Results 1,001-1,020 of 18,442 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 524. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to list the Garda stations in Cavan/Monaghan that have their own electric vehicle charging points; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54641/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in each Garda division that have their own electric vehicle charging points; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54642/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 526. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of electric vehicles in the Garda fleet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54643/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Sector (12 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 638. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the widespread concerns of farmers in relation to recent changes introduced to the Eurostar evaluations by an organisation (details supplied) and the difficulties it is causing for some farmers participating in the suckler carbon efficiency programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55395/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 857. To ask the Minister for Health when a health service will be expanded (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55398/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waterways Ireland (7 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures that will be implemented at an early date to progress the proposal to extend the Shannon navigation from Lough Allen, County Leitrim, to Dowra, County Cavan, in view of the substantial preparatory work carried out on the project some years ago and the benefits of such a development for the upper Shannon region;...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waterways Ireland (7 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: As the Minister of State knows, the River Shannon rises at the Shannon Pot in the Cuilcagh Mountains in County Cavan. It is a massive national and natural resource for our country. A huge part of that waterway is now navigable, making it a massive tourist and recreational amenity for our own people and visitors to our country. As the Minister of State will know from the files in the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waterways Ireland (7 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State sincerely for his positive response and welcome that this project is being actively looked at again. I hope the environmental impact statement and other associated preparatory studies will be successful. Our local councillor in that area, Councillor John Paul Feeley, and I worked extremely hard to get investment at the Shannon Pot. Fortunately, through the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waterways Ireland (7 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: As I said, Councillor Feeley and I advocated very strongly for investment in the tourism project that is the broader Cuilcagh area. Many years ago, in the early nineties, I was involved in the restoration of what was then the Ballyconnell-Ballinamore canal to make it the Erne-Shannon waterway. Great credit is due to Waterways Ireland, and the Office of Public Works before it, for restoring...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (7 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline details of the Voids Programme for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54190/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 112. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if provision will be made to have child benefit paid in respect of students in full-time education who reach the age of 18 during the current school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54211/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if measures will be introduced to assist applicants that have domiciliary care applications progressed where there are delays outside the control of parents in having necessary assessments carried out for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54212/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (7 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 184. To ask the Minister for Finance if measures will be introduced to assist in the provision of better credit facilities for small and medium enterprises as many businesses, particularly small enterprises, are facing serious difficulties due to the non-availability of reasonable loan and overdraft facilities from the pillar banks; if he is aware that some businesses that had reasonable...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (7 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 190. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the measures that will be made available to assist small and medium enterprises with the challenges that have arisen for such businesses due to increased costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54397/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media (7 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 213. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional measures that will be introduced to deal with the spread of misinformation on social media platforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54401/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 332. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in making a permanent appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54383/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (7 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 334. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be implemented to deal with the shortage of home support workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54400/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (6 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: Thankfully, the all-Ireland economy has developed very strongly since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in April 1998. Businesses have developed on a cross-Border basis; trade has strengthened North-South and east-west; and enterprises have developed on an all-Ireland basis as well. It is very important that in planning for further expansion of the all-Ireland economy, we are mindful...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (6 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: -----the central Border region. This is a region that does not have major urban centres or a third level institute so it is particularly important we plan for the areas that are not as developed as the major urban areas.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (6 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [53189/23]