Results 21-40 of 3,455 for speaker:Bríd Smith in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (17 May 2016)

Bríd Smith: 523. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to cancel the decision to exclude persons with disabilities from the Youth Guarantee and the promise of a quality offer of a job placement or training and further education course within four months. [10124/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Funding (17 May 2016)

Bríd Smith: 522. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to resource the community employment scheme in order that it can be implemented, such as by using the €10 million European Social Fund funding for the programme for employment inclusion and learning to develop programmes that cross departmental remits. [10123/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (17 May 2016)

Bríd Smith: 524. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why Ireland is the only country in Europe to exclude persons with disabilities from mainstream activation programmes. [10125/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (24 May 2016)

Bríd Smith: 53. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to immediately revise the statutory instrument that introduced payment for green bin charges and ensure that, in the interests of the environment, all recycling is incentivised by remaining free of charge by local authorities at bring centres and by waste management companies; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (24 May 2016)

Bríd Smith: 87. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to investigate and expedite a Garda Síochána clearance query (details supplied). [11699/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (25 May 2016)

Bríd Smith: 221. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position regarding Members of the European Parliament not being allowed to access documentation on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12215/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (26 May 2016)

Bríd Smith: 22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he examined the agreement on refugees between the European Union and Turkey prior to signing up to it; if it infringes the European Union Convention on Human Rights with regard to the forced movement of persons in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12129/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (26 May 2016)

Bríd Smith: 23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will review its relationship with Egypt considering the brutal crack down of the Egyptian security services on civil society, non-governmental organisations, trade union activists and other actions which endanger not just Egyptian citizens but European citizens such as persons (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Bríd Smith: 43. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of repealing the financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation and public service pay reverting to 2009 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13013/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (31 May 2016)

Bríd Smith: 68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount saved by having a lower level of pay for new recruits to the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13012/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (31 May 2016)

Bríd Smith: 343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding university fees. [13511/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (2 Jun 2016)

Bríd Smith: 76. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients per month who register at emergency departments for treatment but who leave before being discharged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13768/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (2 Jun 2016)

Bríd Smith: 104. To ask the Minister for Health the potential cost savings and benefits to health of introducing a national pharmaceuticals policy, which ensures that persons receive quality drugs at the lowest possible price and that doctors prescribe the minimum of required drugs to treat the patient's illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13767/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pay (2 Jun 2016)

Bríd Smith: 113. To ask the Minister for Health the amount saved by having a lower level of pay for new recruits to the public service in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13012/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Jun 2016)

Bríd Smith: 68. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has seen the new documentary, Atlantic, and his views on the conclusions it draws for the fishing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14496/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (8 Jun 2016)

Bríd Smith: 83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will announce funding calls for and the duration of the new grant round under the new asylum migration and integration fund which the European Commission signed in 2015. [14269/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (8 Jun 2016)

Bríd Smith: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that enrolments in a school (details supplied) are being blocked by the school; if he is complicit in the campaign to close the biggest school in the area at a time when number of primary school age children is predicted by the CSO to rise by 20%; and his plans for a new school in the area to cope with the increasing numbers....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (8 Jun 2016)

Bríd Smith: 290. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) has lost entitlement to rent allowance upon being placed on a low paid temporary work scheme by a local Intreo office; why it is not possible for the person to receive support from the local community welfare officer, given that this loss has resulted in an accumulation of rent arrears; and why, if the person and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Environmental Policy (8 Jun 2016)

Bríd Smith: 589. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views that climate change is the single most pressing issue for humanity, which will impact on every single aspect of our society and economy; that it is a major mis-step at this time to have effectively abolished the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in the new Administration and that,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Administration (14 Jun 2016)

Bríd Smith: 69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the tendering process for public bus routes will take account of the record of a company in upholding labour law, in its obligations to its workforce and in conducting negotiations with its workforce on pay and conditions, prior to the awarding of any contracts (details supplied); and if he will ensure that the National...