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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (7 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 396. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional support will be provided in 2025 for youth services throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45972/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 397. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in view of the widespread concern expressed by childcare providers about the viability of their services, if he will review the funding level for such providers, particularly for services providing full-time places for younger children, for which there is huge demand and an inadequate supply at present, taking...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 398. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that the core funding model for each county will be amended to take into account recent additional costs on such services impacting on their viability with potential closures and subsequent loss of childcare places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45974/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 399. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if urgent consideration will be given to addressing the shortage of childcare places, particularly for younger children and pre-ECCE recipients, in view of the widespread concern of parents who may wish to return to work and are unable to do so because of the lack of such places; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (7 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 406. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be implemented to reduce unacceptable delays in children accessing services provided by CAMHS in Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45757/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (7 Nov 2024)

Duncan Smith: 410. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the hugely negative impact that nitrogen oxides (NOx) has on citizens’ health, particularly children; the policies he intends to implement to improve air quality from NOx; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45504/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (7 Nov 2024)

Duncan Smith: 441. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to accept and implement the recommendations in the National Radiation Therapist Review Report on adequate staffing levels for cancer services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45619/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 475. To ask the Minister for Health if measures will be introduced to recruit and retain more home care assistant/home support workers in the HSE in view of the unacceptable delays in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan in persons having home support put in place following approval of such hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45758/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Capital Expenditure Programme (6 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 10. To ask the Taoiseach when details of the next round of funding for capital projects under the shared island initiative will be announced. [45471/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (6 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding that will be made available by his Department under the shared island initiative for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45494/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (6 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in supporting cross-Border and all-Ireland projects through the shared island initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45495/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (6 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 27. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date in the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45437/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (6 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date in the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45438/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (6 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that increased funding will be made available in 2025 for the non-national road network in counties Cavan and Monaghan in view of the urgent need to carry out essential repairs and upgrade the road network, taking into account the considerable damage caused to roads by increased rainfall and poor weather in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (6 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the unfair decision to exclude parents of students studying outside this jurisdiction from the rental tax credit as this and other measures were introduced to ease the cost-of-living pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45448/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (6 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 24 October 2024, if she will ensure that a teaching post is retained in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45470/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (6 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 87. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional measures that will be implemented in 2025 to promote at home and abroad Ireland’s Ancient East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45444/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (6 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that the provision of a refuge centre in counties Cavan and Monaghan for victims of domestic abuse is progressed without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45314/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (6 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when additional measures will be implemented to address the outbreak of bovine TB in parts of the country; if there are sufficient personnel in all district veterinary offices to deal with disease-control issues; if he will ensure compensation payments are issued without delay to affected herdowners; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (5 Nov 2024)

Brendan Smith: 871. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason unacceptable delays are occurring in issuing foal passports by Horse Sport Ireland; the measures that will be implemented to reduce such delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45104/24]