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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when additional electrical vehicle charging points will be installed in Monaghan town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22417/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 319. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected timeline for the commencement and completion of refurbishment and upgrading of Bawnboy Garda station, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21894/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 378. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to engage with local authorities to increase the promotion of the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21805/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 379. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the commitment in the Programme for Government to develop a sustainable tourism policy document and in advance of this an interim action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21806/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 988. To ask the Minister for Health if persons travelling home to Ireland that have been fully vaccinated with a vaccine other than those approved to date in the European Union and have clear tests pre-departure and on arrival in Ireland will be exempt from mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21688/21]

Covid Restrictions Support Scheme Regulations and Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme Regulations: Motions (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: I endorse the comments of my colleague, Deputy McGuinness, particularly with regard to people aged over 66 and, in many instances, sole traders, self-employed and with smaller-scale businesses. I welcome the Minister's outline of the supports available, however. They are very significant. The figures the Minister quoted earlier regarding the economic cost of Covid-19 demonstrate very...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 23. To ask the Minister for Finance if the timeframe for applicants to meet the conditions for the help-to-buy scheme will be extended by the number of weeks that construction was closed down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21071/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to strengthen North-South and British-Irish political institutions following the commitments made in the New Decade, New Approach agreement and following Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21029/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 751 of 28 July 2020, if the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on reform of the family law system have been given further consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21043/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has given further consideration to the implementation of recommendations 9, 11 and 36 of the Report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Reform of the Family Law System; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21044/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 138. To ask the Minister for Health when a new health service will be established in counties Cavan and Monaghan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20926/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (22 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided for drug task forces in view of the increasing demands on such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21081/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cross-Border Co-operation (21 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposals to intensify co-operation with the relevant Departments and agencies in Northern Ireland to deal with flooding problems such as those caused by the River Erne system in counties Cavan and Fermanagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20105/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (21 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposals to amend the Arterial Drainage Act 1945 to include additional waterways including the River Erne system in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20104/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: British-Irish Co-operation (21 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 899. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the arrangements for the next meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20824/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: British-Irish Co-operation (21 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 900. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his recent discussions with members of the UK Government in relation to Northern Ireland with particular reference to recent violence and disturbances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20825/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: British-Irish Co-operation (21 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 902. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with members of the Northern Ireland Executive and or with political parties in Northern Ireland regarding the recent violence and disturbances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20827/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Communications (21 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 901. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the recent discussions he had with members of the UK Government pertaining to the Ireland-Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20826/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 1094. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in increasing school bus capacity due to the additional seating requirements arising from Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20831/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 2316. To ask the Minister for Health if the mandatory hotel quarantine requirement will be lifted in respect of persons travelling from designated countries who are fully Covid-19 vaccinated and have negative tests both in respect of their departure from the foreign destination and arrival in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20567/21]