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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (20 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State and again welcome his emphasis on the need for intensified cross-Border co-operation because we know these evil criminals who are peddling drugs across borders. There should be no tolerance for people who are peddling drugs and passing around cannabis or a line of cocaine, whatever social stratum they come from. We have all listened to presentations where...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he proposes to take regarding research received by his Department from the Housing Agency on Social Housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12686/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review current income eligibility thresholds for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12685/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (20 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the role of the new Gambling Regulatory Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12684/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the commitment in Budget 2025 to provide for up to 400 additional new special classes for the 2025-2026 school year, if there is additional demand beyond 400 additional classes; if further financial provision will be made to provide additional classes if such are needed to ensure that every student with additional needs at primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student entering a special class or an ASD unit in first year at second level will be guaranteed that placement for the duration of their education at second level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12976/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Telecommunications Infrastructure (20 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government where fallen trees impede access on public roads and/or damage ESB transmission lines and telecom provider lines on public roads or on private property and where the ownership of such property is not readily known to the local community or to the local authority or emergency services, if there is provision to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Telecommunications Infrastructure (20 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 382. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where fallen trees impede access on public roads and/or damage ESB transmission lines and telecom provider lines on public roads or on private property and where the ownership of such property is not readily known to the local community or to the local authority or emergency services, if there is provision to provide statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Presidential Elections (19 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals to extend voting rights for the Presidential election to persons living in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11864/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Paramilitary Groups (19 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 1095. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recent report of the Independent Reporting Commission; if he will outline the Government’s views on the absolute need to rid society of paramilitarism; the measures that will be implemented to deal with such issues of criminality, gangsterism and thuggery. [10703/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 1374. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress to date in advancing a proposal to provide a standalone respite centre for adults with intellectual disability in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11531/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 1375. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of respite services in Cavan and Monaghan for children and adults; the further proposals to extend the range of such services in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11532/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 179. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent report of the Independent Reporting Commission; if he will outline the Government’s views on the absolute need to rid society of paramilitarism; the measures that will be implemented to deal with such issues of criminality, gangsterism and thuggery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10524/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 180. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he proposes to discuss with the political parties in Stormont the recent report of the Independent Reporting Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10526/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Transmission Network (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are adequate protections in place to safeguard ESB transmission lines, with particular reference to the problems caused by falling trees in storms over recent years resulting in power outages for many communities on a repeated basis; the measures that will be implemented as a result of lessons learned from...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his Department have discussed with telecoms providers the need to strengthen their networks in view of the widespread outages of telecommunication services due to recent storms; the outcome of such discussions; if those providers intend to put adequate investment in upgrading their networks and avoid such...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his Department have had discussion with telecoms providers concerning ongoing outages in many areas, including parts of Cavan and Monaghan, as a result of storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10539/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be provided this year to local authorities for the repair of local and regional roads due to damage caused by recent heavy rainfall and storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10542/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has outlined at the European Council the need to ensure that the day-to-day supervision of the European Union’s insurance industry remains the exclusive competence of national competent authorities appointed by each member state under national law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10495/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that any measures increasing the powers of the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority (EIOPA) regarding cross border insurance sales contain legal guarantees that national parliaments have the right to access all material produced by, or shared with, EIOPA in the exercise of such powers; and if he will make a statement on...