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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Review (6 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I welcome the Minister's engagement with farmers in the area who are at the coalface. When will the 2019 payments be issued? How will the payment changes or categories impact farmers in the Cavan-Monaghan area?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: Perhaps the Minister for Education and Skills could take this. The programme for Government contains a commitment to promoting excellence and innovation in our schools. I want to raise the issue of St. Brigid's national school in Meath Hill, Drumconrath, County Meath, a wonderful school with 100 students and four teachers. Unfortunately, the school does not have what I would consider basic...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: Fianna Fáil will support this Bill. As is the case with some statutory bodies that receive public funding, a limit was set by statute on such outlay, in this case when the Irish Film Board Act 1980 was enacted. The limit must be updated by the Houses of the Oireachtas every few years. The Bill is technical in nature and will allow Fís Éireann to raise the ceiling of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (6 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to protect farmers in Border counties from a hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50980/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (6 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be approved for categories seven to ten under the minor works scheme (details supplied); when this funding will be set aside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51419/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (11 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51549/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 338. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); if an appointment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51659/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Staff (11 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 348. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a delay in receiving appointments in CHO 8; the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51700/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if discussions have taken place in his Department on providing funding for the east-west link road and rural roads in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49202/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 190. To ask the Minister for Health the reason women are being refused a scan (details supplied) in view of the fact that the RCSI hospital group has said that it is available to all women that request it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52403/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address the issue of illegal dumping nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52332/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be considered for the extension of the M3 motorway to Cavan town and the east west link which are urgently needed in the north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52250/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when successful candidates (details supplied) will be notified; and the status of same. [52319/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 240. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the areas in which he is expanding CLÁR funding in 2019, by category; when this funding will be open for applications in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52318/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review a case (details supplied); the number of waste enforcement officers in Monaghan and Cavan County Councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52331/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on the council housing waiting list for Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52269/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Effects of Brexit on Border Region: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the delegations and welcome them. I hope they will not mind if I mention Councillor Aidan Campbell, who is from the same constituency as me. I am delighted to have all the witnesses here this morning. It is a milestone day for us nationally as a European country. The witnesses could not be here on a more appropriate day to keep the Border region firmly on the agenda. As somebody...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Effects of Brexit on Border Region: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I value what Councillor Doyle said, which is reflective of what all the witnesses said, namely, that pre-existing issues have not been addressed so Brexit or no Brexit we have not been addressing them in a strategic way. Regardless of what happens, there is a pre-existing problem that we must recognise and deal with.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the representatives for their very interesting presentations. I must contradict Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell because I know Mr. Liam Bradley personally and he is a very charismatic curator in the Monaghan County Museum and feels passionately about the work he does in it. One only has to walk through the door of the museum to know that this work is a vocation. I compliment him on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: Is that in the gift of local authorities? It is not a given that local authorities must have a heritage officer but, rather, the enthusiasm for the post must be within the authority in the first place.