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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 57. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence Ireland’s current defence capabilities in view of recent reports; Ireland's defence capabilities in relation to air space and at sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23494/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schemes that are covered under the €40 million funding for school summer programmes; the incentives to encourage additional schools to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23549/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that her Department is taking to ease the delays in assessment of need waiting times for children; her plans regarding the delivery of ASD units in counties Cavan and Monaghan and nationwide; and if SNA provision forms part of this plan. [23550/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (12 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 199. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will provide an update on same. [23890/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the availability of modern foreign languages in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23657/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of new specifications for the relationships and sexuality education and social, personal and health education curricular across primary and post-primary schools; if upskilling programmes are available for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23658/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cyberbullying Issues (12 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline her Department’s strategy to tackle cyberbullying and harassment, particularly of children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22104/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (12 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 326. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a child (details supplied); the status of a speech and language therapy appointment for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23927/22]

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: l thank the Taoiseach for meeting us. I chair the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media. The big issue for our committee is the publication of the Future of Media Commission's report. Its publication is extremely important on a number of levels, not least for our public service broadcasters and for the print and online media at local, national and regional level as...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (11 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 59. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the case of a person case (details supplied) will be reviewed; if clarity will be provided on this matter in relation to this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23647/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review the two passport renewals for persons (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23573/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23523/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 188. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will provide an update on this matter. [23579/22]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Business of Joint Committee (11 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: There is committee business to be addressed before I call our witnesses. Can I take it that draft minutes of our latest public and private committee meetings on 6 and 27 April 2022 are formally agreed and that there are no matters arising? Agreed.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Today's meeting has been convened with representatives from Sport Ireland, the Federation of Irish Sport, FIS, and officials from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, who join us to discuss the elimination of any and all abuse of referees, officials, and players in sport. On behalf of the committee, I warmly welcome our witnesses. Dr. Una May, CEO of Sport...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: You are very welcome here in your new role. I should have said that at the start.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: That was brilliant. I invite Ms Mary O'Connor, on behalf of the Federation of Irish Sport, to make her opening statement.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Ms O'Connor for that very comprehensive step-by-step guideline as to how the matter should be addressed.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I thank all of the witnesses for their comprehensive statements. It is apt that we are working on that Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill. Unfortunately, online services have allowed what happens on the side of the playing field to continue off the pitch. I hope that we will be able to address that further down the road. I will now call on my colleagues, who will have a number of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Niamh Smyth: That is perfect. I apologise to Deputy Mythen. I do not know how I skipped over his name while he was looking at me from the screen. He is actually the first speaker.