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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
673. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when an extension project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2086/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
662. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that DEIS status will be approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1989/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
661. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when approval will issue in respect of a proposal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1988/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
458. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has outlined at EU Council level his opposition to the proposed Mercosur trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1973/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
414. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has outlined clearly at the EU Agriculture Council his opposition to the proposed Mercosur trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1969/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
370. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will ensure that persons are not denied the opportunity to apply for some jobs in the public service because they do not have a degree; if he will ensure that necessary changes are made to that criterion without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46565/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2025
81. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if further consideration will be given to the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46860/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2024
475. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if measures will be introduced to recruit and retain more home care assistant/home support workers in the HSE in view of the unacceptable delays in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan in persons having home support put in place following approval of such hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45758/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2024
406. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be implemented to reduce unacceptable delays in children accessing services provided by CAMHS in Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45757/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2024
399. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if urgent consideration will be given to addressing the shortage of childcare places, particularly for younger children and pre-ECCE recipients, in view of the widespread concern of parents who may wish to return to work and are unable to do so because of the lack of such places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45975/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2024
398. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that the core funding model for each county will be amended to take into account recent additional costs on such services impacting on their viability with potential closures and subsequent loss of childcare places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45974/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2024
397. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in view of the widespread concern expressed by childcare providers about the viability of their services, if he will review the funding level for such providers, particularly for services providing full-time places for younger children, for which there is huge demand and an inadequate supply at present, taking into account that more services will be lost imminently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45973/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2024
396. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional support will be provided in 2025 for youth services throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45972/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2024
395. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that more services are provided in Cavan and Monaghan to support children and adults with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45971/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2024
336. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if cross-Government measures will be introduced to reduce the sale of land to non-farming interests and particularly large-scale businesses with specific reference to the need to support small farm holders who may wish to buy neighbouring farm land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45991/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2024
329. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the most recent discussions he had at EU level in relation to the need to reduce the regulatory burden and unnecessary paper-work on farmers participating in different schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45755/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2024
181. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the additional measures that will be implemented in 2025 to promote at home and abroad Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45443/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2024
180. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline the measures that will be implemented by her Department and by the agencies under the remit of her Department to support the tourism sector in 2025, taking into account the increased costs that have incurred in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45442/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2024
51. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline his recent engagement with the SME sector, with particular reference to the sector’s concern about increased costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45431/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2024
50. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the taxation measures that will be introduced in 2025 to ease the pressures on small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45430/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2024
114. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when additional measures will be implemented to address the outbreak of bovine TB in parts of the country; if there are sufficient personnel in all district veterinary offices to deal with disease-control issues; if he will ensure compensation payments are issued without delay to affected herdowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45425/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2024
107. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she will ensure that the provision of a refuge centre in counties Cavan and Monaghan for victims of domestic abuse is progressed without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45314/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2024
87. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the additional measures that will be implemented in 2025 to promote at home and abroad Ireland’s Ancient East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45444/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2024
73. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 24 October 2024, if she will ensure that a teaching post is retained in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45470/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2024
51. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the unfair decision to exclude parents of students studying outside this jurisdiction from the rental tax credit as this and other measures were introduced to ease the cost-of-living pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45448/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2024
46. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that increased funding will be made available in 2025 for the non-national road network in counties Cavan and Monaghan in view of the urgent need to carry out essential repairs and upgrade the road network, taking into account the considerable damage caused to roads by increased rainfall and poor weather in recent years, the increase in traffic volumes due to more economic activity and population increase and the substantial additional costs in construction products over recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45492/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2024
28. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress to date in the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45438/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2024
27. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress to date in the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45437/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2024
20. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress to date in supporting cross-Border and all-Ireland projects through the shared island initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45495/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2024
19. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the funding that will be made available by his Department under the shared island initiative for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45494/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2024
10. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach when details of the next round of funding for capital projects under the shared island initiative will be announced. [45471/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
1321. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when issues will be resolved in relation to contracts for education providers (details supplied); if he will ensure an early resolution of the outstanding issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44872/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
1310. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that the additional supports announced in Budget 2025 for students in further and higher education will be made available to students from this State studying outside our jurisdiction, taking into account the substantial additional costs for students who have to travel to Northern Ireland or abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44345/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
910. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress to date in advancing a proposal to provide a standalone respite centre for adults with an intellectual disability in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44334/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
909. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of respite services available in Cavan and Monaghan for children and for adults; the further proposals to extend the range of such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44333/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
871. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason unacceptable delays are occurring in issuing foal passports by Horse Sport Ireland; the measures that will be implemented to reduce such delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45104/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2024
372. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in advancing new accommodation at a healthcare facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43819/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2024
371. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a healthcare facility is facilitated with the allocation of personnel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43818/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2024
305. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress to date in providing new and much needed accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43822/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2024
201. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a proposal is progressed without further delay which would ensure the best school provision for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43821/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2024
200. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) will not lose a teaching post in view of the extreme difficulties such a loss would create for the arrangement of classes, resulting in a very high pupil-teacher ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43820/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2024
76. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional financial support will be made available to local authorities and community groups to develop enterprise centres or workspaces, taking into account the importance of such facilities in assisting job creation, especially in smaller towns and villages; if he is aware of the substantial costs on local authorities and community groups in developing such centres at present, which impacts severely on councils with a low rates base; if his Department and the statutory agencies under the remit of his Department will give this request further urgent consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43429/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2024
71. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the importance of developing enterprise centres and workspaces, a new scheme of grant aid will be introduced to assist local authorities and community groups with such developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43430/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2024
30. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of capital grant-aid that will be made available to assist in the provision of additional childcare places through community providers and private providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43431/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2024
20. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proposals there are to provide additional childcare places in Cavan and Monaghan, taking in to account difficulties incurred by parents in obtaining placements for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43432/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2024
146. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when PGI status will be approved in respect of a food product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43475/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2024
11. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent meeting with the prime minister of the United Kingdom. [36705/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2024
178. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if the threshold for tax payment will be increased from €30,000 to €40,000 for persons on relatively low income who are eligible for 1.5 lump sum payment of their annual salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42322/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2024
164. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if urgent and favourable consideration will be given to a request from a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42324/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2024
116. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there have been discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the need to tackle paramilitarism, taking into account their programme for Government reference to the fact that “paramilitary harm continues to affect too many adults and young people”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42304/24]