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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 226. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of funding to be provided by her Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59946/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding to be provided by his Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59940/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 265. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of funding to be provided by his Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59937/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 286. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the level of funding to be provided by his Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59932/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding to be provided by her Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59933/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Post Office Network (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined by a representative organisation (details supplied) that come within the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 400. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of funding to be provided by his Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59931/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding to be provided by his Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59938/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the level of funding to be provided by her Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59941/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 509. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding to be provided by his Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59939/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 655. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding to be provided by his Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59930/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 710. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding to be provided by her Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59943/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (2 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposals, if any, there are to improve the criteria for the Rebuilding Ireland mortgage scheme, taking into account the difficulties that have arisen for some households with the present criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59680/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Justice for the Forgotten (2 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: I join other members in welcoming Ms Urwin and Mr. Brecknell and compliment them on their ongoing work. We have had considerable engagement over the years, particularly with Ms Urwin and more latterly with Mr. Brecknell and their work is very important. Three Dáil motions were passed unanimously in 2008, 2011 and 2016 calling on the British Government to provide an independent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Justice for the Forgotten (2 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: I will not take all the time in case my colleagues come in later and the Chair might be able to facilitate them. The British grand notion of a statute of limitations, which is an amnesty for murderers and criminals, be they state forces or paramilitaries, is totally unacceptable. That has been strongly reinforced by the Government here, the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Minister for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: During a Question Time last July I referred to the work commissioned from the National Economic and Social Council, NESC, by the shared island unit of the Taoiseach's Department, across all areas of possible co-operation on a North-South and an all-island basis. That comprehensive research project is to be welcomed. In that context, I requested that a specific study be undertaken by the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 5. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [57728/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Enterprise Support Services (1 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that will be implemented to assist businesses that are severely impacted due to supply chain issues, shipping delays resulting in the late arrival of freight, causing disruption to manufacturing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59139/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give favourable consideration to the issues detailed in correspondence concerning the need to improve the conditions of a Department scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59312/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: I have raised with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the need to intensify co-operation and collaboration on an all-Ireland basis in the whole area of further education. In fairness, the Minister, Deputy Harris, has indicated strongly his interest in this specific area. In the context of the establishment of the new Department and the shared...