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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (19 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 214. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the Volunteer and Equipment Management System (VEMS) of Civil Defence; how effective this system is in terms of having timely and up to date information about the recruitment, training and deployment of volunteers; the steps that are taken to ensure optimum delivery and resourcing of VEMS for the benefit of volunteers as well...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (19 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance if we will give detailed consideration to a document recently produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33300/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined in document, recently produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33303/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (19 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised by a national organisation (detailed supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33491/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a proposal is progressed without further delay which will ensure the best school provision for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33492/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 400. To ask the Minister for Health if she will give detailed consideration to a strategy document recently produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33301/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 401. To ask the Minister for Health if she will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined in an awareness raising document, recently produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33302/25]

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Cathaoirleach and, like you, I welcome Mr. Deering and his colleague, Ms Siobhán O'Donoghue, to the committee. I am a new member of this committee so we are just finding our feet in regard to the committee's role and, obviously, the role of the Ombudsman and its work. Do public utilities come under the Ombudsman's remit, such as telecom providers and ESB?

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: To Mr. Deering's knowledge, has there ever been any effort to have them responsible to the Ombudsman? I know telecom companies nowadays are private companies. The ESB is obviously a State company.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: Can ask two or three further questions?

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: Less than half of that will do. During the storm in January, Deputy Dolan and I had a huge amount of contact with the ESB. I represent Cavan-Monaghan and Deputy Dolan represents east Galway. We were very adversely impacted by the storm. The ESB was top class in trying to respond to us, making efforts and even ringing vulnerable customers that we made representations about, all of that....

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: Passports, is it?

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: With regard to passports and Brexit, I never knew there were so many people living in the Six Counties in Northern Ireland who had cousins in Cavan-Monaghan who all voted for me, when they were looking for passports. Those of us in the Border areas who had some contact with people living in Northern Ireland, regardless of which political tradition they adhered to there, found they were very...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: Perhaps the Office of the Ombudsman and we as a committee should do work on this. People receive written communication with no phone number on it. It is scandalous how some people are being treated. I thank Mr. Deering.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (26 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: I appreciate the Ceann Comhairle giving me the opportunity to raise this important issue. I also appreciate that the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Canney, is here to reply. Bus commuters on the Cavan-Dublin route were absolutely shocked to learn on 16 June of a massive increase in fares from that date. A daily return ticket from Cavan to Dublin was increased...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (26 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. The figure I have been given, and the fare I know people are paying, is the return fare, which increased from €18.50 to €27.30. That is a somewhat different percentage increase than that for the single fare he cited. He quite correctly said the intention is to have a fair charging system. That is not applicable in the case of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Infrastructure (25 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 10. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he will implement to ensure adequate safety measures are in place in relation to the development of battery energy storage systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34560/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (25 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the concerns of commuters using Bus Éireann services on the Cavan-Dublin route in relation to the excessive increase in fares effective from 16 June 2025; if he will ensure that these fares are reviewed and reduced by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34578/25]