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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (8 Sep 2020)

Brendan Smith: 1475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the recent changes to the tuberculosis eradication programme with particular reference to the issue of tuberculosis herd history risk statements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22548/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that a project (details supplied) proceeds to the next stage at the earliest possible date due to the need to have additional and upgraded accommodation provided at the school without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19314/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19313/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Proposed Legislation (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the introduction and enactment of the online safety and media regulation Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20511/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to the issues outlined in correspondence by Monaghan County Council (details supplied) regarding the proposed north-south interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20907/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce details of the Sports Capital Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20450/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that adequate capacity is provided on a bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20730/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 365. To ask the Minister for Finance the outcome of the most recent discussions with insurance companies in relation to the need to honour claims for business interruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20872/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 366. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to implement additional measures to counteract cross-Border smuggling and illegal trade in products such as fuel, tobacco and alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20873/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 427. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration will be given to the issues raised in correspondence on behalf of an association (details supplied); if it will be ensured that adequate support is provided as a matter of urgency to the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20934/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 582. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if progress has been made in relation to immigration reform in the United States of America with particular reference to the status of the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20967/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 738. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that will be put in place to enable primary and second-level schools to reopen at the end of August 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20935/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 961. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the GLAS scheme will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20453/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 962. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the outcome of discussions at the recent EU Agriculture Council in relation to CAP funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20454/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 1289. To ask the Minister for Health if additional measures will be introduced on an all-Ireland basis to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20445/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 1349. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in ensuring that the Health Service Executive contact tracing application will be compatible with the application being developed by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20606/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme (29 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the Minister's approach. I would be glad to sit down with her and Deputy Ó Cuív to go through the particular lacuna in the legislation. This is a crunch time for this small cohort of people because they are approaching pension age. I hope we can make progress on the issue and ensure that these people are not denied their maximum pension contribution. As we know, they...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme (29 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 23. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if insurance contributions will be credited to farmers for pension purposes for the time they were in receipt of farm assist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18806/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme (29 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: 44. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if insurance contributions will be credited to farmers for pension purposes for the time they were in receipt of farm assist, which caused a break in their insurance contributions records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18805/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme (29 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: As the Minister will be aware, a cohort of people have reached, or about to reach, pension age, and they have been paying social insurance contributions towards a contributory pension. Now they have found that because their insurance record was broken while they were in receipt of the farm assist payment, they are now entitled only to a reduced contributory pension. I believe that this...