Results 4,661-4,680 of 18,319 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (19 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 301. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the two independent studies into the proposed North-South Interconnector will be received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17327/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (19 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 318. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the financial allocation to local authorities for the non-national road network in view of the increasing costs of road repairs and the substantial damage caused to this road network due to adverse weather conditions over the past number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17334/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (19 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding that will be provided to Monaghan County Council for 2018 in respect of housing construction, purchase of houses, upgrading of existing housing stock and funding for housing grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17341/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (19 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding that will be provided to Cavan County Council for 2018 in respect of housing construction, purchase of houses, upgrading of existing housing stock and funding for housing grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17342/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (19 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if improvements will be introduced at an early date to the tenant purchase scheme to enable Part V tenants and tenants in receipt of a social welfare payment who are in a financial position to purchase their homes to participate in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17343/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (18 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 41. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to introduce a scheme such as the Enterprise Stabilisation Fund that was introduced in 2009 to assist businesses that face particular difficulties due to Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16795/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (18 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 46. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of ongoing contacts between her Department and its counterpart in Northern Ireland and with the industrial development agencies North and South in regard to dealing with Brexit related issues that are common to all of the island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16796/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed building project for a school (details supplied); when this project will proceed to construction stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17000/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (18 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 119. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the specific programmes to assist small and medium enterprises that face particular difficulties due to Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16996/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (18 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 120. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the specific programmes that will be introduced to assist enterprises and businesses that are heavily or totally dependent on the British market for exports in view of the challenges that have already occurred and the further difficulties that will arise from Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16997/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (18 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 121. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans and the plans of the State's industrial promotion agencies to assist in 2018 in the maintenance of existing employment and in job creation throughout County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16998/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (18 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 122. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans and the plans of the State's industrial promotion agencies to assist in 2018 in the maintenance of existing employment and in job creation throughout County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16999/18]

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: We should have name tags in future.

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: I agree wholeheartedly with the different proposals put forward by my colleagues. We discussed the fodder shortage as one of the last items of business on Holy Thursday evening and we all hoped at that stage that at least the weather would improve. Travelling through my own constituency of Cavan-Monaghan last night, there was torrential rain, once again putting back the possibility of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 582. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to each Garda station in counties Cavan and Monaghan from 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16569/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cyber Security Policy (17 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 128. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are proposals to participate in a cyber security project at EU level under PESCO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15413/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (17 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 281. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce tax relief on membership subscriptions to trade unions as applies to costs for membership or subscriptions to professional bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16817/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further consideration will be given to an application for a special class by a school (details supplied) in view of the enrolment of children for September 2018 that have particular educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16735/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 890. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he must take to make the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor available to all persons with diabetes based on clinical need at the discretion of their diabetes consultant; if the age barrier which was recently established by the HSE will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15983/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (17 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 1146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a meal voucher scheme in view of the ongoing fodder shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16801/18]