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Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: Fair enough.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: I raise the latitude or discretion afforded to local authorities when making decisions about the allocation of social housing and the purchase of housing under the tenant in situscheme. Mr. Denis Murphy and his family were offered a home before Christmas by South Dublin County Council. The family's means were assessed and the income was over the threshold. The reason was that Mrs. Murphy...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 10. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [32548/23]

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: I am thankful for the opportunity to talk about this subject again. It seems to me that there is a bit of a competition in the House on the nature restoration law with various groups wanting to prove they are the ones most opposed to it. This is the second time in a week we have had a lengthy motion essentially calling for an outright rejection of the proposed nature restoration law. One...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: That is exactly what they were exposed to.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: I want to raise again the question of Covid payments for front-line workers. We recently saw a protest by hospital cleaners, who were contract cleaners and who are being refused the €1,000 Covid payment, despite the fact that they work daily on the front line. Today it has come to my attention that section 39 workers who are personal care workers for people with disabilities have...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 11. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with health will next meet. [32547/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: In her evidence to the Joint Committee on Health on 31 May, Dr. Marie O'Shea, the author of the report of the review of the operation of the termination of pregnancy Act stated, "if nothing is done, it is only a question of time before we see a repeat of Mellet v. Ireland and Whelan v. Ireland and [a future] Taoiseach standing up in the Dáil to make an apology and pay a sum of money to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: But the law has the review enshrined in it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: The review is part of the law. The Taoiseach does not seem to get it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: Is there a requirement to ignore it?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: If you ignore the review, why have it in there?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 4. To ask the Taoiseach to list the total number of State apologies issued by his Department since 2011. [32546/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (4 Jul 2023)

Bríd Smith: 256. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the case of four workers (details supplied) who have been dismissed by a company for trade union activity; if he will meet with these workers and their representatives; if he has plans to introduce legislation to protect workers in these situations and strengthen the right to collective bargaining and trade union...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: I disagree strongly with the Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action about the Opposition's position and the idea it is way too harsh and unfair on the Government. It is quite the opposite. It is not harsh enough. What is going on with this Bill is manipulation of the highest order to make it look like there is going to be a tax on the profits and the gains of...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: I will listen to the Minister of State's answer afterwards. Have we given up on that? I am sure the Minister of State has an answer to that question. Second, the Act covers the activities in the fossil fuel sector "such as production or refining of natural gas, coal, petroleum or manufacture of coke oven products, carried on in the State". Again, I have a question. Does this...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: The Minister, Deputy McConalogue, was in the Chamber yesterday when we discussed the culling of the herd under a motion brought before the House. On a few occasions, I mentioned the name of Larry Goodman in relation to agricultural policy and how it is impacting on our environment, particularly on our rivers. His name appears again today, like the proverbial bad penny. Lansdowne Oil and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: They said it yesterday.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail any proposals or plans to deal with the issues regarding the representative rights of retired workers; if he will support the passage to Committee stage of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31601/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (29 Jun 2023)

Bríd Smith: 54. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will bring forward or support new legislation in view of events at a company (details supplied) recently that will protect workers; his views on whether current legislation is sufficient to prevent abuses of workers in cases of examinership and so on; if his Department is investigating the actions of management at the company;...