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Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: I welcome our witnesses and I compliment them, as my colleagues have, on the work they are doing to highlight very important but unfortunate incidences that are happening in our country today. I recall a joint policing committee meeting in County Cavan some years ago where the dog warden made a presentation to us. Dog wardens have a huge body work to do. A lot of it is about dogs that...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: As we know, for livestock animals, the Department of agriculture has a very sophisticated animal registration system. The minute a calf is born, it has to be registered, which is quite right. Its systems are a very important part of traceability. I understood that the idea at the time microchipping was introduced was that it would cover this.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (30 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: 452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised in correspondence regarding primary education (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51461/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (30 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: 460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if approval will issue without further delay in respect of additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51521/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: 510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give urgent and detailed consideration to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52041/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: I welcome all our witnesses here today. I too am very impressed by the very positive messages the witnesses have put out about all their universities, despite the challenges they have. Those challenges are there across all sectors, particularly in relation to housing. Deputy Feighan spoke of Local Link and better transport. I visited Loughan House, Blacklion, County Cavan, with the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (25 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: 43. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a new North-East Regional Enterprise Plan will be published soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50708/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (25 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: 45. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of investments the IDA is targeting in the Border region under its current strategy; it's performance in Border region investments under the previous strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50709/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: 135. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in Counties Cavan and Monaghan availing of companion passes; the measures in place to promote this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50749/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: 177. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the roll out of the auto-enrolment pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50750/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give detailed consideration to issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the provision of supports for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51008/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Safety (25 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: 280. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when additional legislative and regulatory measures will be implemented to prevent online abuse and the online dissemination of misinformation and disinformation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51096/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when additional funding will be provided in 2025 to Cavan County Council for the housing aid for older people grant, the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability and the mobility aids grant scheme. [51088/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: 34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposals for further investment in an amenity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50817/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: 197. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the proposals to provide orthodontic services for children in Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50842/25]

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (23 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: I welcome our witnesses, Mr. Justice Mahon and Mr. O'Connor, to the committee. It is heartening to hear the positive, upbeat report from the ombudsman. He paints a picture of an office that is adequately resourced. Generally when we meet groups in the Oireachtas or in our daily work, they refer to a need for additional financial resources, so it is good to hear of one particular office...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (23 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: Participants.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (23 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: I have just one further question about courses. Sometimes there is a considerable delay in young privates getting on to particular courses. Does that arise in the ombudsman's work?

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (23 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: I thank the ombudsman.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (23 Sep 2025)

Brendan Smith: 35. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress to date in reducing waiting lists for children with additional needs accessing therapies in Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50219/25]