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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 266. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible for a person (details supplied) to get extra financial support for a car. [4270/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (31 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 525. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the parents' association of a core-funded preschool (details supplied) can hold fundraisers to raise money for the preschool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4160/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (31 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that a student (details supplied) did not get the full SUSI grant; if this could be looked into further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4342/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (31 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 630. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a child (details supplied) has not received a hospital appointment in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4074/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (31 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 750. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the drug cariban is not available free of charge to pregnant women who are suffering with sickness during pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4803/23]

Interim Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I wish to begin by acknowledging this catastrophic report, which has been released. I commend the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, on insisting that this happened, that the research was done and that we got a real drill-down to the detail of where the system is at. We have all known for years that there are difficulties and problems but there are some really stark and frightening outcomes...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (26 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 9. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of organisations that have adopted the safe to create programme’s code of conduct; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3554/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (26 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 67. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of artists in counties Cavan and Monaghan that are in receipt of the basic income for the arts scheme. [3553/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (26 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of tenants that were housed in counties Cavan and Monaghan under the housing assistance payment scheme. [3583/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (26 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 172. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the means of housing assistance payment can be increased to match increases in rent and cost-of-living in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [3584/23]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I welcome our colleagues and, more importantly, I welcome the guests who are here with us today. I have a little bit of housekeeping to do and hope they can bear with me. Can I take it that the draft minutes of our public and private committee meetings on 18 January 2023 are formally agreed and that there are no matters arising? Is that agreed? Agreed. This meeting has been convened to...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I thank colleagues for their forbearance and thank Senator Malcolm Byrne for taking the Chair. I call Deputy Griffin.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Deputy. We appreciate his questions.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I thank our guests for being here today and I thank my colleagues. We will be coming back to this. As everyone has heard, there have been many concerns raised and I am sure they will be picked up on and addressed where possible. I propose we now suspend our meeting to allow the secretariat to make arrangements for the next briefing, which is to happen at 3.30 p.m.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Print Media and Journalism: Free Media Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: This meeting has been convened with representatives from Free Media Ireland to discuss the future business model plans and long-term vision for the media sector in print media and journalism. On behalf of the committee I warmly welcome our guests Mr. Jarlath Feeney from the Cork Independent, Mr. Peter Timmins from the Galway Advertiserand Mr. Will Ryan from the Limerick Post.The format of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Print Media and Journalism: Free Media Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: If I can be excused, I am going to ask the Vice Chair to take the Chair because I have another meeting to go to. I thank the witnesses for coming in today and I thank Deputy Dillon for taking the Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (24 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the unfair treatment when it comes to the rent tax credit not being made available to parents of students where the tenancy is of a type that is exempt from RTB registration, such as a ‘rent-a-room’ or ‘digs’-type arrangement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2270/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (24 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I nominate Senator Barry Ward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I am coming to this with two hats: the artistic one, having worked in the Garage Theatre in Monaghan for quite a number of years before landing here in Leinster House, and my tourism and hospitality sector hat. As somebody who lives in a very rural neck of the woods in County Cavan, I have seen the demise of our local pubs, which were of great importance, and am now seeing our hotels going...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Niamh Smyth: I have to agree. I never thought the day would come when parents would come to my clinic to complain that there was nowhere for their youngsters to go at Christmas but, this Christmas, that actually happened. I will use Bailieborough as an example again. We have three pubs and a hotel but, since the Covid pandemic, the nightclub or disco at night has been cut. This St. Stephen's Day, for...