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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2021
22. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his engagements with the President of the United States of America. [21773/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2021
13. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline and order of citizens’ assemblies committed to in the Programme for Government. [21772/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 April 2021
106. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address a series of matters (details supplied) in relation to the proposals to publicly tender on a cost bid model for local employment services and jobs clubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21485/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1991. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if clarification will be provided on the new criteria for vaccine roll-out; the dates on which those in the 65 to 69 years of age cohort are likely to be treated; if they or any other cohort with concerns can be facilitated in the choice of the vaccine available; if a refusal of a particular vaccine will result in an extended delay; if such concerns will be facilitated going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19524/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1990. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the position of persons in cases in which they have urgent family reasons to visit Ireland, for example, an extremely ill parent, are coming from a designated state, have been fully vaccinated and who have a negative PCR test prior to their departure; if such persons are required to undertake mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19521/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1987. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he plans to offer another vaccine to those under 30 years of age in view of the links between a vaccine (details supplied) and blood clots, particularly in young women and the UK advice that persons under 30 years of age should receive an alternative vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19511/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1878. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) who has a life threatening condition will be waiting for the necessary treatment given that they have been placed on a waiting list for outpatient treatment since October 2020 and remain untreated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19210/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1877. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if the funding allocated to treatment of persons with eating disorders that has been unspent since 2017 can be used to access inpatient treatments in private facilities giving the failure to date to implement a national plan for dealing with this illness; his plans to increase services aimed at such patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19209/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1876. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if the HSE and the public health system will fund inpatient treatment for a patient with severe eating disorders in a private hospital which is geared specifically for dealing with such disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19208/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1875. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of available beds for inpatient treatment for eating disorders that are available in the public health system; his plans to increase this capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19207/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1841. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated full cost of funding to all private providers of disability residential care contracted by the HSE in 2018, 2019 and 2020 excluding nursing homecare for the elderly; and the number and cost of funding and providing services to disability residents in residential care provided directly by the HSE. [19103/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1840. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the number and name of all private providers of disability residential care for the HSE; and the number of disability residents currently in privately run residential homecare excluding residential nursing homecare for the elderly. [19102/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1839. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the number and name of all home care providers for older persons used by the HSE; the cost of same in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the number of home help hours provided by private contracted companies; and the number provided directly by HSE staff in the same period. [19101/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1746. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if the HSE or his Department have been notified of the plan by a service (details supplied) to cease operations; and his views on plans by the HSE to continue with existing levels of home help hours for residents affected. [18866/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1745. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans by a service (details supplied) to cease operations and the transfer of workers to another service; the impact this will have on home help services in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18865/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1744. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has awarded contracts for home help work to a service (details supplied); the costs of such contracts from 2010 to date; and the number of hours involved. [18864/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1674. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a new model of care for trans persons by investing in surgery options here and providing training for general practitioners in order that they can provide an excellent and informed level of aftercare for trans persons; his views on the need to abide by international best practice standards of care as established by the WHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18611/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1673. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many trans persons are being forced abroad for surgery due to the lack of public healthcare surgery options in Ireland; his plans to replace the surgeon who provided public surgery for trans persons but who retired in 2020 leaving many with no option but to travel abroad; his plans to improve the poor level of health surgery aftercare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18610/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1665. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the amounts paid by the HSE or other public bodies to a hospital (details supplied) in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021 for any services under the National Treatment Purchase Fund or other scheme to provide medical services for public patients. [18597/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1562. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has records of the number of homecare workers who have tested positive for Covid-19 during the past three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18266/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1424. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she will take steps to implement the recommendation of the Catherine Day advisory group to use her discretionary power to grant permission to remain to persons who have been in the asylum process for some time; if she will acknowledge that in granting permission she would significantly reduce the current backlog in the process and ensure that any new system will not inherit this backlog; if she will also review all deportation orders with a view to granting permission as a humane expression of compassion and solidarity to all migrants who have had to contend with the anxiety and precariousness of their situation during an unprecedented public health emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19182/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1380. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice the waiting times for first decisions and appeal decisions for applicants for international protection; the number of letters regarding decisions issued each month; the current backlog of numbers as a result of Covid-19 restrictions; the projected time it will take to clear the backlog; the number of interviews taking place each month; the number of first interviews conducted in 2020; the number that were conducted outside of Dublin; the specific measures taken to speed up the process; the number of staff working on this process; her plans to hire additional staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18255/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1339. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if student nurses who were requested by the State to work during the first wave of Covid-19 in 2020 will be penalised by SUSI when their earnings are taken into account for the current academic year; if he can intervene in such cases; if he will amend the regulations that are facilitating the reduction in the grants available to student nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20330/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1324. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has considered the plight of the English language education sector that has been decimated during the pandemic due to its reliance on international travel (details supplied); if much needed supports being provided will be extended until the sector has sufficiently recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19533/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1231. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and name of all private providers of children's residential care for Tusla; the number of residents currently in privately run residential homecare for children; the estimated full cost of funding to all private providers of children’s residential care contracted by Tusla since 2010; and the number and cost of funding and providing services to residents in residential care provided directly by the HSE. [19104/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1133. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the situation with regard to the issuing of new public services cards; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons cannot get access to certain services, for example, applying for a learner’s permit due to public services cards which are needed to apply for same are not being issued at present; the alternatives to accessing services without a public services card that exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18979/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1120. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the lack of progress in the area of legal recognition for non-binary persons; if she is committed to providing for an X mark on legal documents in line with the practice in other progressive European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18612/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
