Results 2,101-2,120 of 18,449 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (27 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 123. To ask the Taoiseach and 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]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 143. To ask the Taoiseach and 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]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (27 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 244. To ask the Taoiseach and 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]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Integrated Education Fund (27 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: Like other members, I welcome the witnesses. The statistics presented by them paint a stark picture. We realise that prior to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 there were 41 integrated schools and one new integrated school per year has been developed in the meantime. Some 71% of people surveyed by LucidTalk believe that integrated education should be the norm. Some 73% of those would...

Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: On 21 October last, I spoke in the House about a young man who at that time had recently lost his life. That fine young man was Eden Heaslip, who was 18 years of age. He lost his life following persistent bullying. At the time, Eden's parents, brother and sister spoke on our local radio station about how their family member had been subjected to persistent and different forms of bullying...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Co-operation (26 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 198. To ask 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]

Violence against Women: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: It is evident that we need an immediate strong, political and societal response to the increasing rates of violence against women in this country. I welcome the statements by the Taoiseach and the Minister, Deputy McEntee, last week in regard to a new strategy, new administrative structures and additional supports. When I attended the vigil in memory of the late Ashling Murphy in Cavan...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: As the Taoiseach is well aware, since 2016, the European Commission and individual member states of the European Union have been supportive of Ireland's interests in the Brexit negotiations. Some difficulties have emerged regarding the operation of the protocol and concerns have been expressed by the British Government, but I hope whatever obstacles exist can be removed. From speaking to my...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he has been in contact with the new Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. [61601/21]

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 23. To ask the Taoiseach if has been in contact recently with the President of the European Commission. [61991/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 156. To ask the Taoiseach the preparations made to date for Census 2022; the census date; and the date for publication of the preliminary report. [3606/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Census of Population (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 264. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 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]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 265. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 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]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: British-Irish Co-operation (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 338. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 345. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 701. To ask 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]