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Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Chairman, some of my questions were not answered. I would like to have them answered. What about citizens' engagement, which is very important? A sum of €0.9 million, which is almost €1 million, was spent on The Irish Timesand the Irish Independentand I am curious-----

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I need answers.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: The figures indicate that €600,000 was spent on RTÉ and €900,000 spent on media, specifically on Cruinniú na Cásca and the Department's citizen's engagement, amounting to an overall spend of €1.5 million. What measurement, tools or monitoring does the Department have in place to monitor the benefit of this to the artists involved?

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: What tools have been used to measure how effective that has been?

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Are there any tools in place to measure the effectiveness of the money being spent by the Department on media, between RTÉ and print, as opposed to giving that money directly to the artists? That is what I am asking about. A total of €1.5 million has been spent on the media to promote Creative Ireland. How effective has that been? What tools are being used to measure that?

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: But what tools are in place to measure that?

Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: In the programme for Government, there is a clear commitment to building a visible and familiar policing presence. In Cavan-Monaghan, we have a rural crime crisis with homes being broken into in broad daylight. Business and particularly farmyards and the elderly in our communities are being affected. Community employment schemes, which are doing good in our communities, have had all their...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (16 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has commenced a plan for the way in which the common travel area may operate if a hard border is introduced following Brexit. [48310/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (16 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the ongoing outstanding requests with the British Government regarding inquiries into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48309/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (16 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 142. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an appointment scheduled for a person (details supplied) has been deferred for two months; if an earlier appointment will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48451/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (16 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 148. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a development (details supplied); the timeframe for works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48506/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 153. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48520/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 154. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48521/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (16 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 155. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to grant funding to extend and refurbish a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48522/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (16 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to set up a task force comprising farming organisations (details supplied) and officials from his Department for farmers who are facing into a difficult winter and spring due to volatile weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48503/17]

Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: As my colleague, Deputy Brendan Smith, outlined, there is a crisis in Cavan and Monaghan when it comes to rural crime I spoke to the Minister in respect of this issue last week. As I informed him, 16 homes within an eight-mile radius of Cootehill were broken into. The Garda station there operates on restricted hours. The Minister is aware that the force has been stripped of its resources...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (21 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 116. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of a project (details supplied); the number of jobs that will be created as a result; the services that will be provided by this facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48931/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (21 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 524. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, to reassess the need for a link (details supplied) to progress in view of Brexit and for the viability of the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49259/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: In the programme for Government, there is a commitment to improving services and increasing support for people with disabilities, particularly in the area of early assessment and intervention for children with special needs. Today I want to raise the issue of assessment of needs for children in Cavan-Monaghan. The reality on the ground for parents is stark. They are being told that it will...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)

Niamh Smyth: My colleagues, Deputies Cowen and Casey, have been front and centre in addressing the housing crisis and have put forward some key priorities from Fianna Fáil's perspective. We have put forward numerous Bills, such as the Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill, to get to grips with the crisis. We successfully pressed for further investment in social housing. The Taoiseach has claimed...