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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (31 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify if it would have been possible for DCC to apply for Stage 2 approvals recently rather than full Stage 1 Approvals, and what would have been required for this to happen; if he will make inquiries to ascertain if there are any internal difficulties that DCC is facing with progressing regeneration projects in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (31 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider making funding available for a housing officer function to be delivered by a local community organisation; if he will acknowledge that this function would have ten key separate KPIs and that this proposal can be provided to him at his request; if he will signal his support for such a proposal and make...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (31 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 128. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if in relation to the provision of accommodation for those seeking international protection, he will take steps to ensure that training for new accommodation providers is not only provided but rigorously applied and tested as much as possible; is he aware that while experienced accommodation providers know the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (31 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that at IPAS accommodation in Inchicore, food vouchers for Tesco are distributed but that there is only a Tesco Express in that area which is limited and expensive; if he will direct the changing of food vouchers to another supplier as the accommodation provider is happy to do so upon his...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (31 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 130. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide all Members of Dáil Éireann with the contract that is provided to new IPAS accommodation providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4467/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Citizens' Assembly (31 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 176. To ask the Minister for Health if the Citizens' Assembly's final report on older people was ever referred back to the Houses of the Oireachtas for consideration; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4521/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 18. To ask the Taoiseach to provide an update on Housing for All. [2803/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with disability will next meet. [4300/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (30 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 88. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the total funding for local community development committees for each of the past five years; if she will commit to significantly increasing it this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4009/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (30 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 103. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is satisfied with the level of resources available to local community development committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4010/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Joint Labour Committees (30 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 244. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to clarify when he expects to sign the next Joint Labour Committee Employment Regulation Order, JLC ERO, into law; if he will report on his meeting with the JLC ERO body on 26 January 2024 to go through submission in the WRC; and if he accepts that six months have now elapsed since the signing of the last JLC ERO on 4 September...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Abortion Services (30 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 539. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of recent protests outside of Limerick Maternity Hospital and their impact on women attending the hospital for terminations; if he is also aware that this is still happening in other areas where women need to access healthcare; if he will give a clear indication of when the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill...

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: In line with what the last speaker had to say about the pay of Defence Forces personnel, the conditions under which they have lived and the housing they have had over the years, with many not being given houses and living in the backs of their cars in order to operate as soldiers or naval personnel, I marvel at the Government's attempt to spend more money on defence but not on the Defence...

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: I just want to hear the Tánaiste say it again-----

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: -----and I believe the Women of Honour want to hear him say it again. This has regard to term of reference (iv), "To investigate whether Complaints of Abuse were actively deterred or whether there was a culture that discouraged the making of Complaints of Abuse". Will that term of reference allow everyone-----

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: -----to be included in the tribunal, including those who did not engage? The Tánaiste's answer is "Yes". That is most welcome. The other question relates to the last recommendation on page 91 of the independent review group report commissioned by the Department, which states: The Minister [that is, the Tánaiste, Deputy Martin] should consider a complete review and replacement...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (24 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 5. To ask the Taoiseach to report on the December European Union Council meeting. [2802/24]

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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (23 Jan 2024)

Bríd Smith: 125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will investigate a potential anomaly around a person’s (details supplied) ineligibility for current electricity credits because the house’s MPRN is designated a low-usage account; if he will ensure that those who may be missing out on the credits will have them applied as soon as possible; and if...