157. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the additional measures that will be introduced to prevent the supply of a product in this State (details supplied) in view of the widespread concerns of merchants regarding the availability of this product; when such measures will be introduced; if local authorities are responsible for such enforcement action; if they will be resourced appropriately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21641/22]
1850. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the proposals there are to provide additional services to reduce waiting times for children with disabilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21267/22]
1579. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in finalising a national stroke strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20195/22]
1271. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the measures that her Department will implement to address issues relating to the retention of mobile phone data to ensure that the security services have all appropriate and effective means available to investigate serious crime in respect of national security or serious organised criminality; her views on whether there are legislative deficiencies to be addressed in view of a recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19987/22]
1045. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients and the level of funding in the past five years paid to recipients of the fuel allowance in tabular form; the number of families the fuel allowance has supported; her planned changes to take account of the increased cost of energy for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20311/22]
289. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures in place to assist those on low incomes to avoid fuel poverty; the number living in fuel poverty in Ireland; the impact that fuel poverty has on low income families; if research will be commissioned into the number of families experiencing fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20312/22]
288. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views in relation to the health impact arising from fuel poverty; his further views on the need for greater investment to prevent fuel poverty and the corresponding health consequences for persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20308/22]
134. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be provided for the non-national road network in the event of a reallocation within his Department of capital funding during 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21083/22]
119. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if a further financial allocation will be made during 2022 to local authorities for the non-national road network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21084/22]
409. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when additional places (details supplied) will be provided in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the measures that will be implemented in 2022 to improve services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19057/22]
366. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 595 of 15 February 2022, the position regarding the restoration of services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19163/22]
365. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if additional resources will be provided for Garda divisions such as Cavan and Monaghan in view of the unique policing demands in the Border region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19151/22]
364. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 3 February 2022, if the draft report has been reviewed by her Department; the status of the public consultation; the likely timeline for her Department to finalise its consideration of these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19131/22]
342. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address the concerns of childcare providers in relation to the funding module for pre-school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19150/22]
341. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that will be implemented to ensure that there is adequate childcare accommodation in view of creche closures over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19149/22]
340. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that will be implemented to reduce the delays in allocating housing accommodation to persons from Ukraine arriving in Ireland due to the war waged on their country by Russia in circumstances in which offers of accommodation have been made by homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19139/22]
310. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that an application is approved at the earliest possible date in view of the need to provide additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19142/22]
293. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had any response from the British Government in respect of the unanimous requests of Dáil Éireann for an independent international legal person to have access to the files and papers relating to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19216/22]
292. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the outcome of the most recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland concerning the implementation of the Stormont House Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19215/22]
279. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if further consideration will be given in 2022 to the allocation of funding for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19140/22]
278. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated to date on a project (details supplied); the level of expenditure in 2021; the funding allocated for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19091/22]
277. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that sufficient funding is allocated to local authorities in 2022 to continue the Housing Voids Programme at the same rate as in 2021 to bring back to habitable use as many vacant local authority homes as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19090/22]
255. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional supports will be introduced to support all the families that are most affected by recent increases in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19182/22]
220. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when further financial support will be provided to consumers in respect of the increase in energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19214/22]
201. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 171 and 173 of 10 March 2022, when the Inter-Departmental Group Report on the Post Office Network will be submitted to Government for decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19075/22]
133. 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 counties Cavan and Monaghan; the progress expected in improving access to broadband in this area in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18758/22]
118. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the State investment to date in the National Broadband Plan; the projected final cost of this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18762/22]
44. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when improved financial supports will be available to develop enterprise centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18756/22]
27. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if new financial supports will be introduced in 2022 to assist in the development of enterprise centres in view of their importance in providing workspace for start-up businesses and small enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18757/22]
211. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when additional resources will be provided to deal with the unacceptable waiting list for services in counties Cavan and Monaghan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18509/22]
113. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional transitional funding will be allocated for the Leader programme pending the commencement of the new programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17951/22]
97. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next Leader programme will become operational; the total funding in place for the programme; the funding that will be allocated for the programme in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17950/22]
431. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the substantial increase in Covid 19 cases, mandatory mask wearing in certain settings is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17347/22]
339. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional funding will be provided in 2022 for the provision of services (details supplied) in view of increased demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17392/22]
335. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress to date in establishing refuge accommodation in counties Cavan and Monaghan for victims of domestic abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17350/22]
328. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if refugee resettlement workers and inter-cultural workers will be appointed for each local authority area to assist in the resettlement of Ukrainian persons, as was the case for previous resettlement programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17262/22]
267. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if particular attention will be given to the unique security needs of the Border region in view of the recent Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces and its recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17409/22]
253. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will introduce income eligibility limits for social housing with particular reference to the totally inadequate income limits in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17349/22]
237. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the likely timeline for the roll-out of the PEACE PLUS Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17348/22]
228. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the widespread difficulties facing bank customers who have to change bank due to the withdrawal of banks (details supplied) from this State; if the 2016 code of conduct of the Central Bank is being adhered to by these banks in facilitating customers to change to new banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17306/22]
162. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when measures will be introduced to ensure there is an adequate supply of domestic peat for the mushroom and horticulture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14870/22]
161. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an additional financial support package will be introduced to assist the pigmeat sector through present difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17030/22]
93. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the proposals there are to provide additional resources for CAMHS in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17034/22]
85. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in advancing a building project at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17033/22]
200. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if urgent consideration will be given to the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied) in view of the serious difficulties facing the pigmeat sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17112/22]
377. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 338 of 25 January 2022, if he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland or with the British Foreign Secretary in relation to the UK Nationality and Borders Bill 2021 regarding the unacceptable provisions in that legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16332/22]