111. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that the views of students are taken into account in finalising arrangements for the 2022 leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4824/22]
244. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if a former member of the Defence Forces currently in receipt of an Army pension based on 31 years service will be entitled to retain that full pension payment along with a full State contributory pension when they reach pension age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4118/22]
143. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence his Department’s capital expenditure in 2021; the way this compared to profile as originally set out for the year; and the planned capital expenditure for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3623/22]
123. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence his plans to improve residential accommodation for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3622/22]
37. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has discussed with members of the Northern Ireland Executive the need to progress the establishment of a bill of rights in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3905/22]
26. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has discussed the need to implement in full the Good Friday Agreement with the political parties in Stormont; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3906/22]
198. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when costings will be revised in respect of the costs of treatment outside Ireland’s jurisdiction under the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive to ensure adequate reimbursement for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3948/22]
701. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is proposed to revise costings for farm improvement works to be grant-aided under targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3415/22]
345. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and with members of the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the introduction of a bill of rights in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3356/22]
338. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had recent contact with his British counterpart regarding the UK Nationality and Borders Bill 2021 which will impact on free movement in this country for persons without Irish or British citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3103/22]
265. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns in Northern Ireland in relation to limited access to RTÉ channels for many viewers with further difficulties emerging with the availability of television streaming services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2944/22]
264. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if records are available for the Census of Population undertaken in 1821 and 1831; and if there is work in progress to try to recover relevant data. [3607/22]
156. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the preparations made to date for Census 2022; the census date; and the date for publication of the preliminary report. [3606/22]
141. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of capital funding drawn down in 2020 and 2021 in respect of waterways developments; the capital funding provided for such works in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3338/22]
127. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income eligibility limits for social housing will be increased for areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan given that present limits are unrealistic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3337/22]
326. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if financial assistance will be made available through existing Covid-19 and Brexit related support funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2824/22]
325. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can support an increase in processing capacity at pigmeat plants due to present difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2818/22]
324. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures including financial support that will be introduced to support the pigmeat sector through the present serious difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2817/22]
323. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of discussions at the recent European Council of Agriculture Ministers in relation to the serious difficulties facing the pigmeat sector at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2801/22]
275. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she will give urgent consideration to the request of Safe Ireland for an immediate public and political response to the increasing rates of violence against women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2800/22]
274. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice when the new strategy on domestic and sexual violence based on the four key principles of prevention, protection, prosecution and policy co-ordination will be finalised and published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2799/22]
250. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that the views of students are taken into account in finalising arrangements for the 2022 leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2830/22]
228. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income eligibility limits for social housing in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2834/22]
227. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the funding levels of 2020 and 2021 for the voids programme are continued in 2022 in view of the need to make further progress in bringing back to habitable use vacant council housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2833/22]
148. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has had recent discussions with her counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the further development of tourism infrastructure on a cross-Border basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2640/22]
86. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if further consideration will be given to the development of monastic trails as part of the tourism infrastructure both within this State and on a cross-Border basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2639/22]
40. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if further consideration to an amendment of the Arterial Drainage Act 1945 will include additional waterways including the River Erne system in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2557/22]
413. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when it is expected to announce details of the Peace Plus Programme; the timeline for the commencement of this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2644/22]
412. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be provided to Monaghan County Council in 2022 for flood alleviation measures in view of increasing problems with flooding due to heavy rainfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2643/22]
411. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be provided to Cavan County Council in 2022 for flood alleviation measures in view of increasing problems with flooding due to heavy rainfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2642/22]
122. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 16 December 2021, if appropriate financial resources have been allocated to local authorities to implement appropriate enforcement measures as referred to in the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63445/21]
12. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he has had recent discussions with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. [61600/21]
601. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be introduced to improve the provision of services (details supplied) in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62849/21]
453. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the proposals there are to improve the criteria for the free fuel allowance in which a family member may return to live with a parent who normally resides on their own and is in receipt of the free fuel allowance on a temporary basis due to housing or domestic difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62874/21]
402. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when a building project for a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62796/21]
364. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to introduce a pension payment for the victims and survivors of terrorist activity related to the era of the Troubles between 1966 and 2010 for persons injured in this State similar to the payments scheme introduced in Northern Ireland and Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62788/21]
363. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised at the United Nations and at the Foreign Affairs Council the security situation in the occupied part of the Ukraine along the border with Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62787/21]
342. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income eligibility limits for social housing will be increased in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan in which the existing limits are totally inadequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62782/21]
341. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress to date in introducing a 100% redress scheme for homeowners affected by mica; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62781/21]
257. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the proposals to introduce additional measures to combat the illicit trade in tobacco, drink and fuel products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62677/21]
196. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if it will be ensured an application by a school (details supplied) for upgraded broadband connectivity will be progressed without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62848/21]
193. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns in Northern Ireland in relation to limited access to RTÉ channels for many viewers, with further difficulties emerging with the availability of television streaming services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62784/21]
179. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62676/21]
170. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a statutory authority monitors the price of diesel and petrol products throughout the country in view of the wide price differential between different areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62435/21]
158. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns in many parts of rural Ireland in relation to the loss of banking services; if he will ensure that the needs of rural communities are taken into account in the review of banking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62334/21]
143. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if he has had recent discussions with the Central Bank in relation to the need to ensure adequate banking services throughout all parts of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62333/21]
65. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport when it is proposed to notify local authorities of the financial allocations for the national road network and the non-national road network for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62289/21]
62. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure an increase in the financial allocations to Cavan County Council and Monaghan County Council for the 2022 non-national roadworks programme in view of the urgent need to upgrade a considerable part of this road network in both counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62288/21]