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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (13 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his plans to deal with the rising cost of motor, home and business insurance; the steps being taken to prevent businesses from closing and bring down premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46616/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Last Thursday, Louise Byrne of "Prime Time" reported on a group home in Carrickmacross in County Monaghan, which was built for people with physical and sensory disabilities by the Respond Housing Association for the HSE and completed in 2017. Today it lies empty with no residents, staff or management and no plan to open its doors. It is a €1.5 million project that is desperately...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (13 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can extend their stamp 1G visa or obtain a working permit visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46775/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Town Centre Living Initiative: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Department and all the local authorities represented here. The witnesses have given such eloquent presentations with some fantastic ideas. I am hugely supportive of the town centre living initiative. It is a great idea and one way of really getting a handle on the nub of the problem, which is the vacancy rates on our main streets and the lack of people living on them. On the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: The local improvement scheme, LIS, which is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development is attempting to play catch-up after a ten-year spell in which there was absolutely no investment under the programme. Rural communities like my own in Cavan-Monaghan, particularly farming communities, are hugely dependent on the scheme. Cavan County Council has more than 220 application...

Financial Challenges Facing RTÉ and its Revised Strategy 2020-2024: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I raise the issue of RTÉ's strategy for Lyric FM. RTÉ is to close its studio in Limerick in 2020, with productions for Lyric FM to move to Cork and Dublin. The announcement was a severe blow to the mid-west and it was welcome that RTÉ reversed the decision. People in counties Limerick and Clare are proud of Lyric FM, as was shown by the outpouring of support when initial...

Progressing Children's Disability Services: Statements (14 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Last month, Fianna Fáil received disappointing figures which show that the numbers of overdue assessments of need - as provided for under the Disability Act 2005 - had risen from 3,500 to more than 3,700 by the end of June. The Disability Act 2005 provides for an assessment of needs for eligible applicants with disabilities. Assessments of need must commence within a three-month...

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

Niamh Smyth: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when successful applications for the latest tranche of sports capital funding will be notified of the result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46914/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (14 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 175. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46947/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (19 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the frustration of school secretaries at the delay in actions that would have their pay and conditions put on a par with all other public servants; his views on the matter ; and if he will work towards a speedy resolution that avoids potential industrial action at schools. [47091/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children are being taught in schools without the necessary supports needed due to delays in assessments for children attending school that have developmental issues and may require specialised support; the efforts being taken by him to clear this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the July provision for special needs children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47158/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 338. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a group home (details supplied); when the home will be open and residents allocated their spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47172/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (19 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 424. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot receive the correct orthopaedic services provided for children; the reason the HSE is continuing to use same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47591/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (19 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 426. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of a nursing home application by a person (detail supplied); if the case will be reviewed in view of further medical evidence issued by their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47600/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 448. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment for a person (details supplied); when the next appointment will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47715/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 458. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47733/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (19 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 547. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application for sports capital funding by a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47340/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (19 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a grant application by a club (details supplied); if the application will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47355/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (19 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 553. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a grant application by a club (details supplied); if the application will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47356/19]