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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee
The Proposal Initiative: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: Like my colleague, Senator Blaney, I welcome the presentations by Mr. McCann, Ms Diver and Mr. Quinn. They presented very interesting thoughts and proposals. Does the witnesses' group have members from both communities? It is unfortunate that in the presentation Mr. McCann had to refer to the events of the last week. We all hoped that was something we had left behind and that kind of...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. As we all know a swift, effective and fair vaccination programme is essential to deal with the pandemic which has unfortunately been with this for more than 12 months. It continues to cause untold hardship in so many ways right throughout this country and indeed the world. People I have spoken to over 80 years of age and other health front-line healthcare...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 8. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the concerns of the retail industry will be taken into consideration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17848/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 13. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the financial assistance and other supports available to local authorities and community groups to develop digital hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17953/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 16. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if urgent consideration will be given to the reintroduction of click-and-collect services for small and medium enterprises in the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18017/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 17. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will amend the conditions of the small business assistance scheme for Covid, SBASC, to enable small enterprises that are in receipt of support under the Covid restrictions support scheme, CRSS, to transfer to the new scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18060/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Funding (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional funding will be provided to Cavan County Council in 2021 for flood alleviation measures in view of increasing problems with flooding due to heavy rainfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17927/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Funding (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional funding will be provided to Monaghan County Council in 2021 for flood alleviation measures in view of increasing problems with flooding due to heavy rainfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17928/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Funding (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific measures that will be undertaken by the Office of Public Works in 2021 to alleviate flooding caused by the River Erne in County Cavan due to the damage caused by such flooding over recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17947/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Funding (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific drainage projects to be undertaken by the Office of Public Works in County Cavan in 2021; the estimated cost of same; the drainage projects to be undertaken by Cavan County Council with financial assistance from the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17948/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Funding (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific drainage projects to be undertaken by the Office of Public Works in County Monaghan in 2021; the estimated cost of same; the drainage projects to be undertaken by Monaghan County Council with financial assistance from the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17949/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding committed to date for the Interreg and Peace Plus Programmes post-2020; the level of funding to be provided by the Irish and UK Governments and the European Commission, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17929/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Interreg and Peace Plus Programmes post-Brexit with particular reference to cross-Border projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17930/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to amend the tenant purchase scheme to enable persons that are in receipt of a pension and have the financial resources to buy out their council home avail of this scheme; when it is proposed to make such necessary amendments to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17935/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will improve income eligibility limits for social housing in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan in which the existing limits are much too low at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17936/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the capital funding for Waterways Ireland will be increased in 2021 to enable an improved level of maintenance and improvement works to be carried out on the navigable waterways in view of the low level of such work over recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17937/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 193. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in implementing New Decade, New Approach; if he has had any recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and with members of the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to outstanding issues pertaining to the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18049/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 196. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and with members of the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the Ireland Northern Ireland Protocol concerning the need to resolve outstanding issues and ensure no disruption to trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18075/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 262. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a refuge centre for victims of domestic abuse will be established in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2021; the progress to date in reviewing emergency accommodation nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17931/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (1 Apr 2021)

Brendan Smith: 282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 17 December 2020, the progress to date in preparing legislation relevant to community-based CCTV; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17811/21]