Results 1,981-2,000 of 18,449 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Northern Ireland (22 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 279. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the administrative arrangements in place for the roll-out of the PEACEPLUS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14727/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for additional services at a school (details supplied) will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14407/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (22 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review eligibility criteria for the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14827/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 22. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action that has been taken in view of the White Paper on Defence that the ability to effectively defend Defence Forces’ networks from cyber-attacks is an essential capability that must be retained and developed. [13197/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on and response to the call by the Commission on Defence Forces for the enhancement of the Defence Forces structures across the cyber domain. [13196/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (10 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she plans to announce details of the extended DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13405/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (10 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) is included under the new DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13458/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (10 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the proposals there are to enable the post office network to deliver more public services; the measures that will be implemented to support the network to remain viable and maintain the maximum possible number of post offices throughout the country given that they are an essential part of the fabric of local...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (10 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if additional financial support will be provided for the post office network in view of the importance of post offices delivering public services and in particular their importance in assisting persons who do not have access to broadband or information technology in sourcing public services; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian War (10 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 239. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there have been discussions at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the need to progress as quickly as possible the EU membership of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13737/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (10 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 352. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in preparing legislation relevant to community-based CCTV; the likely timeline for the enactment of such legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13638/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (10 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 398. To ask the Minister for Health when a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13755/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [12804/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the Taoiseach's response. Earlier today, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, of which I am a member, had a meeting with the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, at which Brexit and the protocol were major issues of discussion, along with the need to implement the Good Friday Agreement fully. People with all shades of political opinion...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: In the Taoiseach's meeting with US President Biden next week, I presume among the many areas for discussion will be the need to strengthen further bilateral relations between our countries. We are very glad a friend of Ireland holds the presidency. I am thinking in particular of the undocumented Irish, with best estimates indicating there may be up to 10,000 Irish people in the US who have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Artists' Remuneration (9 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 75. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the introduction of the artist basic income guarantee pilot scheme project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13424/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (9 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timescale for the Government response to the recommendations of the Pensions Commission with particular reference to an essential ending of forced retirement at age 65; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13162/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [12803/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the German Chancellor. [12802/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cross-Border Co-operation (8 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals there are to have further engagement with the Department in Northern Ireland in relation to further co-operation in further education on a cross-Border and all Ireland basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12865/22]