Results 961-980 of 10,432 for speaker:Niamh Smyth

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Litter Pollution (18 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 273. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to deal with the issue of dog fouling in counties Cavan and Monaghan and throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23640/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Pensions Reform (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I have come across numerous cases in my clinic of retired or retiring people who have been adversely affected by the anomaly in how entitlement to the State pension contributory is calculated. I have been presented with a number of situations where individuals, mainly women who have raised their families, are being penalised for having paid a small handful of PRSI payments during what...

Topical Issue Debate: Pensions Reform (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: The homemaker's scheme, which was introduced by Fianna Fáil in 1994, makes qualification for the contributory State pension easier for those who have taken time out of the workforce for caring duties. It allows up to 20 years spent caring for children under 12 years of age to be disregarded when a person's social insurance record is being averaged for pension purposes. However, a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to enhance the role of the Garda Reserve within An Garda Síochána in dealing with Garda shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24049/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has met or liaised with local gardaí regarding the new station in Bailieborough, County Cavan, in view of the announcement of a new site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24021/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to ease the backlog of Garda vetting applications for entrants into Templemore; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24153/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cyber Security Policy (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to tackle cyber crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24156/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Administration (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the increasing number of cases for hearing in Cavan District and Family Courts; the steps she will take to reduce the number of cases in a sitting in Cavan District Court; and her plans to employ an additional judge to help alleviate the cases waiting for hearing or to assign additional...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have applied under the first-time buyers scheme as announced in budget 2017 by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24089/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts in Education Charter (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has carried out a qualitative analysis of the distinctive contribution arts in education has made to school based arts education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24414/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts in Education Charter (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he has taken to develop arts in education practices by professional artists in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24415/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts in Education Charter (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to increase interventions by the arts world into formal education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24416/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts in Education Charter (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement arts rich schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24418/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts in Education Charter (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of engagement his Department has had with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to implement the recommendations of the Arts in Education Charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24419/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts in Education Charter (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions his Department has taken to co-operate with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to fast track and resource the Arts in Education Charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24420/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts in Education Charter (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding commitments his Department has made to implement Pillar 1 of Creative Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24422/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts in Education Charter (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the intervention his Department has had with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs regarding the development of local arts in education partnerships in education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24423/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts in Education Charter (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to increase out-of-hours use of school facilities to give children and young persons access to arts activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24417/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he has taken to establish arts education officers nationally in the education and training boards as are successfully operating in the Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24421/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (23 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking with the Department of Education and Skills on research and development at institutes in Counties Cavan and Monaghan on initiatives to attract jobs to these counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22663/17]