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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 269.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when safety measures will be introduced on a national road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33157/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 395.To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that will be introduced to assist the retail sector in the Border region due to difficulties that have arisen in trading with increased excise costs on energy products and the resultant loss of trade in other goods as well; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33161/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Services Sector (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 396.To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give further consideration to the issues raised by the hospitality sector in relation to increased costs, loss of business and jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33162/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2025 (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 397.To ask the Minister for Finance to consider the issues raised in a pre-Budget submission by a representative organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33179/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 837.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals, if any, to award funding to more primary schools under the STEM grant scheme in 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33123/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 942.To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the proposals to extend the basic income for the arts pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32660/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 966.To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress to date in introducing measures to counteract misinformation, disinformation and abuse on social media platforms; if additional measures are proposed; when same will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33200/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Projects (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1004.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in advancing projects under the shared island initiative (details supplied). [32657/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Projects (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1155.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total funding provided to date by his Department and through other Departments and agencies towards the development of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33165/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Relations (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1346.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the recommendations of the Labour Court will be implemented in relation to the National Advocacy Service; if she is aware of the concerns of service users in relation to disruption of essential services provided to such persons through the National Advocacy Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32619/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1596.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if join family visa applications will be prioritised particularly for applicants whose family members are employed here as key workers, particularly in the healthcare sector, in view of the need to retain such personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33172/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1922.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will give further consideration to the representations outlined by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33192/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 2481.To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the establishment of an all-island cancer research institute as discussed at the inaugural joint Euro-American forum on cancer and strongly endorsed by Irish and international clinicians and researchers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33164/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (23 Jul 2024)

Brendan Smith: 2643.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals to increase capacity and availability of courses in digital forensics at further and higher education levels, in view of the threats to society posed by the proliferation of misinformation through social media platforms, and the need to tackle such abuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33147/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (18 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when there will be a pay increase for pensioners on the 1951 CIÉ pension scheme, given there has been no pay increases since 2008 taking into account that other FEMPI measures have been reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36569/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Policies (18 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give detailed consideration to the issues relevant to his Department, and the agencies under the remit of his Department, raised by an assembly (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36966/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: I apologise for being late. I missed the early part of the contributions because I was in the Dáil Chamber for Question Time. I may have to go back again later so please excuse me if I have to leave before the meeting is over. I welcome the contributions of the witnesses. It is good to have them here. I will very much focus on the point that Deputy Conway-Walsh made about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: It is not easy to overcome that. The National Women's Council of Ireland and other national organisations use a mailing list that, by definition, cannot be comprehensive enough. Deputy Conway-Walsh's point about using the structures at local government level is very important. We do not need new structures either. We can use the existing structures to good effect. I recall that when,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: Yes, but what I am saying is that the local authority know-how and ability can supplement and support the reach.