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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (6 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the thresholds above which social protection clients will be liable for local property tax deductions; and the number of such clients who are liable for deductions in the Dublin South Central constituency. [19909/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (6 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 199. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht how the State paid a sum of €5 million to purchase Numbers 14 to 17 Moore Street, Dublin 1, including details of the valuation process of the properties and of the recipients of the said moneys. [20058/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (6 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 201. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the provisions she has made to protect Sceilig Mhichíl, Contae Chiarraí, from damage during the filming there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15604/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Easter Rising Commemorations (7 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 59. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht how the State paid a sum of €5 million to purchase 14 to 17 Moore Street, Dublin 1, including details of the valuation process of the properties and details of recipients of said moneys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19852/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (12 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 18. To ask the Minister for Health the increases in staffing that have been achieved to deal with the crisis under the home help scheme and the carer respite services; the number of persons who are in hospital with their discharge delayed who are waiting to access these services; the number of carers that have been unable to continue as carers, due to the lack of respite services; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 27. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he is taking to progress the development, staff levels and contracts of general practitioners including the provision of care free at the point of use to persons under 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20909/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (12 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 550. To ask the Minister for Health if he believes that the recent United Nation's condemnation of Ireland's treatment of pregnant woman in need of abortions shows that this and previous Governments failure to legislate or to seek to repeal the Eighth Amendment proves that Ireland may indeed be guilty of cruelty and inhumane treatment of all female citizens. [17506/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (13 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he considered the implications for Irish agriculture of the ratification of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; his views on the likely impact of these treaties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21264/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: UK Referendum on EU Membership (13 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 62. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consequences for Ireland's fishing industry and those who depend on it in view of the British exit from the EU. [21263/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Budgets (14 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to spend any savings as a result of the privatisation of the national broadband plan; the portion he expects to spend on climate change mitigation and prevention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21591/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Agencies Board Appointments (14 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to consider reserving a place on the board of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland for a non-governmental organisation with a track record of environmental campaigning in the area of sustainability and climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21595/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Exploration Revenue (14 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 247. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated value of the Corrib gas supply in its first year of operation and the estimated value of revenues the State expects directly from that gas flow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21762/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (19 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is concerned at the impact of tendering processes underway with Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann routes could have on the conditions and livelihoods of transport workers. [22484/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (19 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the pay claims being discussed for transport workers, considering the time since these workers received a pay rise and the number of cost cutting deals these workers agreed over the past decade, alongside the substantial cuts to transport funding by governments over the same period which had serious consequences for those...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (19 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 480. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline his views on Palestine's Call, the open letter from 45 Palestinians political and civil groups calling on the Government to act to bring justice to Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21955/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (19 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 481. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the actions he will take in view of Palestine's Call, the open letter sent to all Oireachtas Members from Palestinian civil and political groups. [21956/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (19 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 482. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address the issues raised in Palestine's Call, the open letter recently sent to all Oireachtas Members from Palestinian civil and political society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21957/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (19 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 483. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the way in which he will respond to the open letter from Palestinian civil and political society sent to all Oireachtas Members, Palestine's Call; and the action he will take to exert pressure on the state of Israel, through the use of sanctions and other parliamentary actions, to end its illegal occupation of Palestine and to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services Staff (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 45. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to ensure that the appropriate State bodies tasked with safeguarding the rights of workers are appropriately staffed and resourced to combat attempts by employers to break labour laws that seek to provide workers with basic protections. [22763/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 56. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is concerned at the increasing number of workers being asked by employers to sign contracts which designate them as self-employed and not as employees who have statutory rights. [22764/16]