Results 21-40 of 18,496 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised by an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40045/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage without delay in view of the urgent need to have this much needed accommodation provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40180/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date with the roll out of the National Broadband Plan throughout County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40178/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date with the roll out of the National Broadband Plan throughout County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40179/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when additional funding will be allocated to a local authority (details supplied); if he will ensure that this grant aid is allocated without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40134/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding that will be provided for a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40183/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Care Services (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 176. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will give consideration to a document produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40055/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 292. To ask the Minister for Health if she will give detailed consideration to a document produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40058/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 294. To ask the Minister for Health to give detailed consideration to the issues raised in a document produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40079/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 302. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that at least €20 million in new recurrent development funding is provided in 2026 and in each subsequent year for the National Cancer Control Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40126/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 303. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that adequate investment is made in the National Cancer Strategy to enable target waiting times for cancer tests to be met; the proposals there are to expand screening as planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40127/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (15 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals he has to address issues of particular interest to credit unions, including reserves, levies and lending requirement regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39416/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will introduce in respect of insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39417/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (15 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 330. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give urgent consideration to the issues raised in correspondence from a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39588/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 818. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress to date in providing new facilities for day services in an area (details supplied), in view of increased demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39109/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (10 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the matters discussed at the recent north-south Ministerial Council, with particular reference to cross border infrastructural issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38060/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (10 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the most recent discussions he has had with Members of the Northern Ireland Executive concerning cross border issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38059/25]

Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: Like other members, I welcome the Minister's presentation of these Estimates. It is good there is a 7.4% increase in the financial provision for his Department this year. I agree with Deputy Feighan's observations on apprenticeships and their importance. It is very good the apprenticeship budget has increased by 83% in less than five years. That is a welcome measure. The Minister cited...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (9 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 8 May 2025, when outstanding payments will issue in respect of applications under the 2024 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38042/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: I raise again the totally unacceptable delays for children with additional needs in Cavan and Monaghan in getting an assessment of needs and follow-up therapies when required. Daily I listen to parents who are very concerned, worried and absolutely frustrated that their child or children needing supports are on long waiting lists with no signs at all of early appointments. We all know how...