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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 May 2024)

Bríd Smith: 281. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the qualifications of the ongoing risk assessors to carry out this task with regard to health and safety; if the assessor also has another role at Cherry Orchard hospital in addition to their role of risk assessor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19980/24]

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Bríd Smith: Solidarity to the Minister for the threats and the disturbance she and her family have suffered this week. I also express my solidarity to Deputy Paul Murphy, who also this week received death threats from the same sources. I have read over the motion from the Rural Independent Group. It consists of nearly three pages about the migration pact and there is not a single mention of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 May 2024)

Bríd Smith: 171. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm where the legislation for the establishment of defects scheme for apartments and duplexes is currently at and to confirm when the draft legislation will be published; when he believes that OMCs will be able to apply for and receive funding for permanent remediation of defects; if he will commit to passing the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: I argue the national childcare scheme is not fit for purpose. It does not fit the demand and it does not fit the need we have in this country. Parents will say to us it is the most convoluted, confusing and unfair system. I will give one instance, and I am picking up on a thing that comes to my attention regularly. Parents are penalised for wanting to spend more time with their children,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: I am afraid that in my experience, and a lot of Deputies have spoken about it in different ways tonight, the mishmash of services we have are not keeping sufficiently on top of the demand for childcare. A lot of providers are feeling pretty desperate about the sort of administration challenges they face. The reason I asked the question about the provision of a national publicly-funded and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 91. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline his plans to increase childcare places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19265/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: What are the Minister's general plans for increasing childcare places? Will he make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: It would be lovely to hear the exact figures for the number of places that the Minister plans to increase by. It sounds like he has a plan, but to me and to all childminding organisations, it is complex and cumbersome. The Minister will be aware that in the Dublin area, almost 60% of providers have reported that they have severe waiting lists for childcare places. After housing, it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: I am aware of all the problems individual childcare centres have in increasing capacity and keeping going. I am also aware of how poorly paid and treated many childcare workers are, albeit that improvements are taking place. The last woman who contacted me about this prompted me to ask the question. She was stressed out of her mind about the fact that she could not get a place for her...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 92. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will establish a publicly owned childcare service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19266/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: I hope this will expand on the conversation we have just had. Will the Minister and his Department establish a national, publicly-run, funded and owned childcare service?

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: I welcome the Sinn Féin motion and the opportunity to discuss in the House again the cost of living and the impact it is having on people. Tomorrow, Social Justice Ireland will give a presentation in the audiovisual room. It would be well worth going to as Social Justice Ireland always has sharp analysis of what is happening to people at the bottom of our society. It is a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: The programme for Government explicitly commits this Government to fully maintaining neutrality and the triple lock. In 2013, Deputy Micheál Martin, the current Tánaiste who wants a Bill brought before the Dáil to get rid of the triple lock, argued that the triple lock is at the core of our neutrality and he refused to accept the argument that it gives a veto to Russia over...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: There has not been one vetoed

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: Nonsense. Then leave the triple lock in place.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 103. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will abolish childcare fees in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19267/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 113. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline his accommodation plans for international protection applicant refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19263/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the recent report that Irish protesters were told at a pro-Palestine protest camp in Berlin that they were not allowed to speak Irish by German police; if he agrees that this is an unacceptable development and infringes a person's right to speak a language of their choice and is a dangerous precedent to set; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of difficulties facing Dublin Bus and other transport providers in recruiting and retaining maintenance staff; the steps his Department is taking to ensure staff shortages do not hinder the roll out of BusConnects or plans to expand the bus transport system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18749/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (30 Apr 2024)

Bríd Smith: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the staff numbers in maintenance and mechanics for Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and a company (details supplied); the details of any shortages of staff in these areas; the plans by these companies to ensure that staff numbers in these key areas are filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18750/24]