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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: I have to go. I thank the witnesses very much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: I thank Mr. Molnár. My question follows on from the last question. How important is the emphasis the International Energy Agency puts on the need to reduce fossil fuel use as against the energy security that was referred to? In its report, World Energy Outook 2022, the IEA stated that the rapid fall in LNG after 2030 in the net zero emissions scenario implies there will be "no further...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 62. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are available for people currently seeking international protection who are unaccommodated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25933/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will authorise the payment of pension increases due to postal workers since January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25658/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the supports available for apartment complexes in terms of energy-efficiency upgrades, or access to the installation of solar panels and any other energy efficiency supports. [25764/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can clarify whether the one stop shop system of retrofitting supports is applicable to apartment complexes or individual apartment owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25765/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the guidelines or regulations, if any, that are issued by his Department or the National Transport Authority when liaising with schools involved in the ‘safe routes to school’ programme around the use of cargo bikes by parents to transport children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25842/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 231. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he can clarify in relation to a public sector worker (details supplied) who has suffered a critical illness and having returned to work, is diagnosed with a second, separate critical illness within months. [25609/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 446. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she can detail the supports that are available for a public sector employee diagnosed with a serious illness (details supplied) who does not qualify for any payments from their employer, the HSE, because of previous use of critical illness benefit, and who has paid PRSI contributions; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 610. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will change policy to ensure that all refugees will in future be provided with accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 612. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to end the direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26005/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Bodies (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 642. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to include athletic therapy in the CORU regulation process and in the provision of HSE care services; when this will happen; the rationale for its exclusion to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25550/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 663. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the drug vyepti (details supplied), following its completion of the approval process; if he will acknowledge that there are many migraine sufferers who are resistant to current drugs available and who are desperate to access this new drug in an effort to relieve their pain; the proposed timeline for the drug to be available to those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (30 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 788. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the HEA contribution towards graduate entry medicine tuition fees by €5,000 and €10,000 per student, respectively based on the latest available student numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25552/23]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: I have to come back on a number of things the Minister said. To say that we are not acknowledging that there has been a service provided for women and girls to seek abortion in this country is not true. My opening remarks acknowledged that we have had massive change since the law was brought in and that abortion has been accessed here and is accessible to a certain cohort in limited...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Today marks the fifth anniversary of the magnificent repeal referendum vote. Thankfully, the situation for pregnant people in this country has improved massively since people voted overwhelmingly to trust women and repeal the eighth amendment. Abortion is available on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy and, beyond that, in very limited...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: Today marks the fifth anniversary of the repeal victory, a categoric and historic victory of a campaign that was run and led in particular by young women but by men and women throughout this country, the length and breadth, and east to west. That campaign really forced the politicians to sit up, wake up and smell the coffee. What people said at that time was, mostly: give women a choice and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: I understand that you do not turn a ship around overnight but, seriously, it took us decades to get to the point where we had a referendum to repeal the eighth. The review was commissioned, it was delayed in being published, and it is categorically clear in its recommendations. For example, the criminalisation of abortion in the law is the only aspect of medicine that is criminalised - the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: I am not attacking it. My colleague is on the committee.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (25 May 2023)

Bríd Smith: 31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update in relation to the case of a person (details supplied); the status and expected date for publication of the scoping report; the actions he intends to take; if he will clarify the reason for the ongoing delays in acting on the wishes of the person's family for a full public inquiry; and if he will...