Results 141-160 of 13,006 for speaker:Brendan Smith in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 500. To ask 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 proposals to extend and improve the range of such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2895/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 48. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be implemented to reduce the unacceptable divergence in the rates of subvention made to private nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2051/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 58. To ask the Minister for Health when grant aid will be approved for smaller scale nursing homes to carry out upgrading work following the recommendations of HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2050/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals if any there are to increase capacity and availability of courses in digital forensics, in view of the threats to society posed by the proliferation of misinformation through social media platforms and the need to tackle such abuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2089/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the proposed building project for Cavan Institute will proceed to the next stage in 2024; the expected timescale for delivery of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2088/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total funding provided in 2023 for the non-national road network; the specific allocations made to Cavan County Council and Monaghan County Council; if he will ensure that increased funding will be provided for this road network in 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2285/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the widespread concern of farmers to recent changes in VAT refunds on dairy equipment and mobile farm equipment which will prevent in many instances necessary investment in farm facilities and cause additional costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2290/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied) concerning increased costs for small businesses; the measures that will be implemented to ease such pressures on small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2300/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the schemes under the remit of his Department to assist in restoring vacant and derelict buildings to habitable use for housing purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2301/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if further consideration will be given to the provision of support for hackney services in rural communities in counties Cavan and Monaghan where it is not feasible to have a bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1583/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 692. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals, if any, there are to award funding to more primary schools under the STEM grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2094/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up to date position regarding the issue of payments under ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2095/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 87. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will introduce a grant scheme to assist in the provision of large-scale preschool accommodation and the upgrading of existing childcare accommodation, as there is a need to increase substantially the level of grant aid to ensure adequate childcare accommodation in the coming years; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 103. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is proposed to increase capital investment in the early learning and childcare sector for 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55735/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the widespread concerns in relation to inadequate mobile phone coverage in parts of County Cavan and County Monaghan; if there is an obligation on mobile telephony providers to ensure proper and adequate coverage in all areas; if this issue will be addressed by his Department or by agencies under the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give further consideration to the issues raised in a motion passed by a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56079/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will have further consideration given to the issues raised in a motion passed by a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56082/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 9 November 2023, if he will ensure that submissions by local authorities to his Department (details supplied) will be approved at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56136/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rental Sector (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 227. To ask 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. [56188/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected timeline for the completion of the review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56157/23]