Results 17,741-17,760 of 18,496 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Culls (28 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that persons licensed to cull deer will be able to continue such services and that such licences will not just be made available to large-scale operators and exclude one-person licensed services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23719/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (28 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Nature Advisory Committee, as recommended in the 2021 Review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, will be established; the reason such a delay has occurred in establishing this committee which can provide a structured forum for consultation with stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (28 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in establishing a sustainable hunting of wild birds stakeholder forum; the timeline for its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24101/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (28 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 357. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when it is proposed to re-establish the Firearms Consultative Panel to ensure a structured forum for regular and inclusive engagement between policymakers and organisations representing firearms users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24103/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (28 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 412. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the new childminding regulations will be published; the proposed implementation date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24098/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 447. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that medication as recommended by Children's Health Ireland will be made available at an early date for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23723/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Insurance Coverage (28 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 451. To ask the Minister for Health if the reason private health insurance companies only cover the cost of a stay in psychiatric hospitals for maximum 100 days with unwell and vulnerable patients in the middle of a treatment plan having to be discharged on the 100th day will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23750/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 18. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with defence will next meet. [23693/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (29 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that there is proper consultation with all stakeholders when consideration is being given to amendments to the Open Seasons Order; if he will ensure that mechanisms are put in place in his Department to meet such commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24384/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (29 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all formal requests from An Garda Síochána and the Government since 2021 for intelligence and other co-operation from the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom authorities relating to bombings in this jurisdiction in 1972 and 1973 have been fully facilitated; if An Garda Síochána is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: HERe NI (30 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: I missed the earlier part of Ms Nelson’s contribution because I was at another meeting. I welcome her to the committee. What she outlined in her opening contribution is very important. She reinforced the need for investment in the work of grassroots organisations working with marginalised women and the voluntary and community sector, and we all endorse that. It is critical that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (30 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 32. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration is being given to the development of new tourism amenities on a cross-Border basis in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24358/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (30 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 40. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress to date in developing new tourism amenities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24357/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will increase the income eligibility limits for social housing for areas such as Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24359/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the income eligibility limits for social housing for areas such as Cavan and Monaghan as the present limits are unrealistic and are depriving families on relatively low incomes the opportunity to apply for social housing when in such instances these families will not meet the criteria for home loans or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (30 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 211. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there are so many reviews of persons’ entitlements to carer’s allowance causing stress and some costs in preparing submissions (details supplied); her views on whether carer’s allowance plays a major role in reducing admissions to residential care and is a major saving on the State, taking...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Pensions (30 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the pension of a person (details supplied) to ensure they are receiving the correct grade/scale and rate of pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24466/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 259. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that new facilities (details supplied) will be provided in all hospitals and in other major health care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24526/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (30 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 268. To ask the Minister for Health if he will give urgent and detailed consideration to the issues outlined by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24580/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jun 2024)

Brendan Smith: I have raised previously the urgent need to have the in-person day services restored at the Irish Wheelchair Association centre in Cavan town. I appreciate the work to date of the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, on this important issue. The cessation of services occurred because of staffing shortages. I know from speaking to service users, their families and staff in the IWA that the...