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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Project Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: Recently I had the opportunity to attend the launch of the tourism master plan for Shannon which, again, will promote the Hidden Heartlands. The whole river master plan for the Shannon region clearly demonstrates the opportunities and potential to grow tourism in many counties. I compliment Waterways Ireland, along with all the local authorities through which the River Shannon flows, for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Project Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 60. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of funding provided for Fáilte Ireland’s Platform for Growth Programme in 2021; the indicative allocations for subsequent years; when the next projects will be approved under this programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21933/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Project Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: The Minister mentioned earlier that substantial funding would be made available for the Platforms for Growth investment programme. It is very welcome. I sincerely hope that Fáilte Ireland is assessing the application. It can give particular consideration to places where there had been underinvestment in the past due to no fault of those areas. Where the Minister and I come from,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Project Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for her reply. I very much welcome the fact that we will have €150 million in that particular programme over the next few short years. Our tourism product is quite rightly sold on an all-Ireland basis. We want to develop the tourism product on an all-Ireland basis with more cross-Border tourism products. As a member of Government in January 2009, I had the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Project Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the commitment that there will be decisions next month. Cavan County Council did excellent work in preparing this application. Councillor John Paul Feeley has strongly advocated for the development of such facilities and I am glad to have supported his work on this project. The overall cost of the project is €6.6 million, with the council providing €1.7 million of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Project Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the Minister's comments. I fully agree with her in regard to the potential in both Cavan and Monaghan for further tourism development, increased economic activity and the creation of much-needed employment. The Shannon master plan is very welcome. Key to the successful implementation of this strategy is the development of new amenities and attractions. The boardwalk trail on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Project Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 57. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a tourism project (details supplied) will be given further consideration for funding under Fáilte Ireland’s Platforms for Growth programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21934/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Project Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith:  Cavan County Council submitted an excellent project for funding under Fáilte Ireland's Platforms for Growth investment programme. The proposed project consists of the development of a Shannon Pot discovery centre at the source of the River Shannon at Derrylahan, near Glangevlin. This is right in the heart of the UNESCO-recognised Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark and in the Cavan...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when additional electrical vehicle charging points will be installed in Monaghan town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22417/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 319. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected timeline for the commencement and completion of refurbishment and upgrading of Bawnboy Garda station, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21894/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 378. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to engage with local authorities to increase the promotion of the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21805/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 379. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the commitment in the Programme for Government to develop a sustainable tourism policy document and in advance of this an interim action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21806/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 988. To ask the Minister for Health if persons travelling home to Ireland that have been fully vaccinated with a vaccine other than those approved to date in the European Union and have clear tests pre-departure and on arrival in Ireland will be exempt from mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21688/21]

Covid Restrictions Support Scheme Regulations and Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme Regulations: Motions (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: I endorse the comments of my colleague, Deputy McGuinness, particularly with regard to people aged over 66 and, in many instances, sole traders, self-employed and with smaller-scale businesses. I welcome the Minister's outline of the supports available, however. They are very significant. The figures the Minister quoted earlier regarding the economic cost of Covid-19 demonstrate very...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 23. To ask the Minister for Finance if the timeframe for applicants to meet the conditions for the help-to-buy scheme will be extended by the number of weeks that construction was closed down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21071/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to strengthen North-South and British-Irish political institutions following the commitments made in the New Decade, New Approach agreement and following Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21029/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 751 of 28 July 2020, if the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on reform of the family law system have been given further consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21043/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has given further consideration to the implementation of recommendations 9, 11 and 36 of the Report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Reform of the Family Law System; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21044/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 138. To ask the Minister for Health when a new health service will be established in counties Cavan and Monaghan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20926/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided for drug task forces in view of the increasing demands on such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21081/21]