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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: It is an area we need to drive forward and to which we must give momentum.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Education will meet next. [58662/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cross-Border Co-operation (30 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific proposals there are to intensify co-operation in 2022 in the further education sector on a cross-Border and an all-Ireland basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58647/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cross-Border Co-operation (30 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when details will be available in relation to the provision of skills on a cross-Border basis with financial support from the PEACE PLUS Programme; if such a programme will commence in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58648/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 152. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional supports that will be introduced to assist small businesses that are impacted severely and disproportionately due to supply chain issues, shipping delays, resulting in additional costs for business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59136/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Insurance (25 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 67. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons who have reached pension age can continue to make PRSI payments to improve their pension entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57996/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Insurance (25 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: The programme for Government makes a welcome commitment to help people improve their social insurance contributions beyond pension age. What strategy has the Minister put in place to enable that much-needed reform to be implemented?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Insurance (25 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: I welcome that this important issue has been covered by the Commission on Pensions and referred to the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands. As we all know, people's insurance contributions can be interrupted for a myriad of reasons. A person may take time off to rear a family or care for a family member. In some instances, a person may have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Insurance (25 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the Minister's commitment to advance these necessary reforms, which are generally for people who have contributed to society and want to ensure they have a decent pension when they decide to cease employment. I sincerely hope these new measures and reforms can be introduced in a realistic timeframe.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 85. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposals to provide additional resources to eliminate delays in the social welfare appeals process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58040/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (25 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 179. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in implementing legislation arising from commitments made in the Stormont House Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57835/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (25 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the lack of vehicle charging points, the lack of fast vehicle charging points and the issues regarding vehicle charging points in areas across counties Monaghan, Cavan and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58120/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (25 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 230. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding is available for essential improvement works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58248/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (25 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 250. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council and at the United Nations the widespread concerns in relation to the military and security forces coup in Sudan and the resultant human rights issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58230/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (25 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 251. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had recent contact with his counterparts in the Northern Ireland Executive and in the British Government in relation to the unacceptable proposal by the British Government to introduce a statute of limitations which would end all criminal investigations and prosecutions in relation to the perpetration of serious crimes during...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cybersecurity Policy (25 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 252. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces are adequately resourced to deal with cybersecurity issues in view of the dangers posed by cybercriminals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58222/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 347. To ask the Minister for Health when additional capacity will be provided at a hospital (details supplied) in view of the long waiting lists for assessment and surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58150/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (24 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns of customers of some financial institutions that were mis-sold mortgages and the failure of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman to pursue legitimate complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57959/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of negotiations in relation to the improvement of pay and conditions for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57281/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (23 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 149. 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. [57220/21]