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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (13 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in advancing a major building project at a healthcare facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55874/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 87. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will introduce a grant scheme to assist in the provision of large-scale preschool accommodation and the upgrading of existing childcare accommodation, as there is a need to increase substantially the level of grant aid to ensure adequate childcare accommodation in the coming years; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 103. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is proposed to increase capital investment in the early learning and childcare sector for 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55735/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the widespread concerns in relation to inadequate mobile phone coverage in parts of County Cavan and County Monaghan; if there is an obligation on mobile telephony providers to ensure proper and adequate coverage in all areas; if this issue will be addressed by his Department or by agencies under the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give further consideration to the issues raised in a motion passed by a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56079/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will have further consideration given to the issues raised in a motion passed by a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56082/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 9 November 2023, if he will ensure that submissions by local authorities to his Department (details supplied) will be approved at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56136/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rental Sector (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 227. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the unfair decision to exclude parents of students studying outside this jurisdiction from the rental tax credit, as this and other measures were introduced to ease the cost-of-living pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56188/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected timeline for the completion of the review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56157/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 305. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional measures that will be introduced to deal with the spread of misinformation on social media platforms; if she is satisfied that legislation enacted both at national and EU level is adequate to ban the incitement of hatred on such platforms and ensure proper protection of the public, and particularly children, from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the widespread concerns of farmers regarding delays in the issue of some ACRES payments; if a partial payment can be issued for those applicants pending processing and finalising of all applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56096/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he will introduce to improve cross-Border mobility for students in further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56158/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the unfair decision to exclude students studying outside this State from the €1,000 reduction in student contribution fees which was introduced to support households to ease the cost-of-living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56201/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: 528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the need to promote more cross-Border mobility for further and higher education students, he will ensure that students studying outside this State are entitled to the same State assistance as students in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56206/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: I have to go back to the Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: Apologies for missing the earlier part of the meeting. I was in the Chamber for parliamentary questions. I am due back there to ask another question. With regard to the promotion of Ireland from an industry point of view, it is great to hear the very positive message that the witnesses have. I represent Cavan-Monaghan, and there is huge interdependence between the counties. I have met...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

Brendan Smith: Could I just ask-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: PEACEPLUS Programme: Special EU Programmes Body (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: I also welcome Ms McIntyre, Mr. Beattie and their colleagues. That was a very exciting statement and Ms McIntyre's concluding remarks referred to the need to have the political institutions working in the best interests of all the people, North and South. It is a good challenge to have to be able to spend money and I have no doubt but that you and your colleagues will be up to it. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 48. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be implemented to reduce the unacceptable divergence in the rates of subvention made to private nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2051/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Smith: 58. To ask the Minister for Health when grant aid will be approved for smaller scale nursing homes to carry out upgrading work following the recommendations of HIQA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2050/24]