally pays the admin costs. The figure involved would be upwards of €30 million over the lifetime of the fund. She refused, but RTÉ appealed and apparently she has done...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Exports Growth (14 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: 37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any consideration or study was undertaken by his Department or any other Department in relation to his recent trip to Korea and the proposed expansion of beef exports, in reference to the climate impact of such an expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51600/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: 509. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information regarding the talks between his Department and the Revenue Commissioners to rectify the problematic issues caused by proposed changes to tax laws for GP group practices; (details supplied); if he will outline the outcome of these talks; if GPs concerns will be allayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56189/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: I just got off the phone in the last hour to a couple in my constituency who have a diagnosis at 22 weeks of a fatal foetal anomaly. They have a two-and-a-half-year-old child and, at a multidisciplinary team meeting this morning, they were refused a termination on the grounds of fatal foetal anomaly because it is "impossible", in the words of Marie O'Shea, who spoke to the health committee...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: -----with this Government to do something about it. The Government has a comprehensive report------

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: -----coming back to it next week from Marie O'Shea. It can legislate on the grounds-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: -----of at least fatal foetal anomaly and decriminalising abortion so it does not act as a chill factor in decisions that should be made for the care of women and not for the constitutionality of it.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: I want a comment on the legislation.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: It sounds like you are afraid of the Israeli Government and afraid to deal with them-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: You go after their citizens but not their State.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (13 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: They are not, however, and that is why I raised this as a Topical Issue.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (13 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: The problem we have is that all of this sounds great on paper. The data may show things are improving and capacity is improving. I know, for example, the late-night buses are a big attraction and capacity on them has improved and people are taking them up. Some of the routes are definitely better. However we are still dealing with a lot of traffic congestion in the city. For example,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (13 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: I thank the Minister of State for taking this question at the last minute. I do not think he is responsible for this area but he may well be familiar with it as a Minister of State from the Green Party who should and would, I think, have an interest in developing public transport systems to take cars off the road, to decarbonise our economy and to improve public transport. In general, then,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (13 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: 214. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the much-needed therapists for ASD children at a school (details supplied) will be in place; when a nurse will be recruited for the school, given that some children cannot attend a full day at school due to the lack of a nurse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55674/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: What about the recruitment embargo?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: What about the recruitment embargo in health?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: It is stopping babies from getting specialist care.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Bríd Smith: Last Thursday members of the Fórsa trade union walked out of several hospitals, one of which was CHI at Crumlin, the national children's hospital. I received calls yesterday from parents in different parts of the country who were personally extremely distressed that there was a serious lapse in their children's care. Young babies could not get IV lines into their arms because of a lack...