Results 301-320 of 10,502 for speaker:Niamh Smyth

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (18 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: I am aware of the losses suffered by some consumers by the manner in which DK Windows and Doors ceased operations, and I understand their frustration and upset. The State’s legislative framework provides for a corporate rescue toolkit to ensure orderly and timely debt restructuring for companies facing financial difficulties. Under examinership a business is protected from...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (18 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: The opportunities presented by Artificial Intelligence are unlike any from previous technological advances, due to the rapid pace of progress, and its potential for transformative impacts on our society and economy, for our collective good. AI presents opportunities for beneficial impacts in many sectors, including in the delivery of public services, healthcare, scientific discovery,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (18 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and an update provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5692/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 486. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review a family income supplement application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5661/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (18 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 645. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will address the lack of access to essential services for children diagnosed with autism, specifically in the case of a child (details supplied) diagnosed in May 2024 who was recommended psychology, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy in his assessment of need but has been unable to...

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

Niamh Smyth: 795. To ask the Minister for Health when the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) scheme, originally scheduled for rollout in January 2025, will be implemented; the reason for the delay; the steps being taken to resolve the lack of clarity between her Department and a union (details supplied) to ensure pharmacists can dispense HRT products free of charge as planned; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (18 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 738. To ask the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) and ensure a place in a hospital unit. [5798/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 780. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5938/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Law (12 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: The Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 provides for the removal of the automatic loss of audit exemption for small companies on a first occasion of failure to file an annual return. It is intended to commence the relevant provision in the coming months once the required changes have been made to the CRO online filing system.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance to examine the case for reviewing the 0% VAT treatment of solar power ancillary equipment (details supplied), to ensure that homeowners who face financial barriers to installing a battery upfront are not unfairly penalised for adding one later; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4542/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 236 together. The opportunities presented by Artificial Intelligence are unlike any from previous technological advances, due to the rapid pace of progress, and its potential for transformative impacts on our society and economy, for our collective good. AI presents opportunities for beneficial impacts in many sectors, including in the delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: The National Digital Strategy, Harnessing Digital - The Digital Ireland Framework, outlines the government’s goals for enterprise digital transformation, particularly among SMEs. It aims for 90% of SMEs to achieve at least a basic level of digital intensity by 2030. My department and the enterprise agencies continue to make concerted efforts to make digital adoption for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: Enterprise Ireland launched the Cyber Security Review grant in September 2024 to assist SMEs to take steps to review and update their online security measures to mitigate against the risk of cyber-attacks. The Cyber Security Review grant is offered to eligible companies by Enterprise Ireland, in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre. The scheme is underpinned by funds...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: Any fines payable to the EU for breaches of EU guidance, requirements, regulations, directives or laws are managed centrally for the State by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Co-operative Sector (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: My Department is working to finalise the Co-operative Societies Bill which provides for the most far-reaching reform of the legislation governing co-operatives in the history of the State. The Bill will introduce a modern legal framework which will place the co-operative model on a more favourable and clearer legal basis. It will create a level playing field with the situation applying to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can intervene to assist a child (details supplied) in securing a place in secondary education, having moved to Ireland from the UK in August 2023; if she will ensure that children with autism are not excluded from education due to a lack of available school places; the steps her Department can take to support families in this situation,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 613. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4198/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 686. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) requiring a home help package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4674/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 711. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied) and escalate this referral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4839/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (5 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address the significant delays in the approval and payment of pension increases for retired An Post pensioners, which require ministerial approval and have led to unacceptable delays in 2022 and 2023; the measures being taken to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2586/25]