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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Is a reluctance to apply for the scheme really the problem if only 10% of the total fund has been drawn down? It is a very low figure. The Government allocated €300 million for the future growth loan scheme, a long-term scheme for farmers, fishermen and food businesses that was announced in October 2017. It has taken 18 months for the scheme to open. Does the Minister agree the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: The drawdown is 10%.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: The Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, and I are good friends at this stage given our ongoing engagement and discussion on people with disabilities. Our RehabCare service in Cavan-Monaghan is no different to the wonderful services the Minister of State will have seen and it includes the services at the Holy Family School and in Analee View respite centre in Cootehill. There is a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: As my colleague, Deputy Murphy O'Mahony stated, what RehabCare does for people on the ground is magnificent. It is in no small way a relief and a support for families. As we would say in Cavan-Monaghan, the Minister of State's response was watery. We have nothing tangible to take back to our families or to the management of RehabCare across Cavan-Monaghan. I appreciate that it may be...

Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Second Stage (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I am pleased to confirm that Fianna Fáil will support the Bill. In recent decades, interventions aimed at addressing the gender pay gap, including equal pay legislation, a focus on educational outcomes for women and girls and anti-discrimination measures, have impacted upon gender equality. However, the gender pay gap remains stubbornly persistent. According to figures published by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 6 December 2018, the reason category 10 under the summer works scheme was not approved; the further detailed analysis required for category 10; if this analysis can be expedited sooner than the estimated timeframe of 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20803/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 249. 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....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 270. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20322/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 289. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20433/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 300. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for an appointment to the position of healthcare assistant after being interviewed at least a year ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20456/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 318. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the home help provision of hours for a person (details supplied); if home help will be immediately granted in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20617/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 319. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the occupational therapy and physiotherapy appointment for a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20637/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Eligibility (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 337. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been granted home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20694/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 348. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the RehabCare crisis; if his attention has been drawn to the fears and anxieties of service users and their families following the announcement on 7 May 2019 of a possible cessation of services locally in 12 months; if an urgent resolution to this matter will be found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20741/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 358. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); if an urgent appointment will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20773/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 373. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) is not on the approved list for the TAMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20326/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 437. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital application by a school (details supplied); the timeframe for the announcement of these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20774/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 458. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the option under consideration regarding underfunded volunteer centres in County Monaghan (details supplied); when a decision will be reached on same; if the necessary funding will be granted; if his attention has been drawn to the concern this uncertainty is causing locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20340/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 477. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20484/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Review (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 484. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20693/19]