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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further consideration will be given to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30861/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: 48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application in respect of a proposed building project at a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30282/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a proposed building project 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. [30281/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the approval of an application for additional permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied) will be expedited in view of the increase in enrolment at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30560/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (13 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: 577. To ask the Minister for Health the timelines for the refurbishment of a health facility (details supplied); when services will resume at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30361/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (13 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: 578. To ask the Minister for Health if services will commence at an early date at a proposed health facility (details supplied); if the centre will be operational at an early date in view of the need to provide services in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30362/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (8 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: 8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the proposed enlistment number for the Reserve Defence Force for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29128/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (8 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: It is essential that Ireland has the maximum possible enlistment in the Reserve Defence Force. I fully appreciate that recruitment during a pandemic is not straightforward. The Minister has heard me say previously in this House and at committees that the role of the Reserve Defence Force, and prior to that the Forsa Cosanta Áitúil, FCA, has never been given due recognition. In...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (8 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister. It is essential that the recruitment numbers are more substantial than the number of retirements. I understand there has been a substantial number of retirements in recent years. Naturally, this will occur again. I advocated at previous committees that a more aggressive recruitment campaign is needed and perhaps a focus on second-level schools, colleges of further...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (8 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: When the Minister establishes the commission and appoints members, I hope that a person with detailed knowledge and association with the Reserve Defence Force over the years will be considered for membership of the commission. Often the Reserve is not given the attention it needs. I fully agree and fully understand that we must be guided by the health and safety guidelines. That is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (8 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: 25. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the enrolment in the Reserve Defence Force; the proposals for recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29127/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: 286. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided for mental health services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29479/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Election of Vice Chairman (8 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: I nominate Deputy James Lawless. He has been a colleague in the Dáil since 2016 and he has always taken a particular interest in Border and Northern Ireland issues. I know from my own interaction with him and work within our own parliamentary party that he has a particular interest in all-Ireland issues. He is a competent, very hard-working and diligent Member of the Dáil and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: 36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider the issues raised by a local authority (details supplied) on infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29216/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tenant Purchase Scheme (6 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: If I may make one point, please. The Minister of State seemed to cast some doubt in suggesting we need to watch out for a person with cash to buy a house. I was talking about the case of honourable persons who, through hard work and support from other individual family members, are in a position to buy out their house. There would be no question mark over the authenticity, provenance or...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (6 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister. I work closely with all of the councillors in counties Cavan and Monaghan, my Oireachtas colleagues and the officials in the housing divisions in both councils. I know they value the two allocations that were made in the latter half of this year. They have a substantial programme of work for next year once the funding is made available. It is both good value and is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tenant Purchase Scheme (6 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: I wholeheartedly endorse every comment my colleague, Deputy Ó Cuív, has made. I recently wrote to the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, about two cases. I was involved, as a public representative, in getting two pensioners a council house almost 30 years ago. They provided a site. Neither applicant ever had the State spend one bob on the house since it was built by the council...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (6 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: 33. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it will be ensured that substantial financial provision is made for the voids programme in 2021 due to the valuable and important work being undertaken under the programme in 2020 and the need to make further progress in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28448/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (6 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: It is disheartening to see council housing stock that is vacant, boarded up or both, when many people remain on our local authority housing lists. I compliment the Minister on making two substantial financial allocations to our local authorities for this year's voids programme. Those allocations will make a real difference in the two local authorities in the constituency I represent,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (6 Oct 2020)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his reply. This was the first issue about which I spoke to the Minister when he was appointed. I and Fianna Fáil councillors in Cavan and Monaghan are constantly in touch with the housing divisions in both of our councils. We are working with council officials to ensure that we get maximum turnaround. Each of us in this House and everybody in society wants...