1002. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if a monetary allowance is provided for music teachers that facilitate and have various duties of the day of leaving certificate music practical exams; if not, if her attention has been drawn to the functions and duties of such teachers and their requirement to be present on the day; and the reason no payment is provided for music teachers in these circumstances. [19155/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
837. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will raise the detention of a person (details supplied) with the Ambassador and officials of the Egyptian Embassy in Ireland; if he will convey concerns in relation to the continued detention of the person and the lack of engagement with their family on their location or status; if he will convey the concerns of human rights advocates regarding the treatment of prisoners in Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18259/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
772. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications submitted to planning authorities for data centres in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [19847/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
771. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if applications for data centres can go directly to An Bord Pleanála; if data centres are or will be deemed to be strategic infrastructure; if current applications still go to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19846/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
429. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of providing free public transport in a full year in areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20310/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2021
349. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the position on driver learner permits; if he plans to include persons that cannot renew learner permits due to current public health restrictions in the extension provided to those with full driver licences; if not, the rationale for excluding this cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19094/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2021
Select Committee on Climate Action
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2021
319. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the significant upfront cost for women who use a long-acting reversible contraceptive (details supplied) to control their fertility; his views on whether this cost is prohibitive for many women and an unfair financial burden on them; if he will take steps to make contraceptive products free for those who need them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17741/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2021
244. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if and the reason changes were made in 2019 to the operational rules of community employment supervisor pay scales; the reason community employment supervisors on a higher pay point who have their employment interrupted or contract ended are subsequently being rehired as supervisors on a lower pay point; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17831/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2021
140. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are other households assessed as being qualified for social housing supports that are not included in the 61,880 households assessed as being qualified for social housing supports as of 2 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17722/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2021
139. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of the 61,880 households assessed as being qualified for social housing supports as of 2 November 2020 by household size; if any of these households are currently in receipt of the housing assistance payment; the percentage that are in homeless accommodation; the percentage that are on transfer lists in the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17721/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2021
138. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of the 6,813 households that have had their social housing needs met since 2019; the percentage that were housed through private rental accommodation and housing assistance payments; the percentage that were allocated permanent housing through local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17720/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2021
137. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of the 29,720 households that have had their social housing needs met since 2016; the percentage that were housed through private rental accommodation and housing assistance payments; the percentage that were allocated permanent housing through local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17719/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2021
135. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a prospective tenant who qualifies for the homeless HAP support can rent a home from a landlord that is related to them; if so, the circumstances and rules regulating same; if each local authority is operating the system under the same guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17659/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2021
42. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the high cost of monthly and yearly travel passes for bus travel in Dublin (details supplied); if he plans to reduce the costs of public transport and bus fares in Dublin specifically; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17658/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2021
41. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport if each new BusConnects route will be tendered in a competitive tendering process when each existing Dublin Bus route is replaced by a new revamped route; if not, if each route will be directly awarded by the National Transport Authority, NTA; if the company operating the existing most approximate route to the new route will be automatically selected to operate the new route system in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17657/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021
977. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will urge NIAC to reconsider the decision to omit cardiac patients from the very high-risk group in the Covid-19 vaccination schedule in view of the medical evidence that supports the potential for very poor outcomes for persons with cardiac conditions who contract the virus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16710/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021
727. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to ensure all childcare providers will sign up to the national childcare scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the hardship that refusal of some providers to join the scheme is having on parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17122/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021
591. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if the students in the five special schools for children at risk in Ireland will be afforded the opportunity to sit their junior certificate examinations in June 2021; the reason special schools are not represented (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16782/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021
590. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if the students in the five special schools for children at risk in Ireland will be afforded the opportunity to sit their junior certificate examinations in June 2021 given there are no leaving certificate examinations held in these schools and no public health concerns thereby arising; if she will engage directly with the schools in relation to the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16781/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021
520. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that passports are often required as proof of identity and are often the primary source of identification for non-drivers; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the use of passports is important for reasons other than travel and the pausing of the issuing of passports is causing significant difficulties for many persons whose passport has expired; the date for the earliest resumption of the issuing of passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16714/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021
443. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will clarify the position on providing a universal basic income to the arts community; the progress on the work of the arts and culture recovery task force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17296/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021
286. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport his views on the difficulties that essential workers currently experience in trying to secure a full driver licence, as they are exempt from the Covid-19 related ban on taking a driving test but are unable to do so due to the fact the current restrictions make it difficult to complete the mandatory 12 driver lessons in advance; if he will take steps to ensure that essential workers can complete their required number of lessons in order that they can take the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16896/21]