Results 221-240 of 18,625 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 136. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will ensure that improved supports will be provided for foster carers, in view of the issues raised by a representative organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33137/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (19 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 163. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will ensure entitlement to disability allowance for young people who have been in receipt of domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33138/25]

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]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: Primary school principals across Cavan and Monaghan have raised with me consistently the ongoing challenges they face in meeting day-to-day expenditure requirements. There have been improvements in recent years in capitation payments and I hope that budget 2026 will provide for a further increase. School principals and boards of management outline clearly the need for further financial...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: -----and local businesses to meet day-to-day expenditure and annual costs.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Correspondence (18 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 128. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will ensure that an application (details supplied) will be approved without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32928/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 150. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the progress being made regarding the provision of givinostat (brand name duvyzat) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32923/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress to date in implementing the recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces in relation to recruitment and retention of personnel in the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31218/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the preparatory work under way in relation to the provision of additional accommodation to cater for increased enrolment in the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31219/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase capitation payments for primary schools, taking into consideration increased costs over recent years and the particular challenges facing smaller schools in meeting ongoing financial commitments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31258/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when additional primary and second level schools will be included in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31250/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the system of approving supports for children with additional needs will be amended to ensure more timely provision of such supports (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31648/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a project will proceed to the next stage (details supplied) in view of the urgent need to provide additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31652/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage in view of the urgent need to provide additional accommodation at this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31766/25]