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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Smith: 109. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposals to improve the criteria for the free fuel allowance in cases in which a family member may return to live with a parent on a temporary basis, who normally resides on their own and who is in receipt of the free fuel allowance due to housing or domestic difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Smith: 140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposals there are to improve the criteria for the free fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34870/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Smith: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the event of the reallocation of capital funding within his Department in 2022, if he will ensure that additional funding is provided for the 2022 non-national roadworks programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39294/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Smith: 421. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will convey again to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the widespread and serious concerns in relation to the British Government proposals concerning legacy issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39301/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Disadvantaged Status (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Smith: 497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given at an early date to a further extension of the DEIS Programme in view of the availability of data from the 2022 Census; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39450/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Disadvantaged Status (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Smith: 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration is being given to changes to the modelling system for the assessment of schools for inclusion in the DEIS Programme given that there are anomalies resulting in the exclusion of some schools who share catchment areas with schools who are in the DEIS scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39451/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Smith: 671. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications that have been received and the number of approvals issued on an annual basis since 2012 in respect of the Immigrant Investor Programme under each particular investment fund; the total investment under each heading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39295/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Jonathan Powell (30 Jun 2022)

Brendan Smith: I thank Mr. Powell. Like the previous speakers, I compliment him on the work he did with Mr. Blair as his chief of staff and chief negotiator, on his commitment to the advancement of peace on this island and on his continued interest and the good and impartial commentary he gives through the media at different times. As a person who worked at a senior official level with the British...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Brendan Smith: I thank Professor McEvoy and Mr. Holder for their excellent presentation to this committee and the absolute clarity in their presentation on a complicated issue. From listening to them, and based on previous discussions, it is obvious that this legislation proposed by the British Government is a charter to excuse murderers, whether by state forces or paramilitary organisations. In any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: British Government Legacy Proposals: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Brendan Smith: Does Professor McEvoy's group have interaction with advocacy groups for victims such as the WAVE Trauma Centre? This type of legislation must be absolutely devastating for its work. Hopes would have been raised to a certain extent with the Stormont House Agreement and the mechanisms that were put in place and were supposed to be implemented. From interacting with those advocacy groups, I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (14 Sep 2022)

Brendan Smith: 144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons awaiting a driving test in the RSA Cavan driving test centre; the number of weeks that applicants are on waiting lists for a test date; when the huge delays experienced in Cavan for driving tests will be meaningfully addressed; if his attention has been drawn to the long time lag between applicants completing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Sep 2022)

Brendan Smith: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the income eligibility limits for local authority housing in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan will be increased given that present limits are unrealistic and deny many low-income families the ability to apply for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44892/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (14 Sep 2022)

Brendan Smith: 409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that students (details supplied) are enabled to continue their studies as planned at the commencement of their course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44370/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (14 Sep 2022)

Brendan Smith: 665. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide additional funding for the social inclusion and activation programme for 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44922/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (15 Sep 2022)

Brendan Smith: 35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that will be introduced to support small and medium enterprises, with particular reference to the increasing energy costs and the difficulties arising for such businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44920/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (15 Sep 2022)

Brendan Smith: 67. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if specific additional financial supports will be introduced in 2023 to assist in the development of enterprise centres, in view of their importance in providing workspace for start-up businesses and small enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44919/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Brendan Smith: 119. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide additional funding for the social inclusion and community activation programme in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45114/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Brendan Smith: 120. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the new Leader programme will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45113/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Sep 2022)

Brendan Smith: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that additional bus capacity is put in place without delay for the school transport service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45339/22]