Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Rent Controls

Bríd Smith

36. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to take steps to protect tenants who have been served with rent reviews that are demanding 50% and 60% rent rises by landlords trying to evade the proposed rent caps in some areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2147/17]

Rent Controls

Bríd Smith

40. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the huge rent increases facing some tenants on foot of rent review demands notified by landlords in the days before his recent Bill was passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2146/17]

Third Level Staff

Bríd Smith

43. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the Action Plan for Education will address the increasing use of precarious contracts and poor work conditions and pay in the third level institutions for lecturers and other workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1915/17]

Education Policy

Bríd Smith

45. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Action Plan for Education will address pay inequality and ensure that workers in the education system receive equal pay for equal work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1914/17]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Bríd Smith

65. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance the projected loss of tax revenue from the tax exemptions granted to REITs in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1653/17]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Bríd Smith

76. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider revising the tax exemptions granted to REITs in the Finance Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1654/17]

Enterprise Ireland

Bríd Smith

1634. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has made contact with the owners or workers of a company (details supplied) in Dundalk to help avert redundancy. [41563/16]

Enterprise Ireland

Bríd Smith

1635. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that one of the reasons given to workers for redundancies at a company (details supplied) is that the lease has run out on the current premises where work is being carried out; and, if this is the issue, whether she will request IDA Ireland to seek a suitable alternative premises for the company. [41564/16]

IDA Ireland Portfolio

Bríd Smith

1636. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if IDA Ireland has been approached by any other company to inform them that they will be taking over a premises on the Finnabair industrial park in 2017. [41565/16]

Children in Care

Bríd Smith

1679. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider setting up a State-sponsored voluntary DNA website for all those persons who have been in care in order to trace family and relatives. [41430/16]

Commissions of Inquiry

Bríd Smith

15. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether she will consider an independent public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) and the subsequent Garda actions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40437/16]

Direct Provision System

Bríd Smith

23. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that asylum seekers here will not face another Christmas in the direct provision system that has been described as a severe violation of human rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40438/16]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bríd Smith

10. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to the USA. [38855/16]

Childcare Education and Training Support Programme

Bríd Smith

34. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if those persons availing of CET childcare will not face any increased costs in the years ahead. [40176/16]

Child Care Services Provision

Bríd Smith

42. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made in providing the 60,000 child care places that the Government committed to by April 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40177/16]

European Security Strategy

Bríd Smith

38. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the joint German-French paper calling for a new European security contract. [39830/16]

Military Neutrality

Bríd Smith

55. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are any implications for Ireland's neutrality as a result of recent joint European Union defence plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39829/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Funding

Bríd Smith

254. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there are limits placed on the amount local authorities may borrow from the Housing Finance Agency for the purpose of building social housing. [39991/16]

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

Bríd Smith

27. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the CETA trade talks and their current status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36270/16]

Rail Network

Bríd Smith

45. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the rail network and the necessary funding to ensure the continued operation nationally of all existing passenger lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38840/16]