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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 283. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33300/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 294. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person application (details supplied) will be reviewed, the status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33313/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Measures (21 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 58. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she intends to publish the report of the expert group on an individual complaints mechanism as part of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32419/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (21 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 77. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will detail progress under the basic income for the Arts (BIA) pilot scheme including uptake to date by county and sector in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32418/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I wish to raise the issue of public transport for the Cavan-Monaghan area and specifically the Bus Éireann Expressway route No. 30 that takes people from Donegal, through Cavan and on to Dublin. Over the past weeks it has been aired very robustly on the Northern Sound airwaves how people are being let down entirely by this service. One can imagine that in a constituency like mine we...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (16 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 28. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the resumption of the primary medical certificate appeals process; if a new board has been appointed following the closure of the expression of interested phase in April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29521/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (16 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 31. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the resumption of the primary medical certificate appeals process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29520/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cost of Living Issues (16 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his approach to calls for pay increases to match rises in the cost of living; the way that he will calculate the affordability of such calls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29519/22]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Business of Joint Committee (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I welcome everybody to the meeting. It is great to have people back in the room. This is the first full-on meeting we have had. Although we have had witnesses in, we were still doing some social distancing and everything else. We should still be careful. I thank my colleagues who are joining in person or remotely from their offices. Before I call on the witnesses to address the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: This meeting has been convened with representatives from the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation, ITIC, the Irish Hotels Federation, IHF, Fáilte Ireland and officials from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for a round-table discussion on the rising cost of tourist accommodation. On behalf of the committee, I warmly welcome from the Irish Tourism...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I thank all our guests for their comprehensive statements and for sticking to the time - brilliant. I now move to my colleagues. They have six minutes each for questions and answers. I begin with Senator Cassells.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Is the Senator finished or are there any further questions he may wish to ask, briefly?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Senator Cassells but I will have to move on in order to give enough time to everybody. I now invite Deputy Munster to speak, please.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: The Deputy's time is up. I have given her a bit of latitude. I ask her to wrap up.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: We might give Mr. Fenn an opportunity to respond.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Deputy Munster, will you give the witness an opportunity to respond? You have had a good opportunity.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I call the Irish Hotels Federation.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I have to draw this piece to a close. I have given as much latitude as possible. I am trying to be fair across the room. It is up to the members to use their time to ask questions, talk or give the witnesses an opportunity to respond.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: We have thrashed through a lot of the issues. I agree very much with my colleagues. I especially agree with what Deputy O'Sullivan had to say. I am looking at it from the perspective of a Border county and the Border region. I am thinking of Cavan and Monaghan which are not west Cork. The hotels, hoteliers, restaurants and pubs would give their right arms to have the problem that exists...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: To be honest with Mr. Kelly, however, up to now we have been hearing that we can expect the prices in hotels around Dublin specifically not to go down that much towards the end of the year.