Results 321-340 of 18,625 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school building project in Cavan will proceed to the next stage (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23235/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposed building project in Leitrim (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23236/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (8 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in reviewing the income eligibility limits for social housing, with particular reference to the need to increase income levels for applicants for council housing in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23116/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Policy (8 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the proposals there are to increase the number of affordable housing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23117/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Inquiries (8 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 379. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give detailed consideration to issues of concern of the IFA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23105/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 580. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision can be made for the dependent children of critical skill permit holders who are living in Ireland with their parents, and with stamp 3 status, will be enabled to attend further or higher-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22023/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 213. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional financial support will be made available to local authorities and community groups to develop enterprise centres or work spaces, taking in to account the importance of such facilities in assisting job creation, particularly in smaller towns and villages; if he is aware of the substantial costs on local authorities and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 214. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the importance of developing enterprise centres and work spaces, a new scheme of grant-aid will be introduced to assist local authorities and community groups with such developments, taking into account the importance of such work spaces for the economy in all regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 215. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the grant aid available through his Department in Enterprise Ireland for the development of community enterprise centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22007/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage without delay in view of the urgent need to have this much needed accommodation provided and also taking into account that this application has been ongoing for a considerable length of time and also the pressure on existing accommodation due to the continued...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the present status of an application for new facilities at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21998/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve an application to facilitate further essential developments at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21999/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 320. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in establishing a compensation package for farmers whose plantations were damaged due to Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22009/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the requirement to replant land where plantations were badly damaged due to Storm Éowyn will be reviewed, taking into account that some of these areas are not suitable for plantation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22010/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 322. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in ensuring that the State retains the Nitrates Derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22013/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (1 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give further consideration to the request for capital funding due to the expansion needs of a college (details supplied), taking into account its important role across all education levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22011/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 797. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that an application for accommodation will be progressed without further delay due to the urgency in replacing the inadequate present accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18889/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (29 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 1843. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19430/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Services (29 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 2282. To ask the Minister for Health when additional resources will be provided to improve health services in Cavan General Hospital, to reduce delays in patients accessing cardiology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20077/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (10 Apr 2025)

Brendan Smith: 31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if, given the reference in the National Risk Assessment 2024 in relation to disruptions to the availability of critical infrastructure including the telecommunications networks due to the occurrence of extreme weather events, he will outline the investment plans in place to strengthen such networks; and if he will make...