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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (7 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the grant assistance available towards the installation of CCTV in towns; her plans to roll out such initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11985/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if approval will issue at an early date in respect of provision of additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this accommodation is required for the commencement of the 2017-18 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11237/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (7 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 342. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to amend eligibility criteria for jobseeker's allowance; in regard to a person who has invested in a private pension fund and is out of work and wishes to retain the investment for pension purposes, if such investment fund will be excluded from means assessment for jobseeker's allowance in view of the fact the person wishes to safeguard...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (7 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 372. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if persons that have given long service as temporary veterinary inspectors with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food will have public pension service entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11984/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (7 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 509. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the necessary resources are provided to have the full complement of beds utilised in Monaghan General Hospital; the number of beds in use and the number unused at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11386/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Inspections (7 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 680. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all valuers that are on his Department's approved list of valuers in respect of the depopulation of part or full herds due to disease are experienced in the cattle trade and in the sale and purchase of animals and up to date with livestock valuations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11378/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Inspections (7 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 681. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time in having cattle removed from a farm following positive tests that necessitate partial or full depopulation of herds; the timeframe his Department adheres to in having a second valuation carried out when the person refuses to accept the first valuation; if there have been incidents of diseased animals remaining on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony Services (7 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 753. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has had contact with ComReg regarding the decision by some mobile phone companies not to make available to their customers all the benefits that should accrue with the new EU roaming charges regime with effect from June 2017, with particular reference to data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11723/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony Services (7 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 754. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will raise at the EU Council of Ministers the need for all mobile phone companies to provide to all their customers all the benefits that should accrue from the new roaming charges regime with effect from June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11724/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Rural Broadband Scheme (7 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 761. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to upgrade the broadband telecommunications infrastructure in an area (details supplied); if the requests of local residents and local business to have an adequate and modern broadband service provided in that area without further delay will be given consideration; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (7 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 769. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided in 2017 towards the provision of necessary road improvement works on a national route (details supplied). [11248/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (2 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to improve the criteria pertaining to the tenant purchase scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10816/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (2 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to exclude family income supplement from assessment of income in eligibility limits for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11066/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to launch additional promotional campaigns in respect of the timeframe for new and renewal passport applications due to the increasing number of applications and delays occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10943/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Post Office Network (2 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 168. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to implement the recommendations in a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10818/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Location (2 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 228. To ask the Minister for Health if he will have the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) and similar concerns expressed by persons regarding the provision of the new national children's hospital considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11074/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (2 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 231. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to have home help hours provided on a demand led basis; if his attention has been drawn to the considerable delays that can occur in having home help hours put in place following approval depending on the availability of resources; his views on the fact that when a person is deemed to need home help hours, there should be no delay in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (2 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 310. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional supports that have been provided for the mushroom sector since the fall in the value of sterling following the British referendum on membership of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11106/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (2 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 312. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that have been introduced to assist sectors that are heavily or totally dependent on the sterling area for their export markets and that have been impacted negatively since the British referendum on EU membership and the fall in the value of sterling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11108/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (2 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 326. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of plans to upgrade the broadband telecommunications infrastructure in an area (details supplied); if the requests of local residents and local business to have an adequate and modern broadband service provided in that area without further delay will be given urgent and favourable consideration; and if he...