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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (18 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 182. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will have further discussions with the British Foreign Secretary and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the need for the British government to respond positively and without further delay to the unanimous requests of Dáil Éireann concerning the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of May 1974; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 236. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will pursue immediately with an international company the concerns outlined by a retail representative organisation (details supplied) regarding the withdrawal of products from a large number of shops throughout the country which would impact negatively on smaller scale retail stores; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 359. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the systems that are in place to ensure that persons living outside this jurisdiction are not in receipt of payments that require a person to be resident in this State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23766/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: Unfortunately, there are long delays in Cavan-Monaghan for children with additional needs or disabilities obtaining therapies such as occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and physiotherapy. We all know the importance of having early interventions to support a child with a specific health needs, but, unfortunately, this is not happening sufficiently. There are particular...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that sufficient courses in cybersecurity are available in the further and higher education sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26397/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: Cybersecurity and the protection of IT systems, data systems and communication networks are vitally important to the economy and all of society. The trend towards an increase in the use of digital and cloud technologies in both the public and private sectors has been under way for some time. As we all know, however, Covid-19 has accelerated this trend, transforming much of how we live and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his reply. He is probably well aware of the initiative of the Louth & Meath Education and Training Board, LMETB, particularly led by Mr. Martin O'Brien as chief executive. It will be rolling out a specific course in the whole area of cyber information technology and also cyber operational technology for manufactures. I want to compliment our colleague in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister. Some time ago, I had the opportunity to visit the new South West College in Enniskillen, which has an enormous catchment area in Tyrone and Fermanagh. The college was developing an innovative cybersecurity course. There are opportunities in that area for us to collaborate and ensure a good presence of such courses throughout the country. We are all aware of the...

Report on the Good Friday Agreement: Motion (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: I welcome this debate. Like Deputy Conway-Walsh, I compliment the Cathaoirleach of our committee, Deputy O’Dowd, on his work. I also compliment Deputy Conway-Walsh and all our other colleagues on the committee. There is one word I would use about the Good Friday Agreement, that being, "transformative". I say that as a person who grew up in a Border community, as a public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business Opportunities and Differences: Engagement with Irish SME Association (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: Like the Cathaoirleach, I welcome Mr. McDonnell and complement him on the work he has done advocating on behalf of Irish SMEs over the years. I compliment him and his colleagues for highlighting many issues of concern to the people within their sector. On his point about the census, the returns are welcome. I am thankful there had been population growth in every county over the past...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business Opportunities and Differences: Engagement with Irish SME Association (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: What about the idea of an all-Ireland enterprise agency?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business Opportunities and Differences: Engagement with Irish SME Association (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: I also asked about InterTradeIreland.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (23 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 113. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Social Protection Annual Report for 2022 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24441/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (23 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will review the PRSI contributions system in order that adult dependents who have worked in the home may be entitled to full future social welfare benefits, such as the recent €200 cost-of-living support payment; if she will provide a full explanation for the reason that adult dependents and others...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Firearms (24 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure an adequate consultation process with the relevant representative groups following the publication of the firearms expert committee report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22902/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (24 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 185. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure an adequate level of services in a disability service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25182/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (24 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 194. To ask the Minister for Health if additional supports will be introduced for the private nursing home sector, particularly for smaller-scale providers; the proposals, if any, to introduce a stabilisation fund; when a review of the fair deal scheme will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25044/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (25 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 92. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the proposed EU nature restoration regulation has been considered at the Council of Agriculture Ministers; if so, the proposals he put forward; the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25213/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Regulations (30 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the impact assessments that are being carried out in relation to the proposed EU Nature Restoration Regulation concerning the use of farm-land and food production; if such assessments are being factored in to the overall national response regarding this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25212/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (31 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the distribution of the devolved capital grant; the amount that has been allocated to the Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26717/23]