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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (16 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 168. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a student is entitled to the back-to-education allowance to study a particular course at the same educational level as they have already achieved but the other course is in a different area of learning and that part-time course was undertaken at the student’s own expense; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 264. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of widespread concerns in relation to the inadequate and limited supply of HRT patches (details supplied); the measures that will be undertaken to ensure that women will have no delay in accessing such products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41995/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 265. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of widespread concerns in relation to the shortage in supply of fortisip compact protein drinks (details supplied); the measures that will be undertaken to ensure that supply of these necessary drugs are made available to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41996/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (15 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the additional measures, if any, that will be introduced to deal with littering problems throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41389/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (15 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concern of businesses trading in household energy products due to smoky coal products being imported illegally into the State; the resources that he is providing to local authorities to counteract such illegal trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41390/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: I think he was married to a good Cavan woman.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: The Tánaiste would have heard me in this House and elsewhere, on numerous occasions, highlight the unacceptable delays in children with additional needs in Cavan and Monaghan getting an assessment of needs and, where necessary, follow-up therapies. I fully appreciate the substantial increase in funding for such services since 2020, but the bottom line is that services are far from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Cathaoirleach very much. Like him, I welcome the witnesses. I also wish to say how powerful the presentations were. I compliment all of the witnesses in that regard. I do not think any of us disagree with any element of the contributions they made. I listened to Ms O'Connor recently at a meeting of the North-South Inter-Parliamentary Association, as did the Cathaoirleach and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: Safe Ireland is the umbrella body dealing with different groups that provide services for victims of domestic abuse. Is there good collaboration on an all-Ireland basis between the relevant statutory agencies, North and South? Ms Mitchell mentioned the cross-Border dimension to all of this, whether it is accessing services or the perpetrators of violence leaving one jurisdiction and being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: Sharing of information is not a big draw on resources. I hope there is the relevant sharing of information between the agencies.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cross-Border Co-operation (10 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding that will be made available by his Department under the Shared Island Initiative for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40381/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cross-Border Co-operation (10 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in supporting cross-border and all-Ireland projects through the Shared Island initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40382/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (10 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 156. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that will be implemented to combat digital addiction; if he has had discussions at the EU Council of Ministers and/or with Ministerial counterparts in other Member States, or with the British government, regarding such issues, and if an EU-wide strategy is being developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (10 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new National Parks Wildlife Service stakeholder forum will be established; when the first meeting of this forum will be convened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40803/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (10 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in establishing a sustainable hunting of wild birds stakeholder forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40804/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his most recent discussions with the secretary of state for Northern Ireland and with the British foreign secretary in relation to legacy issues in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40602/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline any new initiatives or measures that will be implemented to promote reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Border counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40603/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (9 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total funding provided in 2024 for the emigrant support programme; the allocation for 2025; if any new measures will be supported through this important initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40604/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when additional capacity will be provided on a route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40611/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Oct 2024)

Brendan Smith: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the huge loss to the Exchequer in 2023 due to the highest ever level of illicit cigarettes coming into this State, and taking into account the recent increase in excise on tobacco, he will outline the additional measures that will be implemented to counteract this illegal trade in such products, to protect the revenue due to the State and...