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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding to be provided by her Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59933/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Post Office Network (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined by a representative organisation (details supplied) that come within the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 400. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of funding to be provided by his Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59931/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding to be provided by his Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59938/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the level of funding to be provided by her Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59941/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 509. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding to be provided by his Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59939/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 655. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding to be provided by his Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59930/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 710. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding to be provided by her Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59943/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit will next meet. [60328/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: As we all know, the Ireland-Northern Ireland protocol is part of the withdrawal agreement. I know from my interactions with businesses in neighbouring counties north of the Border that they are anxious that the protocol works and that whatever difficulties and issues there are be resolved as soon as possible, without any threats of anybody triggering Article 16. They are anxious that the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: Since the onset of the Covid pandemic in March 2020, we have all become more conscious of the value of community policing. We saw in our own communities a greater presence of gardaí. That was particularly reassuring for people living on their own or older people. In my home town in Cavan, community gardaí were recently appointed and that has been warmly welcomed by the local...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: I understand that, within the next number of weeks, the CAP strategic plan will have to be submitted to the European Commission and, I presume, that goes to the Government for approval before submission to Europe. As we know, since we joined the then EEC in 1973, the Common Agricultural Policy has been of huge importance to our farming and agrifood sector, to the rural economy and to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been further progress since this Deputy brought information before Dáil Éireann on 10 September 2020, in achieving a full and comprehensive investigation here and in Northern Ireland into the bombing in Belturbet, County Cavan in December 1972 which caused the death of two young persons and injuries to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Dec 2021)

Brendan Smith: 154. To ask the Minister for Health when additional personnel will be approved for a healthcare facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60726/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (18 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: I second that proposal. I had the privilege of serving here in Dáil Éireann with the late Austin Currie, who was always a gentleman and a great advocate, and had a very long and noble political career. I join with the Chairman and every other member of the committee in extending our sincere sympathies to his widow and to all the family, particularly our colleague, Emer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (18 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: Like you, a Chathaoirligh, I welcome our three guests and their contributions. I commend them on the important work that they are carrying out on behalf of the State, and also Mrs. Rosalie Flanagan, as nominee of the British Government. I proposed, in 2018, that the commission would be invited to address this committee's predecessor. I also proposed, this time, when we were drafting our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (18 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: I wholeheartedly endorse the Chairman's proposal that we ask for a special Dáil debate and a motion to be tabled in the names of all the party and group leaders. That would elevate our work on the committee and the appeals of our guests and witnesses on the importance of this issue. Mr. Knupfer referred to the television drama "Bloodlands". I did not see that programme. Has it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (18 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: Yes, thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (18 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: I am supportive of Deputy Carroll MacNeill's last point. It is obvious that there is a need for campaign-type support, if you want to call it that.