165. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will publish the final report by the National Disability Authority on the operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 that was provided to the Minister in July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50632/22]
109. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the widespread anger at his recent decision not to engage an international legal expert to review testimonies given to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50631/22]
95. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that the Government has not ratified the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which would provide a mechanism for people to challenge when their rights are not being upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51023/22]
75. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if the current tendering out of a service (details supplied) will be subject to any review or oversight by her Department in terms of its effects on the unemployed and their access to services, or the effects in terms of those employed in providing these services; if the process has resulted in any deterioration in terms of pay and conditions of staff affected, as well as the quality of services provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50628/22]
43. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if applicants for the fuel allowance under the new threshold guidelines announced in Budget 2023, who will now qualify for the payment from 1 January 2023, will receive the additional grant support of €400 announced for fuel allowance recipients; if not, the additional supports which she intends to provide for such vulnerable persons in the coming months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50627/22]
58. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 5 October 2022, if funding from her Department to the National Aquatic Centre was used for services provided by an organisation (details supplied); if so, if she will provide the details; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50461/22]
588. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the provision of a women's refuge centre in Carlow; the immediate supports that will be provided to women seeking refuge in Carlow given the latest report released by An Garda Síochána, which showed that half of all murders in Ireland in 2021 were linked to domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49608/22]
491. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the categories of welfare payment recipients (details supplied) that will receive the November 2022 cost-of-living double payment. [49582/22]
480. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if the additional €400 one off payment for recipients of the fuel allowance that will be paid in 2022 will be made available to those who will be granted the allowance in January 2023 under the new threshold limits given the cost-of-energy-crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49489/22]
479. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if those pensioners who may qualify for the fuel allowance under the new threshold limits will be automatically granted the payment; if not, if they must apply; if so, if they must apply in advance of 1 January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49488/22]
416. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if she supports the proposed restructuring of Tusla given that the policy and finance remit of education welfare services sits in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49892/22]
415. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if she has been consulted about proposed restructuring of educational welfare services within Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49891/22]
143. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education the number of educational and child psychologists currently working in NEPS; the number of vacancies for positions in the organisation; if consideration has been given by her Department to funding trainee educational and child psychologists during their unpaid placements in order to ensure these positions are filled and the required number of graduates are attained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49972/22]
66. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will consider funding trainee educational and child psychologists in the same way that their trainee counselling psychologist colleagues are; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49973/22]
1. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach his views on the report on the transaction in relation to a company (details supplied) and the principles and policies within a corporation on interest rates published by his Department. [44838/22]
391. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to educational and child psychologists; the reason that this group is treated differently from clinical psychologists in terms of funding and supports during their placements; if he plans to ensure that funding is allocated to this group; the number of vacant posts; the projected number of positions that will be filled in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49354/22]
306. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions that he plans to take, to provide those who were subjected to differential treatment in childcare institutions with effective remedies, through the mother and baby institutions payment scheme, in particular to provide redress for the harms caused due to racial discrimination and systemic racism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49335/22]
291. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the database in relation to the mother and baby homes that will hold samples of family members’ DNA will be established; when the gathering of the necessary DNA of extended family members will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49208/22]
131. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applicants who are currently awaiting approval for work for each of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland home-energy grants schemes; including one-stop-shop services, part-funded schemes and fully-funded schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49201/22]
130. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if new rules criteria are being applied for part-funded schemes operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland for home-energy efficiency grants, namely that recipients must have a pre-and post-work BER rating, that applicants must pay the full costs of any work up-front prior to the SEAI subsequently dispensing funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49200/22]
129. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes that have had energy efficiency work completed since 2015 by scheme (details supplied); and the projected and planned totals for the coming years to 2030, in tabular form. [49199/22]
59. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if recent statements and actions by the Government have resulted in a diminution of Ireland's policy of neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49080/22]
56. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will request a meeting with Iranian representatives to express Ireland's outrage at the treatment and killing of protesters especially the many young women who have been killed in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49079/22]
382. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of any contracts or services procured by her Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49004/22]
372. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48987/22]
349. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49000/22]
285. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice the details of any contracts or services procured by her Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49002/22]
273. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48998/22]
264. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48990/22]
247. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of any contracts or services procured by her Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49005/22]
198. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education the details of any contracts or services procured by her Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48992/22]
176. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Defence the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48991/22]
172. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48999/22]
152. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49001/22]
145. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total family income permissible to remain in receipt of supports and on local authority waiting lists; the position when a child reaches 18 years of age and begins working; if this additional family income could place the family outside of State supports and access to waiting lists; if there are any exemptions in relation to fixed income limits in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48800/22]
138. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of any contracts or services procured by her Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49007/22]
132. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49003/22]
112. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48997/22]
98. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49008/22]
70. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48996/22]
49. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48995/22]
46. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date [49006/22]
525. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice if a master's degree obtained in 2015 after which a stamp 2 graduate visa from 2015 to 2016 was issued can be included as reckonable in a citizenship application given that Stamp 1G is now reckonable, while acknowledging that Stamp 1G did not exist in the period mentioned; her views on whether it would exclude the aforementioned cohort if their particular visas were not permitted to be included as reckonable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47871/22]
445. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if those on job initiative schemes are now eligible for the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48480/22]
395. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education the capital expenditure that has been incurred for the building, equipment and furnishing of post-primary schools in areas (details supplied); the expenditure for the acquisition of sites; the expenditure that has been incurred for the transportation to school of students attending schools in temporary locations during such building; the number of new and additional post-primary school places created; and the number new post-primary schools completed, respectively by county in each of the years 2011 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48388/22]
394. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education the details of plans to establish an ASD class in schools (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48355/22]
264. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact many private nursing home staff are experiencing substantial financial difficulty as a result of the cost-of-living crisis and are relying on the pandemic payment of €1,000 to help them in the coming months; if he will give a definitive date for when they will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47808/22]