Covid – Bríd Smith TD

Schools, teachers, pupils and Covid

A WAR ON TEACHERS? The risk of Covid transmission is schools may be being downplayed, but not everyone is assured, and understandably. Forgotten Families Ireland have children among them that cannot attend school, because of concern for vulnerable parents or siblings at home. Very concerning is the attitude to teachers when they are pregnant, as are basic issues like properly equipping and ventilating schools. I raised these issues with Varadkar today. We have to keep up the pressure – would you bet on FFG promises?

Tagged with: Covid, Forgotten Familes, schools, Teachers

Bríd challenges the Taoiseach over deportation of health workers – AGAIN

Two weeks ago, I raised the imminent deportation of two care workers. Yesterday Gary Gannon raised the same question, and the Taoiseach acted as though he knew nothing about it. The Taoiseach is playing pass the parcel with people’s lives. Health workers should not be deported!

Tagged with: Covid, deportation, health workers, Workers' Rights

Covid safety on building sites – where is the HSA?

TD Calls For More Hsa Inspections Of Building Sites Over Covid Concerns

Tagged with: building sites, building workers, Covid, HSA

Bríd advocates for Forgotten Families

500 CHILDREN DENIED SCHOOLING. Forgotten Families have been trying to ensure that their children receive the supports they need. These are children who can’t attend school for fear of bringing Covid back home, a home where there is someone very vulnerable, a parent, a sibling, whatever. I raised this with the Táiniste, Leo Varadkar today. Let’s see if they’ll deliver.

Tagged with: Covid, Forgotten Familes, lcokdown, schools

Bríd rails against deportation of health workers

Can you believe it? An asylum seeker who put herself and her health on the line to help during Covid, in a nursing home, is being denied the right to remain in Ireland and is threatened with deportation. And she’s not the only care-worker affected this way. It’s not only shameful, its stupidity of the highest order.

Tagged with: asylum seekers, Covid, deportation, refugees

Bríd on This Week Radio RTE 1 programme, Saturday 24th Oct

Brid was on Katie Hannon Saturday programme on radio. Topics discussed were the Mother & Baby Home scandal and Covid issues

Tagged with: Covid, Mother and Baby homes, The Late Debate

Brid Smith TD on The Week in Politics, 25.10.20

Clips of Brid’s contibutions to discussion, remotely, on the following topics: fines for Covid control; essential staff for Covid response; schools and their vulnerability in times of Covid and lastly, Brid’s plea to Michael D regarding the Mother and Baby homes legislation.

Tagged with: Covid, Mother and Baby homes, TWIP

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Schools, teachers, pupils and Covid

Bríd challenges the Taoiseach over deportation of health workers – AGAIN

Covid safety on building sites – where is the HSA?

Bríd advocates for Forgotten Families

Bríd rails against deportation of health workers

Bríd on This Week Radio RTE 1 programme, Saturday 24th Oct

Brid Smith TD on The Week in Politics, 25.10.20

Bríd excoriates the Minister for Health on the many failures of the Covid strategy

Bríd demands that KPMG be denied the right to scab at Debenhams

Bríd on The Tonight Show 9.10.20

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