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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (13 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the reopening of Bawnboy Garda Station, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52574/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (13 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 136. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided for the National Ambulance Service in the north-east region with particular reference to the urgent need to upgrade the services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52573/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (13 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 138. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure additional resources are provided for orthopaedic assessment and procedures in the north east, in particular in counties Cavan and Monaghan, in view of the long delays for persons accessing such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52586/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (13 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that local authorities are notified at an early date of their roads allocations for 2019 in view of the fact that late notification causes problems in the design, procurement and commencement of roadworks programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52652/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (13 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding provided to Cavan County Council in 2018 for the administration of the housing adaptation, the disabled persons grant and the mobility aids grant schemes; if his attention has been drawn to the need to increase the level of such grant aid in view of delays that occur in approving applications; if an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (13 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding provided to Monaghan County Council in 2018 for the administration of the housing adaptation, the disabled persons grant and the mobility aids grant schemes; if his attention has been drawn to of the need to increase the level of such grant aid in view of delays that occur in approving applications; if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (13 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review of income eligibility limits for social housing will be published; when the limits will be increased; if his attention has been drawn to the particular difficulties in areas such as in counties Cavan and Monaghan in which income limits are very low; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52583/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (13 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce amendments to the tenant purchase scheme; if tenants that were allocated council houses provided under Part V regulations can avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52585/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (13 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding provided to Cavan County Council in 2018 for social housing programmes including construction, acquisition and upgrading of social housing; his plans to increase this level of funding for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52587/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (13 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding provided to Monaghan County Council in 2018 for social housing programmes including construction, acquisition and upgrading of social housing; his plans to increase this level of funding for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52588/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Respite Care Services (12 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I am glad that the restriction due to the particular needs of the one person he refers to has been lifted and that the service has now returned to normal capacity. Normal capacity is under capacity and that is the bottom line. When the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, met a delegation, along with me, he conceded that there is currently...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Respite Care Services (12 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: I appreciate the Ceann Comhairle affording me the opportunity to raise this important matter. I am glad the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, is taking it. Unfortunately, existing respite services across Cavan and Monaghan for persons with disabilities - both children and adults - are totally inadequate. Not enough resources are being devoted to this critical area, which is extremely...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Administration (5 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 49. To ask the Minister for Health the reason CHO 1 missed its target for home support hours during the first nine months of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50698/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the average time for processing and deciding a medical card application; if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns about the delays that are occurring for many applicants who, due to serious health ailments, need medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51063/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 217. To ask the Minister for Health when additional resources will be provided to ensure that medical card applications are processed and finalised in a timely manner; if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concern about the delays in having such applications processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51064/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (4 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to the establishment of the Garda dog unit on a regional basis in view of the importance of this unit in the search for drugs and related crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50901/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (4 Dec 2018)

Brendan Smith: 334. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to adequately resource general practice and to put in place a new contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50241/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Brendan Smith: I support the amendment also. Quite rightly, we hear in the House and at every committee people advocating strongly for support for the most vulnerable in society. It is a basic tenet which we should all support. There is no one more vulnerable than the baby catered for in this particular amendment. The protection offered if this amendment were accepted would provide support to infants...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Brendan Smith: I support the very reasonable requests put forward by colleagues in respect of this very important amendment. It is very reasonable and I do not know how anyone could have grounds to object to it. I sincerely hope the Minister can accede to this amendment. It is important from the point of view that everything is stressful enough, there is enough of pain and suffering in the termination...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018)

Brendan Smith: All mobile phones should be switched off as they cause interference even if on silent mode with the recording equipment in committee rooms. Today's meeting has been convened to consider in part A a Supplementary Estimate for Vote 35 - Army pensions; and in part B a Supplementary Estimate for Vote 27 - international co-operation. These were referred to the select committee by Dáil...