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Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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Citizens' Assembly
Bríd Smith
9. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [4036/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Bus Services
Bríd Smith
48. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will heed the call of local residents and act to restore a bus service between the Armagh Road, Cashel Road and Clonard Road areas and Crumlin Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4412/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Legislative Programme
Bríd Smith
4. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [4299/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Housing Policy
Bríd Smith
87. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he agrees that appropriate community infrastructure should be included within the geographic bounds of a regenerated Oliver Bond House and that this would not affect Dublin City Council’s ability to honour any prior arrangements regarding the delivery of community services in the wider area; the steps he will take to ensure that this will be accommodated within the regenerated Oliver Bond complex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4560/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Housing Policy
Bríd Smith
88. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of Robert Emmet CDP’s 2021 ‘Environmental Conditions in Oliver Bond House’ report and an independent engineer's report commissioned by DCC, and the very recently launched ‘Respiratory Health Among Residents of Oliver Bond House’, all of which highlight and outline the significant issues in the complex; if he will acknowledge that the ameliorative works required to bring conditions in the complex up to a BR Rating of C3 will cost €4.3 million, in light of the current conditions being in breach of residents’ right to a healthy and habitable environment; if his Department will commit to covering this cost under their existing maintenance or capital budget should DCC be unable to meet these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4561/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Housing Policy
Bríd Smith
89. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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 a timely and appropriate manner and offer support to DCC if there are any issues related to resourcing;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4562/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Housing Policy
Bríd Smith
90. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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 funding available to DCC to disburse to a relevant community organisation for this purpose under circular N11/2007 issued by his Department to County Councils entitled ‘Policy Framework for Regeneration of Local Authority Estates’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4563/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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International Protection
Bríd Smith
128. Deputy Bríd Smith asked 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 supports and services that are available, there are reports that new providers do not and will he acknowledge that these gaps must be addressed by ensuring appropriate training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4465/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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International Protection
Bríd Smith
129. Deputy Bríd Smith asked 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 instruction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4466/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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International Protection
Bríd Smith
130. Deputy Bríd Smith asked 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]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Citizens' Assembly
Bríd Smith
176. Deputy Bríd Smith asked 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]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Cabinet Committees
Bríd Smith
12. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with disability will next meet. [4300/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Cabinet Committees
Bríd Smith
18. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on Housing for All. [2803/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Community Development Projects
Bríd Smith
88. Deputy Bríd Smith asked 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]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Community Development Projects
Bríd Smith
103. Deputy Bríd Smith asked 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]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Joint Labour Committees
Bríd Smith
244. Deputy Bríd Smith asked 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 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4148/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Abortion Services
Bríd Smith
539. Deputy Bríd Smith asked 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 2023 will complete the legislative process and recognise the urgency and necessity of its enactment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3995/24]
Wed, 24 Jan 2024
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European Council
Bríd Smith
5. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach to report on the December European Union Council meeting. [2802/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Electricity Grid
Bríd Smith
125. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [2621/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Greyhound Industry
Bríd Smith
475. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he believes that the current method of replacing owners names with the wording 'GRI-SALES' on a greyhound's page on the Greyhound Racing Ireland website is to conceal the export of Irish greyhounds to countries where there are inadequate animal welfare protection laws as in the case of greyhounds (details supplied) and if he considers this to be a sufficiently rigorous level of traceability for Irish greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2605/24]