83. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the use of psychometric tests by operators of JobPath; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the administration of such tests using psychometric questionnaires contravenes international ethical guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17844/17]
78. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the oversight his Department has on the operations of the private companies contracted to operate the JobPath initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17843/17]
21. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the progress of his plans to end the use of emergency settings such as hotels, bed and breakfasts and so on for persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17107/17]
8. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to large rent rises in areas adjoining the rent pressure zones; if he will reconsider extending the application and breadth of rent controls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17106/17]
345. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department or the Workplace Relations Commission have conducted an analysis on the reason the Labour Court have overturned or varied 53% of adjudication officer decisions in 2016 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16934/17]
83. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for DEIS status, in view of the fact that a school in an area (details supplied) has been refused DEIS status while surrounding schools in the same socioeconomic area have attained it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16539/17]
82. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received advice on the legality of proposals to select members of ASTI for redundancies at the end of this school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16540/17]
680. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will examine the redundancies announced at a company (details supplied) under the Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Act 2007 and determine if these are carried out to replace the employees with workers on lower pay or less favourable terms and conditions; and if she will report on this matter. [16672/17]
674. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied that data protection issues do not arise when work contracted out to a consultancy that involves departmental staff or possible recruitment of staff is involved; and the protections taken when outside agencies are involved in the recruitment process for public service work. [16160/17]
673. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the monetary value of all work undertaken by consultant firms for her Department; and the nature of that work. [16159/17]
672. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the value of work contracted out by her Department to an agency (details supplied); and the nature of that work. [16158/17]
131. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the GSOC report with regard to a person (details supplied) will be published; and the reason for the delay. [16309/17]
64. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance the next steps for the motor insurance industry in view of the recent report on the cost of motor insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16469/17]
53. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Finance his plans to sell a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16468/17]
67. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the current restrictions on visa applications for citizens from Libya can be justified in the case of a person (details supplied) who has been offered a position as a registrar in Galway hospital but is unable to take up the position due to these restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15658/17]
32. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reform the direct provision system in view of the continued problems experienced by asylum applicants in this system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15659/17]
30. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to bring the Air Corps up to staffing levels needed to perform all of its existing functions and reach its stabilised strength; and when he expects the Air Corps will be in a position to provide top cover for all future emergencies. [15427/17]
51. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the progress of Ireland taking in unaccompanied minors from Calais and on the setting up of the national project office to care for these children. [15133/17]
22. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total funding available to implement the action plan for school age children; and the way in which this will deliver affordable care for children out of school hours. [15134/17]
214. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any of the companies verified by IDA Ireland as creating 527 jobs under the Succeed in Ireland initiative are or have been client companies of IDA Ireland or Enterprise Ireland or any other State agency; and if so, the details of any supports provided by these agencies to these companies. [14734/17]
213. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any of the companies verified by IDA Ireland as creating 527 jobs under the Succeed in Ireland initiative have received any other support from IDA Ireland or other State agency; and if so, the details of such support. [14733/17]
38. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has had contact with a company (details supplied) that is planning 65 redundancies to its workforce in order to move part of its profitable operations to other countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14455/17]
33. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) is in receipt of numerous public contracts paid by the State in addition to a contract with a bank (details supplied) and is now planning to lay off 65 workers at its Dublin base and move these jobs abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14456/17]
296. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the passing of the CETA trade deal by the EU and its implications for trade here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8706/17]
61. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to plans by the National Transport Authority, NTA, or his Department to increase funding to Bus Éireann or to private operators of national bus routes in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14220/17]
51. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contingency plans he has organised in the event of a national bus strike at Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14219/17]
343. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to meetings or actions by the NTA to encourage or licence additional services from private bus companies in the event of any dispute at Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12556/17]
342. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department's officials have met with any representatives of private bus companies in the past number of weeks; if so, if they discussed the threatened dispute at Bus Éireann and the provision of additional services by private bus companies during any dispute; and if so, the number of meetings and so on. [12555/17]
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127. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter in relation to a person (details supplied). [12282/17]
104. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will report on measures he will take to address the concerns and issues of nursing staff in public hospitals and the current crisis in the hospital accident and emergency departments. [12059/17]
97. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the general practitioner service availability for parents of children under five years of age and address problems they have accessing this service. [12058/17]
600. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if Merchants Quay in Dublin 8 has been selected as the location for an injecting facility pilot scheme; and if not, the procedures for selection and timeframe for decision. [11808/17]
279. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding a tenant who is being moved to the HAP scheme but wishes to remain on the local authority waiting list for a local authority home. [11872/17]
278. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding tenants who are receiving rent support and are now being told they must move to HAP (details supplied). [11871/17]
136. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reconsider the present restrictions on visa applications from Libya and allow individual exemptions to be considered on humanitarian grounds, in view of the fact families are being torn apart and separated for years as a result of the decision. [12020/17]
135. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the extreme hardship her decision to continue with a blanket restriction on visa applications from Libya is having on persons that are studying and working here [12019/17]
70. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if her attention has been drawn to an investigation by the National Parks and Wildlife Service regarding the loss of high-calibre weapons and ammunition from armouries in different parts of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11715/17]
25. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a formal request has been made to An Garda Síochána to investigate the loss of weapons and ammunition in the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if she will ensure that any report on this issue will be made available to the public. [11716/17]
15. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to certify in 2017 that the financial emergency still exists in order to retain the FEMPI legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10501/17]
12. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, as well as committing to retain the link between the public sector pay and pensions, he will reverse the public sector pension reductions and levies inflicted during the recession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10502/17]
129. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the reduction of State funding from 2008 to 2014 is affecting the range and quality of courses offered by institutes of technology; and if he has been informed by the governing bodies of any IT of plans to reduce the level of services as a result of budget shortcomings. [10634/17]
128. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the announcement from Galway Mayo Institute of Technology that a significant number of courses are to be axed at the campus; and the way this will impact on his Department's Action Plan for Education and it's aims. [10633/17]
66. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on recent plans announced by the board of Trinity College, which will make a secure future or career advancement for many staff an impossibility; the way this might impact on the Government strategy for the third level sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10461/17]
32. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the relegation of history as a distinct subject at junior cycle level will aid the success of his action plan for education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10460/17]
443. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify a response from his Department to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 21 February 2017 (details supplied). [10312/17]
47. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the recent figures on rent increases in the private rented sector suggest that rental pressure zones should be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9045/17]