Results 401-420 of 18,314 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 709.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position regarding the provision of a special school in County Monaghan, as the need for such school provision has been clearly identified for some time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35955/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 710.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department and the NCSE will finalise the review in relation to the need for further new special schools and the expansion of existing special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35956/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 890.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the timeline in relation to the issue of approval for an application under the vacant homes scheme and the completion date; if he is aware that this 13-month deadline is causing difficulties for some applicants due to the shortage of capacity in construction particularly for smaller contractors who are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 899.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will amend the conditions pertaining to the tenant purchase scheme to enable long-term tenants of smaller social housing units, which were termed in the past as older persons’ dwellings, to purchase their homes if they so wish; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35880/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 901.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if specific paid leave will be introduced for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35987/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1204.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that adequate financial resources continue to be provided for the work of the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains, in view of the great importance of their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35994/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1205.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a Garda service will be restored (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35995/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1304.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give further consideration to the provision of financial assistance to persons who do not have forest plantations and are not availing of any forestry schemes who need to have ash dieback trees removed on their property adjacent to public roads from a safety point of view; if he is aware that there are substantial costs...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1305.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the introduction of a farm retirement scheme with funding from CAP and/or national resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35983/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1306.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is an up-to-date review available concerning the adequacy of fodder stock for the coming winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35984/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1476.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that will be implemented to increase services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35212/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1558.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proposals there are to expand and or provide new family resource centres in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35974/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1559.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that an application for a new service will be given detailed and favourable consideration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35975/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1560.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the methodology used by his Department and the agencies under the remit of his Department in projecting the demand for childcare places throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35976/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1561.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department and or agencies under the remit of his Department have assessed the need for additional childcare places in County Cavan; the measures being implemented to provide additional childcare places; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35977/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1562.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department and or agencies under the remit of his Department have assessed the need for additional childcare places in County Monaghan; the measures being implemented to provide additional childcare places; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35978/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1563.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the grant aid available from his Department for the upgrading of existing playground facilities and the provision of new playgrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35979/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1564.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that detailed consideration is given to the pre-budget 2025 submission of an organisation (details supplied), in view of the need to provide additional resources for youth work in communities throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35996/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1882.To ask the Minister for Health when additional staff will be recruited for CAMHS in the Cavan, Monaghan and Meath areas; if he will ensure that recruitment makes provision for additional staff, not just replacement of persons who have retired or left the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35575/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (9 Sep 2024)

Brendan Smith: 1955.To ask the Minister for Health if he will give further consideration to the need to provide additional support for nursing home care; particularly for smaller-scale nursing home providers, in view of the challenges facing them to remain viable due to various increased costs over the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35988/24]