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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Abbey Theatre: Discussion (30 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: That is what caused frustration among actors and others involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Abbey Theatre: Discussion (30 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Is it the case that there was a problem, it was acknowledged and rectified?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Abbey Theatre: Discussion (30 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Mr. Conlon presented factual evidence about playwrights submitting work but not getting responsive communications.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Abbey Theatre: Discussion (30 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I have just one further question. I have heard much debate around this issue. It is an area about which I feel passionate because that is where it is all coming from. What was the experience for playwrights using the literary department as opposed to what it is now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Abbey Theatre: Discussion (30 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Has Mr. Conlon heard any of the experiences of playwrights?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Abbey Theatre: Discussion (30 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: How is the Abbey Theatre communicating with all of the signatories to the letter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Abbey Theatre: Discussion (30 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: A schedule of meetings has been planned out to communicate-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Abbey Theatre: Discussion (30 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: We will not know the plan until Friday, when that scoping meeting has been held.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Abbey Theatre: Discussion (30 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Just to clarify, who is going to the meeting on Friday on behalf of the Abbey Theatre?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (31 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 7. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to protect business along the Border in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4434/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (31 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: What are the plans of the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation to protect businesses along the Border in view of Brexit? Will she make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (31 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: On "Morning Ireland" earlier, a real account of the difficulties people will face was given by a lorry driver who transports milk across the Border on a daily basis. He said that, after he puts his children to bed at night, he sits down with his wife to discuss how they will manage and how they will get their source and supply if there are customs checks along the Border. He cannot face a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (31 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: The uptake for many of these schemes has been quite slow; indeed, it has been minimal.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (31 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Can the Minister indicate what the uptake of the voucher scheme has been, specifically in the Border region? Among the mayhem that is going on at Westminster, we read the headline that 55,000 jobs could be lost in a no-deal Brexit scenario. I am asking the Minister to show a positive bias towards the Border counties, because I genuinely believe that if the Border becomes a physical...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: In the programme for Government the Government gave a commitment under education to a funding provision, particularly for children with Down's syndrome. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of having Down Syndrome Ireland in the AV room to give a presentation on two particular issues, one being the July provision and the other being the urgent need for support for teachers in schools to prepare and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Minister for that.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (31 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: As the Minister of State is aware, there is an ongoing crisis in children's mental health services. Thirteen years after the publication of A Vision for Change, the services are still completely understaffed. Too many children continue to be admitted to adult units. Waiting lists and waiting times are long and a renewed focus is needed to reduce deficiencies in the services. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services Provision (31 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, for coming to the House to deal with the issue of respite care services for children in counties Cavan and Monaghan. Respite care service provision has reached crisis point for over 100 families across counties Cavan and Monaghan who are on a waiting list for support. Respite care services for children and adolescents with disabilities across...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services Provision (31 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I appreciate that the Minister of State is not the Minister with responsibility for disabilities or health, but I thank him for coming to the House to address the issue. I would thought that the HSE would provide him with detailed information on the crisis in counties Cavan and Monaghan. As I said, this is not the first time I have raised the issue. My colleague, Deputy Brendan Smith, has...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (31 Jan 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 18. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the most recent occasion on which the IDA visited counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; the number of new jobs that have been created by the IDA in the past 12 months; the steps it is taking to attract companies to the counties; the success it has had with the strategy for the counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter....