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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: It is clear that the guidelines and income limits we have at the moment are totally outdated. I was promised that a review would be completed and carried out and that income limits would be improved. This was back when the Ministers with responsibility for housing were Deputy Coveney and, subsequently, Deputy Eoghan Murphy and the relevant Minister of State was Deputy English. I have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the remarks of the Minister of State. In his initial response he spoke about sustainable communities. Thankfully, over many decades we had local authority policies that worked well with local authority housing and a mix of households. We will not have sustainable communities if we do not improve the income limits. We will only have people who are on low incomes, especially those...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that the review of income eligibility limits for social housing is finalised and published without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38279/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will improve income eligibility limits for social housing for areas such as Cavan and Monaghan where the existing limits are low at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38280/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (24 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to put in place a five year plan for the post office network to ensure its sustainability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38824/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (24 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to implement a sustainability plan for the post office network with particular reference to the provision of new products, additional Government services for the network and capital investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38823/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rural Recreation Policy (24 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 336. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if further consideration will be given to a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37853/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 24. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital funding provided for 2021 for the development of heritage and cultural attractions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37342/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (19 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 59. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital funding provided for 2021 for the further development of the tourism product throughout the country; the specific sectors, if any, identified for further development in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37341/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services (19 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 263. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will ensure a substantial increase in funding for domestic violence services for 2021 in view of the increase in domestic violence since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and taking into account the report by an organisation from (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37725/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services (19 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 264. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total funding provided in 2020 for domestic violence services; the planned allocation for such services in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37726/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services (19 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 265. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress to date in developing a national services development plan to deal with domestic abuse and coercive control; if it is planned to have such plan commenced in 2020; the role of an organisation (details supplied) and its 38 frontline member services in developing a comprehensive national response to domestic abuse; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (19 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 327. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure that the EU cross-border directive on health-care remains in place post-Brexit with particular reference to Northern Ireland and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37698/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (19 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 328. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of discussions if any that have been held with the Departments of Health in Northern Ireland and the UK on the EU cross-border directive on health-care post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37699/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (19 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 335. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed capital investment at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37735/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 340. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in implementing measures on an all-island basis to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic following the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the Departments of Health, North and South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37744/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 341. To ask the Minister for Health the measures agreed at the North-South Ministerial Council meeting on health in October 2020 to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic on an all-island basis; the progress to date in implementing such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37745/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 342. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to utilise the co-operation and working together framework to intensify co-operation on a cross-Border basis in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37746/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Further and Higher Education Sectors: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: I am delighted our colleague, Senator Blaney, suggested the witnesses make this presentation. In his introductory remarks, he outlined the importance of LYIT and Derry to the wider north west. During the last Dáil term, the committee members visited Magee campus and LYIT. It was very enlightening. It demonstrated to us very clearly the importance of both Magee campus and LYIT to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (18 Nov 2020)

Brendan Smith: 124. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she will implement to reduce substantially the delays in processing and finalising applications for personal public service numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37333/20]