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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Family Support Services (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 255. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional supports will be introduced to support all the families that are most affected by recent increases in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19182/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that sufficient funding is allocated to local authorities in 2022 to continue the Housing Voids Programme at the same rate as in 2021 to bring back to habitable use as many vacant local authority homes as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19090/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocated to date on a project (details supplied); the level of expenditure in 2021; the funding allocated for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19091/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if further consideration will be given in 2022 to the allocation of funding for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19140/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Implementation Bodies (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 292. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the most recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland concerning the implementation of the Stormont House Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19215/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 293. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any response from the British Government in respect of the unanimous requests of Dáil Éireann for an independent international legal person to have access to the files and papers relating to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19216/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that an application is approved at the earliest possible date in view of the need to provide additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19142/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Housing Provision (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 340. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that will be implemented to reduce the delays in allocating housing accommodation to persons from Ukraine arriving in Ireland due to the war waged on their country by Russia in circumstances in which offers of accommodation have been made by homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 341. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that will be implemented to ensure that there is adequate childcare accommodation in view of creche closures over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19149/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 342. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address the concerns of childcare providers in relation to the funding module for pre-school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19150/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 364. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 3 February 2022, if the draft report has been reviewed by her Department; the status of the public consultation; the likely timeline for her Department to finalise its consideration of these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19131/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 365. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be provided for Garda divisions such as Cavan and Monaghan in view of the unique policing demands in the Border region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19151/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 366. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 595 of 15 February 2022, the position regarding the restoration of services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19163/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: 409. To ask the Minister for Health when additional places (details supplied) will be provided in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the measures that will be implemented in 2022 to improve services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19057/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: I welcome Mr. McCord, Ms McIlvenny and Mr. Monaghan. As you said, a Chathaoirligh, Mr. McCord has made a powerful contribution in his opening statement and follow-up remarks. I do not think any of us could quibble with what Mr. McCord said. In his opening statement Mr. McCord referred in particular to the need for dialogue, equality and truth. He emphasised that the process needs to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: When Mr. McCord was in Westminster and said he got all the political parties to sign the letter, did members of the Conservative Party sign?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: What about the Labour Party, the Scottish National Party, SNP, and others?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: Was it just Irish parties from North and South that signed it, or did some British parties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: Good, except the Conservative Party.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)

Brendan Smith: It was a great achievement. Well done on that.