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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his reply. I must say I am disappointed that the performance review does not recommend some changes to the Dublin-Cavan route. What I am talking about, in particular, is the need to introduce, in the morning time leaving Cavan, direct services from Cavan, through Virginia, Whitegate, which is on the Cavan-Meath border, then to Dublin. Similarly, in the late...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: The point I want to make is there are people getting on the buses that are bound for Cavan who are not travelling to County Cavan. They are getting off between Dublin and Cavan. When the buses arrive to either Virginia or Cavan town, those buses are not full. Cavan people quite understandably say to me - they would say it to Bus Éireann workers and others - that they were left behind....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: On this route-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: May I make one point?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: Buses are leaving Dublin full before they are to pick up people extra.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: I welcome that the Minister agreed to my earlier question that he would raise with the National Transport Authority and Bus Éireann the possibility of introducing early morning and late afternoon direct services between Cavan, Virginia and Whitegate and Dublin. That would ease a lot of the problems in relation to the disappointment so many commuters have on an ongoing basis in not...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: I raise the need to have medical interns assigned to Cavan and Monaghan hospital, which is a large level 3 hospital. Interns have not been allocated to the hospital despite its services expanding over the years. Cavan General Hospital has been approved as an intern training site. The vast majority of level 3 hospitals have interns but Cavan and Monaghan hospital, despite promises, has not...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: They are not being assigned to it.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: Decisions need to be made by the workforce planning people to assign people to Cavan and Monaghan. They would be very well trained and well looked after, as the Tánaiste knows.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the request of public transport commuters in County Cavan for additional capacity on a route will be given further consideration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41895/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: This Government and the Minister, in particular, have advocated very strongly for people to use public transport, and I am very glad that new and additional services have been provided to areas like my two counties of Cavan and Monaghan. Next Monday, a new Local Link service linking Cavan, Cross Keys, Ballyjamesduff, Virginia, Mullagh, Moynalty, Kells and on to Baile Ghib will be introduced...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals to increase capacity on a route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41896/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there have been discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the need to tackle paramilitarism, taking into account their programme for Government reference to the fact that “paramilitary harm continues to affect too many adults and young people”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42304/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if urgent and favourable consideration will be given to a request from a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42324/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (17 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance if the threshold for tax payment will be increased from €30,000 to €40,000 for persons on relatively low income who are eligible for 1.5 lump sum payment of their annual salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42322/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (16 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 168. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a student is entitled to the back-to-education allowance to study a particular course at the same educational level as they have already achieved but the other course is in a different area of learning and that part-time course was undertaken at the student’s own expense; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (15 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the additional measures, if any, that will be introduced to deal with littering problems throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41389/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (15 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concern of businesses trading in household energy products due to smoky coal products being imported illegally into the State; the resources that he is providing to local authorities to counteract such illegal trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41390/24]