Results 381-400 of 10,416 for speaker:Niamh Smyth
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (22 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: 671. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of the cost of extending the AIM programme supports to all children with a disability aged 0-3 in childcare for eight hours a day, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43290/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (22 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: 672. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the work of his Department to put ECCE on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43291/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: 750. To ask the Minister for Health in light of the opening of a step-down facility in Nenagh by the HSE in August, with a contract of only one year before it reverts to its intended purpose as a 50 bed nursing home; who is responsible for the care and oversight of the 32 patients currently residing in the facility; and given that the managing entity (details supplied) is only now advertising...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (22 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: 805. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a mental health charity (details supplied) does not receive any State funding in Cavan and Monaghan; what sources of funding are available to it for support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43069/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (22 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: 815. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied); if he can outline any financial supports or mechanisms in place to assist this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43114/24]
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: I want to raise very important strategic infrastructure, not just for the Cavan-Monaghan area but for the whole north-east region as well, which is the east-west link corridor from Dundalk to Sligo. First, I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Lawless, who was not two weeks in the Department when he met the council officials in Cavan County Council to hear about the woes with regard to...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: 34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department is in constant contact with families of our Irish troops in Lebanon given the rising tensions and situation that is evolving there at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41631/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: 31. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the safety and well-being of Irish troops in Lebanon, given the ongoing evolving situation there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41634/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (17 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: 69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the rules for e-scooters being used on secondary roads; if the rules applied are the same as cyclists; and if sufficient headgear is mandatory when driving an e-scooter. [41639/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (17 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the funding in place to address dangerous junctions in Cavan on our national road networks. [41635/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a discretionary school bus seat was revoked for a student (details supplied). [42160/24]
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: We have received apologies from Senator Annie Hoey. I thank our guests for coming in and being here with us. We really look forward to what they have to say on this very topical issue of disinformation and misinformation. I have a little housekeeping to do before we proceed, if our guests can bear with me and my colleagues while we get through that. I have some committee business to...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: The meeting today has been convened with representatives from Hope and Courage Collective, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Media Literacy Ireland and DCU's Institute of Future Media, Democracy and Society to discuss the State's response to online disinformation and media and digital literacy, including social media and fake news. This meeting continues the committee's engagement on...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: Before proceeding to the opening statements, I will explain some limitations as regards parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is protected, pursuant to both the Constitution and statute, by...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: Ms McGinley, I will pause you there because we have gone way over the time.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: We will take the rest of your statement as read because we all have copies. Is that okay?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. O Connor. I call Ms Martina Chapman on behalf of Media Literacy Ireland.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: State Response to Online Disinformation and Media and Digital Literacy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2024)
Niamh Smyth: I will stop Ms Chapman just there and she is over the time and members can take the remainder of the statement as read. Is this okay with colleagues? Yes. I now invite Dr. Shane Murphy on behalf of DCU.