Results 13,841-13,860 of 18,496 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 714. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to publish a Sláintecare implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24807/18]

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

Brendan Smith: 1100. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to announce details of the next sports capital programme scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25345/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 1106. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the necessary upgrading of an arterial route (details supplied) will be prioritised for funding in the 2019 road works programme in view of the importance of this route for a large part of the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25376/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 1249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the income limits for the household benefits package and the fuel allowance automatically increase in line with increases in the State pension (contributory) only; if they also increase in line with the State pension (non-contributory) or other primary social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 1308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will publish the review of the tenant purchase scheme; if persons in receipt of a social welfare payment and who are in a position to purchase their homes will not be deprived of the opportunity to avail of the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24963/18]

Other Questions: Child Care Services Funding (13 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 30. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce a new childcare capital grant scheme in 2018 to assist childcare providers to extend or provide new facilities in cases in which there is an identified need for additional places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25642/18]

Other Questions: Child Care Services Funding (13 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for her reply and I welcome the recent grant approvals. In any grant scheme there will be some disappointed applicants. 12 o’clock In previous replies the Minister gave a commitment to have a widespread consultation with both community childcare providers and private childcare providers on the 2019 capital grant scheme. More grant aid is required to assist in...

Other Questions: Child Care Services Funding (13 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the commitment to further consultation with private and community childcare providers made by the Minister. I have already made written representations to her office about specific concerns I have in my constituency and would be glad to take up her offer of a meeting to discuss those particular projects.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (13 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 50. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase substantially the maximum level of grant aid in respect of the provision of new childcare facilities in cases in which there is an identified need for additional places and in which the maximum level of grant aid under the present scheme would be inadequate to support a community childcare organisation to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cross-Border Co-operation (13 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had contact with the British Foreign Secretary following the comments by him in relation to the importance of cross-Border trade and the interdependence of business and commerce North and South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25875/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (13 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 66. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent proposals put forward by Britain to the European Commission in relation to the proposed backstop following Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25877/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Smoking Ban (13 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the deadline for the introduction of the ban on the sale of smoky coal nationwide; the means by which he will be introducing the ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25869/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Smoking Ban (13 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he will take to prevent the importation by distributors and or consumers of smoky coal from Northern Ireland following the introduction of the nationwide ban on smoky coal. [25870/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Cross-Border Projects (14 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to have further discussions with his counterparts in Northern Ireland on the development of cross-Border projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25853/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Cross-Border Projects (14 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the discussions his Department is having with its counterparts in Northern Ireland on the development of cross-Border tourism projects that would be of particular benefit to rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25854/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (14 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 159. To ask the Minister for Health if services will be restored to cover a geographic area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26021/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (19 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 420. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the need to provide access to new medicines for patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26835/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (20 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review of the tenant purchase scheme will be finalised; when he plans to amend the conditions of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26840/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (20 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be provided to local authorities in 2018 for house improvement grants such as the housing adaptation scheme and the disabled persons grant scheme in view of delays in having applications approved and the importance of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26839/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (20 Jun 2018)

Brendan Smith: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the issues raised by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27019/18]