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Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: Like other members, I welcome the Minister's presentation of these Estimates. It is good there is a 7.4% increase in the financial provision for his Department this year. I agree with Deputy Feighan's observations on apprenticeships and their importance. It is very good the apprenticeship budget has increased by 83% in less than five years. That is a welcome measure. The Minister cited...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when additional bus services will be provided in Cavan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39885/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Enterprise Policy (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give detailed consideration to a document produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40056/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cancer Services (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will give detailed consideration to a document produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40059/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authorities (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of funding that will be provided under a scheme this year (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40186/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will give detailed consideration to a document produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40057/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Policy (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 69. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans to extend the branding of our national tourism product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40060/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised by an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40045/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage without delay in view of the urgent need to have this much needed accommodation provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40180/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date with the roll out of the National Broadband Plan throughout County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40178/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date with the roll out of the National Broadband Plan throughout County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40179/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when additional funding will be allocated to a local authority (details supplied); if he will ensure that this grant aid is allocated without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40134/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding that will be provided for a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40183/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Care Services (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 176. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will give consideration to a document produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40055/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 292. To ask the Minister for Health if she will give detailed consideration to a document produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40058/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 294. To ask the Minister for Health to give detailed consideration to the issues raised in a document produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40079/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 302. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that at least €20 million in new recurrent development funding is provided in 2026 and in each subsequent year for the National Cancer Control Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40126/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 303. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that adequate investment is made in the National Cancer Strategy to enable target waiting times for cancer tests to be met; the proposals there are to expand screening as planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40127/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (17 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: 19. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that the new national development plan sets an enhanced level of ambition for collaborative cross-Border public investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39837/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (17 Jul 2025)

Brendan Smith: The different cross-Border programmes have been important since they were first initiated by then Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds, in the mid-1990s. There were the PEACE I and PEACE II programmes and INTERREG programmes. As the Minister, Deputy Chambers, will be aware, the PEACEPLUS programme is very important for all the Border counties, north and south of the Border. I am particularly anxious...