Results 18,361-18,380 of 18,496 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (29 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give further consideration to the provision of additional funding in 2025 for the non-national road network, particularly in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28871/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals to reduce driver testing waiting times in Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28872/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is proposed to allow persons aged 70 and over, subject to appropriate medical checks, to undertake school transport work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28836/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in increasing the number of drivers available for school transport work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28837/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna DEIS (29 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is proposed to include more schools in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28841/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (29 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional financial support will be provided for primary schools; particularly smaller schools where capitation funding is inadequate to meet essential expenditure due to increased costs over recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28842/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (29 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the next IT grant will be issued to primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28851/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payments will issue to primary schools under the minor works schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28852/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (29 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the remainder of capitation grant payments will issue to primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28853/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (29 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 477. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the present position regarding the provision of a new service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28882/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (29 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he proposes to introduce additional measures to assist in reducing the sales of farm land to non-farming interests, and particularly large-scale businesses, with specific reference to the need to provide more support to small farm holders who may wish to buy neighbouring farm land for farming purposes when such options arise;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (29 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if cross-Government measures will be introduced to reduce the sale of land to non-farming interests and particularly large-scale businesses with specific reference to the need to support small farm holders who may wish to buy neighbouring farm land to help make their holdings viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (10 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 26. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on new shared island projects. [25991/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (10 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: Like Deputy Moynihan I very much welcome the measures in the shared island initiative. It has gained support from all political traditions on this island. The Taoiseach may remember that when he launched the initiative I raised with him the need to have an enterprise initiative within the shared island programme. Subsequently, local authorities on both sides of the Border were enabled to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Employment Support Services (10 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 451. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of employment created to date since the jobs announcement in 2019; the level of State funding provided to a company (details supplied) to create employment; the up-to-date position regarding this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29430/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (10 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined in correspondence from workers in the education sector (details supplied). [29444/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (10 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give urgent and detailed consideration to the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29472/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Inquiries (10 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 1089. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when PG1 status will be approved in respect of a food product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29061/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Postal Services (11 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 19. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give detailed and urgent consideration to a recent report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30944/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Support Services (11 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 110. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will ensure that the maximum possible support is provided by his Department, and the industrial promotion agencies under the remit of his Department, to a company (details supplied) to ensure the maximum possible employment level retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31298/25]