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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be provided in 2021 for An Garda Síochána in the Border region in view of the unique policing demands in Garda divisions in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42519/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if adequate resources will be provided for Garda divisions in the Border region in view of the unique policing demands in Border areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42520/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 195. To ask the Minister for Health if medication (details supplied) will be made available for patients through the HSE as this treatment has been available for some years in Northern Ireland through the NHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42221/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the points made by Professor FitzGerald on education. I am a great believer in progression in education and I have seen the value of it, whether through reducing the number of early school leavers through youth reach, and also through our colleges of further education. I have seen many young people, from families with no big attachment or emphasis within the household on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: I have a very brief question to put to Professors FitzGerald and Morgenroth. We have seen the all-Ireland economy grow, thankfully, due to the Good Friday Agreement and the new structures that were put in place. With the fallout that there will be from the Covid-19 pandemic and, in particular, Brexit - no matter what type of Brexit occurs - what would our guests advise the Government about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: I hope that when we return to normal times in the new year and our meetings are not as restrictive, both Professor Fitzgerald and Professor Morgenroth will come back for a further detailed discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: It is heartening for all of us that a vaccine has been rolled out in Northern Ireland and Britain today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland Economy: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: We wish those people every success with that valuable and important work which got under way this morning. The best of luck to all involved.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (3 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she will introduce to ensure that the free travel scheme will be available on all bus routes that are publicly licensed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40000/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (3 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 81. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the free travel scheme will be applicable to more bus routes that are publicly licensed in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40079/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 103. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capital funding provided in 2020 towards the provision of new and upgraded childcare accommodation; the level of funding that will be provided in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40770/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when approval will issue in respect of a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40010/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: My question relates to Coláiste Dún an Rí in Kingscourt, County Cavan. The school opened in August 2016 and has already exceeded its capacity. The projected attendance at the school was 450 but, after five years, the current enrolment is 530. The indications are that the enrolment numbers will continue to grow. It is a highly regarded school that has been very successful....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: I was closely involved with former Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, a predecessor of the Minister's, in getting the school approved for Kingscourt. There was much cynicism that there was no need for a school in the area. The projection at the time by the Department and the vocational education committee was that an enrolment of 450 would be adequate capacity. Thankfully, the current enrolment is 530...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister. At the request of Councillor Clifford Kelly, the chairman of the board of management of Coláiste Dún an Rí, I met the parents association and some of the school staff. The pride they take in their school was clear, as were the precautions they put in place. Every safety guideline they have been given by public health and the Department regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to improve capitation funding for voluntary second level schools in view of the differential in the level of funding provided for such schools and other second level schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40009/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Transmission Network (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the 400 kV Celtic interconnector will be placed underground along public roads in its entirety when this connection from France reaches Ireland in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40099/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for additional permanent accommodation at a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage in view of the urgent need to upgrade existing accommodation and provide new accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40178/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student living in a direct provision centre awaiting a decision on a residency application and at present attending second level is entitled to apply through the CAO for a course in further or higher education; if successful, if the student is entitled to apply for a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39676/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding proposed immigration reform in the United States with particular reference to the difficulties facing the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38291/20]