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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cyber Security Policy (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Smith: 236. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps and progress made in 2018 and to date in 2019 in building the capability of the national cyber security centre and achieving the high level of security for computer networks and critical infrastructure as set out in the National Cyber Security Strategy 2015-2017; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cyber Security Policy (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Smith: 237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific measures he is taking to develop civil and military co-operation on cyber security as set out in the National Cyber Security Strategy 2015-2017; the number of meetings between his Department, the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces in which this issue was on the agenda in the past 18 months in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cyber Security Policy (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Smith: 238. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the webpage on the national cyber security strategy on the website of his Department informs persons that there will be a new, updated national cyber security strategy published in 2018; the reason for the delay in producing this strategy; the progress made in 2019; the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Smith: 240. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the tender process for the national broadband plan will be finalised; if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing concerns nationally about the inadequate broadband telecommunications service available at present (details supplied); the timescale for the delivery of high speed broadband infrastructure to each...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Smith: 272. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding for her Department both current and capital for 2019; the expenditure profile at the end of March 2019; if EU funding is available to her Department; if so, the programmes that are assisted with such funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18370/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Funding (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Smith: 273. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress in introducing large scale capital grants to assist in the provision of childcare places; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the present level of grants is perceived to be not adequate to support some communities that wish to expand community childcare facilities or provide new ones in which there is a proven...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Situation in Yemen: Oxfam (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Smith: In today's meeting we will meet with Mr. Jim Clarken, chief executive of Oxfam Ireland, and Ms Dina El-Mamoun, head of policy and advocacy in Yemen for Oxfam International. They, and their colleagues attending in the Public Gallery, are very welcome. The members of the committee look forward to hearing their evidence on the current humanitarian situation in Yemen. Before we begin, I remind...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Situation in Yemen: Oxfam (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Smith: I thank Mr. Clarken for his outline of a desperate situation. We arranged for Oxfam Ireland to make a presentation to the committee to try to get the message out to the public as well as we can and to create greater awareness of the threat of war, disease and hunger facing many people. When two thirds of the people in any country need humanitarian assistance, it paints a grim picture. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Situation in Yemen: Oxfam (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Smith: Would Ms El-Mamoun like to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Situation in Yemen: Oxfam (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Smith: I thank Ms El-Mamoun. I call Deputy Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Situation in Yemen: Oxfam (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Smith: I thank our guests for their detailed presentation. It is frightening that Yemen is again facing the triple threat of war, disease and hunger. The reason our guests are before us is in order to try to create greater awareness among the public of the ongoing conflict, which is now in its fourth year. As my colleagues stated, unfortunately we do not hear as much about the conflict in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Situation in Yemen: Oxfam (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Smith: We can put that in our letter to the Tánaiste. As Deputy Barrett indicated, that would meet with the request of our guests. I again thank Mr. Clarken and Ms El-Mamoun and welcome their colleagues who are present. On behalf of the committee, I wish them well in their work. As Deputy Barrett stated, we would be pleased to meet our guests again. I hope we will not need to do so and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Situation in Yemen: Oxfam (18 Apr 2019)

Brendan Smith: I thank Mr. Clarken. While I understand that the committee may be asked to play a role in proceedings relating to Europe Day on 9 May, arrangements have not yet been finalised but they will be notified to members in due course. The next scheduled meeting of the joint committee is with the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers, RACO. We will adjourn this meeting now and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (8 May 2019)

Brendan Smith: 1574. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a scheme (details supplied) will be approved; his plans to ensure that there are no further delays in having such a properly funded scheme put in place due to the severe hardship caused to householders at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19659/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 May 2019)

Brendan Smith: 230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement measures to assist the suckler beef sector in view of ongoing difficulties facing farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21074/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Funding (16 May 2019)

Brendan Smith: 131. To ask the Minister for Health when necessary financial resources will be allocated to the HSE to eliminate the delays in providing home support for persons already approved for home help but awaiting provision of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21320/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (16 May 2019)

Brendan Smith: 134. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons approved for home help in CHO 1 and CHO 2 areas and awaiting provision of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21330/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (21 May 2019)

Brendan Smith: 468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of support for the agrifood sector from the EU as a Brexit mitigation measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21361/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2019)

Brendan Smith: Apologies have been received from Senators Bacik and Ned O'Sullivan. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (30 May 2019)

Brendan Smith: The list of legislative proposals in Schedule B includes COM (2019) 39, COM (2019) 74, COM (2019) 105, COM (2019) 139 and COM (2019) 194. It is proposed that these proposals do not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.