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Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: -----and others involved in the illicit trade. Unfortunately, as Deputy Carthy said, we now have illicit tobacco products that are inferior in quality coming into the country. I am totally opposed to smoking. I have never smoked in my life, and I am totally opposed to tobacco products-----

Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: -----but I think we are making a huge mistake-----

Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: -----increasing the price incrementally all the time-----

Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: -----because that is leading to an increase in the amount of illicit product coming into this State.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (26 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the adequacy of legislative measures to deal with the scourge of drugs and associated criminality throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38126/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 65. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals under consideration by the EU Agriculture Council to have additional funding provided for CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38124/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of discussions to date to reduce the regulatory burden and associated paperwork on farmers participating in different schemes; the proposals to alleviate such burdens at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38123/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (26 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to ensure that detailed consideration is given to the submission of a union (details supplied), taking into consideration the very important and valuable services its members provide throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38406/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (26 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 195. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposals she has to increase the income disregard pertaining to carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38422/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (26 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 196. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposals she has to increase the income eligibility limit for the free fuel allowance for pensioners who are also in receipt of a small occupational pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38423/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (26 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 280. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that necessary financial resources are allocated for 2025 to establish new family resource centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38478/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (26 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 281. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional measures that will be implemented in 2025 to increase childcare places throughout the country, in view of serious shortages in many areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38479/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 309. To ask the Minister for Health taking into consideration the findings from national and international research, the measures that will be implemented to deal with the impact of loneliness on all age groups, as loneliness is considered a major public health issue internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38433/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 310. To ask the Minister for Health if it is proposed to develop a strategy to help prevent and tackle loneliness as a public health policy priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38434/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 311. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of the work to date of the Loneliness Taskforce, which was established in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38435/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (26 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the grant scheme operated by SUSI for further and higher education students is the only grant source for supporting students in colleges in this State based on family income or, in the case of a mature student, the applicant’s own income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38439/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected timeline for the finalisation of the employment status for school caretakers in the education system (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38027/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: The Minister will be aware that adult education classes have been extremely important for a huge number of learners on an annual basis. They have enabled people to develop skills and obtain qualifications that literally changed their lives. In Cavan-Monaghan, thanks to the good work of the education and training boards, ETBs, over many years, we have had active and dynamic programmes....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (24 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 335. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when additional measures will be implemented to address the outbreaks of bovine TB in parts of the country; if there are sufficient personnel in all district veterinary offices at present dealing with disease-control issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37523/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cyberbullying Issues (19 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 7. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional measures that will be implemented by her Department or agencies under the remit of her Department to deal with online abuse; if she is satisfied that there are adequate legislative measures to deal with misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36933/24]