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Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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JobPath Programme
Bríd Smith
85. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to continue contracts with JobPath providers in view of the recent Dáil Éireann motion in relation to the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8008/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Telephone Support Allowance
Bríd Smith
105. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the operation of the telephone allowance will be reviewed in view of the fact that pensioners in need of the allowance who are not living alone cannot access it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8004/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Rapid Response Initiative
Bríd Smith
129. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the arrangements made for equality monitoring in the running of the rapid response roster and the election observation roster; and if arrangements for appeal from disabled applicants to the rosters will be considered under public statutory equality duty. [7874/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Departmental Circulars
Bríd Smith
206. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of circulars to educational institutions relating to workplace relations specifically disciplinary proceedings and access to sick leave; if circulars on such issues are binding regulations or suggested guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7802/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Brexit Issues
Bríd Smith
322. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the possible impact of Brexit on patients accessing healthcare in the UK under the cross-border directive; and his plans to deal with all eventualities. [7693/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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National Transport Authority
Bríd Smith
542. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the compensation and consultation process that persons affected by the proposed BusConnects enhanced bus corridors may avail of; the way in which the process will allow persons to raise concerns as to impacts on their property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7879/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Illness Benefit Waiting Times
Bríd Smith
612. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address issues with the six-day waiting period for claimants entitlement to sick pay while absent due to sickness from work (details supplied). [7892/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Approved Housing Bodies
Bríd Smith
655. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 272 and 273 of 7 February 2019, the funding provided to approved housing bodies under each scheme (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form. [7893/19]
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
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Approved Housing Bodies
Bríd Smith
656. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of housing units provided for social housing and by an approved housing body for other accommodation needs in each of the years 2011 to 2018 in schemes in circumstances (details supplied). [7894/19]
Thu, 14 Feb 2019
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Carbon Tax Implementation
Bríd Smith
46. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance his views on plans to increase the carbon tax; if his attention has been drawn to studies from Canada (details supplied) that suggest such policies do not reduce CO2 emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3310/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Railway Stations
Bríd Smith
64. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the impact on persons with disabilities who cannot access DART and rail transport due to the non-maintenance and failures of lifts at certain stations; his plans to ensure such persons can access rail and DART services in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6714/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Bus Services
Bríd Smith
67. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received reports from the NTA on the performance of a company (details supplied) that recently won the tender for certain Dublin Bus routes; his views on the operation of these routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6713/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Disability Services Provision
Bríd Smith
343. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure children (details supplied) will not be waiting for 18 months before receiving an appointment with the early intervention team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6276/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Patient Safety
Bríd Smith
382. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 137 of 7 November 2018 and 349 of 18 December 2018, if a statement was provided by a person (details supplied). [6423/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Household Benefits Scheme
Bríd Smith
696. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 24 January 2019, if the telephone support allowance is only available to pensioners who qualify for the fuel and the living alone allowances; if so, the reason such an allowance is not available to couples who would receive it based on a means test; the estimated cost to extend same to pensioners who qualify for the fuel allowance but do not live alone; and her plans to extend the allowance in the coming period. [6241/19]
Thu, 7 Feb 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing Funding
Bríd Smith
272. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding to approved housing bodies, that is, not local authorities, for the provision of social housing in each of the years 2011 to 2018; and the number of units for social housing provided by approved housing bodies in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form. [6098/19]
Thu, 7 Feb 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing Funding
Bríd Smith
273. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding made available to local authorities for the provision of social housing in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [6099/19]
Wed, 6 Feb 2019
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Departmental Expenditure
Bríd Smith
7. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget and spending of his Department directed towards expanding the trade in dairy and beef herds internationally since 2010. [3773/19]
Wed, 6 Feb 2019
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Climate Change Adaptation Plans
Bríd Smith
21. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if policy on dairy and beef herd growth for export can be compatible with Ireland's plans to become a leader on climate change measures in view of the recent report in a publication (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3308/19]
Wed, 6 Feb 2019
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Tax Credits
Bríd Smith
68. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in tax revenue forgone for all capital allowances to private health facilities in each of the years since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5940/19]