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Question· writtenPQ 44asked

44. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the way in which the compassionate access programme to medicinal cannabis will help persons who can access medicinal cannabis in other European jurisdictions but not currently here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40920/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 September 2017

44. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the way in which the compassionate access programme to medicinal cannabis will help persons who can access medicinal cannabis in other European jurisdictions but not currently here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40920/17]

Question· writtenPQ 18asked

18. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the actions he will take to deal with the theatre closures and staffing issues highlighted in a submission (details supplied) to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40917/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 September 2017

18. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the actions he will take to deal with the theatre closures and staffing issues highlighted in a submission (details supplied) to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40917/17]

Question· oralPQ 7asked

7. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand the provision of home care services that are provided directly by State bodies; if future funding will continue to be disproportionately directed to private home care providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40921/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 September 2017

7. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand the provision of home care services that are provided directly by State bodies; if future funding will continue to be disproportionately directed to private home care providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40921/17]

Question· writtenPQ 545asked

545. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of recruits that joined all branches of the Defence Forces in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the numbers of those that are still serving in the Defence Forces. [40338/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2017

545. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of recruits that joined all branches of the Defence Forces in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the numbers of those that are still serving in the Defence Forces. [40338/17]

Question· writtenPQ 450asked

450. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the direct investment made by the State and public or semi-State bodies via grants or other forms that is directed to solar or wind energy projects for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [40367/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2017

450. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the direct investment made by the State and public or semi-State bodies via grants or other forms that is directed to solar or wind energy projects for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [40367/17]

Question· writtenPQ 99asked

99. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the detail of the recent open principal officer competition in which scoring errors have been made in the critical reasoning part of the aptitude test which was outsourced to a UK provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40340/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2017

99. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the detail of the recent open principal officer competition in which scoring errors have been made in the critical reasoning part of the aptitude test which was outsourced to a UK provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40340/17]

Question· writtenPQ 446asked

446. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to open an injecting room at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the timeframe to open the facility; the number of persons it is expected to serve; the opening times during the day; if this will be a pilot scheme or a permanent facility; the way in which it will be funded; and the length of time it is expected to be operational. [39474/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2017

446. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to open an injecting room at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the timeframe to open the facility; the number of persons it is expected to serve; the opening times during the day; if this will be a pilot scheme or a permanent facility; the way in which it will be funded; and the length of time it is expected to be operational. [39474/17]

Question· writtenPQ 68asked

68. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the homemakers scheme of contributory pensioners pre-1994 by reversing budget 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39682/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2017

68. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend the homemakers scheme of contributory pensioners pre-1994 by reversing budget 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39682/17]

Question· writtenPQ 67asked

67. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will allow persons seeking employment who have been awarded a place on a community scheme or Tús but not yet started, and who are pulled for JobPath before training starts, to choose between the community employment scheme or Tús; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39681/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2017

67. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will allow persons seeking employment who have been awarded a place on a community scheme or Tús but not yet started, and who are pulled for JobPath before training starts, to choose between the community employment scheme or Tús; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39681/17]

Question· writtenPQ 62asked

62. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will disregard means testing of maintenance payments with rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39684/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2017

62. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will disregard means testing of maintenance payments with rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39684/17]

Question· oralPQ 39asked

39. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will disregard means testing of family income supplement with rent assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39685/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2017

39. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will disregard means testing of family income supplement with rent assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39685/17]

Question· oralPQ 35asked

35. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will change the way in which jobseeker's benefit is calculated for those in casual or part time work or on temporary reduced hours, whereby it is not based on days worked but on income, so that no person is living below the poverty line; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39683/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2017

35. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will change the way in which jobseeker's benefit is calculated for those in casual or part time work or on temporary reduced hours, whereby it is not based on days worked but on income, so that no person is living below the poverty line; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39683/17]

Question· writtenPQ 1471asked

1471. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a licence issued by his Department for exploration of fossil fuels has an automatic right to renewal; and if so, if such renewal is dependent on the discretion of his decision. [38565/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2017

1471. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a licence issued by his Department for exploration of fossil fuels has an automatic right to renewal; and if so, if such renewal is dependent on the discretion of his decision. [38565/17]

Question· writtenPQ 323asked

323. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase primary and post-primary school places in the Cherry Orchard-Park West area of Dublin or in the wider catchment area during the lifetime of the current Dublin City Development Plan 2016 to 2022 (details supplied). [37094/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2017

323. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase primary and post-primary school places in the Cherry Orchard-Park West area of Dublin or in the wider catchment area during the lifetime of the current Dublin City Development Plan 2016 to 2022 (details supplied). [37094/17]

Question· writtenPQ 1686asked

1686. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has requested an independent valuation of each of the 700 sites described on page 50 on the Government’s action plan for housing and homelessness, Rebuilding Ireland (details supplied). [36416/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 July 2017

1686. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has requested an independent valuation of each of the 700 sites described on page 50 on the Government’s action plan for housing and homelessness, Rebuilding Ireland (details supplied). [36416/17]

Question· writtenPQ 1685asked

1685. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has requested an independent valuation of each of the sites in the State’s ownership which he has identified as being suitable for mixed tenure developments on State lands and other lands in the Government’s action plan for housing and homelessness, Rebuilding Ireland. [36415/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 July 2017

1685. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has requested an independent valuation of each of the sites in the State’s ownership which he has identified as being suitable for mixed tenure developments on State lands and other lands in the Government’s action plan for housing and homelessness, Rebuilding Ireland. [36415/17]

Question· writtenPQ 1564asked

1564. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount it would cost to increase the qualified child payments on all social welfare to €32.30 as recommended by the Committee for Social Protection. [36402/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 July 2017

1564. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount it would cost to increase the qualified child payments on all social welfare to €32.30 as recommended by the Committee for Social Protection. [36402/17]

Question· writtenPQ 1562asked

1562. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount it would cost to remove the qualifying time periods and allow immediate access for all qualifying payments for back to education allowance or community employment training. [36400/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 July 2017

1562. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount it would cost to remove the qualifying time periods and allow immediate access for all qualifying payments for back to education allowance or community employment training. [36400/17]

Question· writtenPQ 1460asked

1460. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount it would cost to restore the parental contribution cap for all participants availing of child care under the TEC schemes. [36410/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 July 2017

1460. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount it would cost to restore the parental contribution cap for all participants availing of child care under the TEC schemes. [36410/17]

Question· writtenPQ 55asked

55. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the persons to be housed in the new rapid build units will be taken from the local authority waiting list; if other criteria will apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33383/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017

55. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the persons to be housed in the new rapid build units will be taken from the local authority waiting list; if other criteria will apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33383/17]

Question· oralPQ 8asked

8. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will examine the method used by voluntary housing agencies to set the rent levels of their tenants and the rights of tenants in circumstances in which they are faced with substantial rent rises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33384/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017

8. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will examine the method used by voluntary housing agencies to set the rent levels of their tenants and the rights of tenants in circumstances in which they are faced with substantial rent rises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33384/17]

Question· writtenPQ 464asked

464. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the regulation that governs the setting of rents by voluntary housing agencies and the rights tenants of such bodies have in appealing new rents set by such bodies; the guidelines his Department has for the setting of rents by voluntary housing bodies. [33250/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2017

464. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the regulation that governs the setting of rents by voluntary housing agencies and the rights tenants of such bodies have in appealing new rents set by such bodies; the guidelines his Department has for the setting of rents by voluntary housing bodies. [33250/17]

Question· writtenPQ 101asked

101. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to commission an inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied) in 1970 to deal with unanswered questions with regard both the death of the person and the subsequent investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32967/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2017

101. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to commission an inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied) in 1970 to deal with unanswered questions with regard both the death of the person and the subsequent investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32967/17]

Question· writtenPQ 87asked

87. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet with the representatives of a family (details supplied) regarding a request by them for an inquiry into the death of a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32971/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2017

87. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet with the representatives of a family (details supplied) regarding a request by them for an inquiry into the death of a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32971/17]

Question· writtenPQ 84asked

84. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to allegations by a whistleblower regarding political interference in the investigation into the disappearance of a person (details supplied) 40 years ago in County Donegal; his plans to commission a public inquiry into the person's disappearance and the subsequent Garda investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32968/17]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2017

84. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to allegations by a whistleblower regarding political interference in the investigation into the disappearance of a person (details supplied) 40 years ago in County Donegal; his plans to commission a public inquiry into the person's disappearance and the subsequent Garda investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32968/17]