Results 141-160 of 18,437 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 215. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the grant aid available through his Department in Enterprise Ireland for the development of community enterprise centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22007/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 237. 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 also taking into account that this application has been ongoing for a considerable length of time and also the pressure on existing accommodation due to the continued...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the present status of an application for new facilities at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21998/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve an application to facilitate further essential developments at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21999/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 320. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in establishing a compensation package for farmers whose plantations were damaged due to Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22009/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the requirement to replant land where plantations were badly damaged due to Storm Éowyn will be reviewed, taking into account that some of these areas are not suitable for plantation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22010/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 322. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in ensuring that the State retains the Nitrates Derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22013/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give further consideration to the request for capital funding due to the expansion needs of a college (details supplied), taking into account its important role across all education levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22011/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 797. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that an application for accommodation will be progressed without further delay due to the urgency in replacing the inadequate present accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18889/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (29 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 1843. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19430/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Services (29 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 2282. To ask the Minister for Health when additional resources will be provided to improve health services in Cavan General Hospital, to reduce delays in patients accessing cardiology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20077/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (10 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if, given the reference in the National Risk Assessment 2024 in relation to disruptions to the availability of critical infrastructure including the telecommunications networks due to the occurrence of extreme weather events, he will outline the investment plans in place to strengthen such networks; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (10 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the proposals he has to progress the commitment in the Programme for Government to maintain support to the mobile phone and broadband taskforce in removing mobile phone and internet black spots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18055/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (10 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the widespread damage caused by falling trees in recent storms affecting ESB transmission lines, telecommunication lines and other critical infrastructure, if measures will be implemented across Departments to ensure that diseased trees are felled and financial support provided to landowners and households in view of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (10 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 326. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the widespread damage caused by falling trees in recent storms affecting ESB transmission lines, telecommunication lines and other critical infrastructure, if measures will be implemented across Departments to ensure that diseased trees are felled and financial support provided to landowners and households in view of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (9 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 6 March 2025, if there have been further discussions involving his Department, ComReg and telecommunications providers to improve the network following the widespread outages arising from storm Éowyn causing so many difficulties for households, businesses and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (9 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 90. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will give consideration to the issues raised by an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17944/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (8 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 581. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is aware of the concerns about the geoblocking of BBC Sounds that includes Radio Ulster for listeners in this State considering that a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the British Secretary of State for Culture and the Minister for Communications in February 2010 which provided for the widespread availability of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (8 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 586. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the proposals there are to further the marketing of the tourism potential of the ‘Hidden Heartlands’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17342/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: The geoblocking of RTÉ and TG4 programmes in Northern Ireland where many television and mobile app viewers cannot access RTÉ coverage of Irish sporting events must be stopped. The unavailability of RTÉ programming, including the broadcasting of GAA and other sporting fixtures, is the cause of much annoyance and frustration for many people throughout Northern Ireland. Last...