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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency steps being taken to limit the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the agriculture sector here. [42400/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency steps being taken to limit the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the agriculture sector here. [42474/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the broadband plan for rural Ireland; the details of the broadband officers for county councils nationwide; the mechanisms which may help persons who cannot get high speed broadband to the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42446/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to support businesses concerned about the impact of commercial rates increases on the future of their businesses due to the national review; if he has consulted with other ministerial colleagues in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42464/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of plans to support businesses concerned about the impact of commercial rates increases on the future of their businesses due to the national review; if he has consulted with other ministerial colleagues in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42536/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of plans to support businesses concerned about the impact of commercial rates increases on the future of their businesses due to the national review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42478/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: That is loads of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Minister and Minister of State's comments. The time of this meeting clashed with other meetings and, unfortunately, I could not be here to listen to the Minister's presentation. The Department of Rural and Community Development is of great interest to me as I represent the very rural constituency of Cavan-Monaghan, which also includes part of County Meath. I compliment the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I beg your pardon. Such persons throughout the country are deeply frustrated. Cavan County Council can only deliver on a small number of schemes. On an annual basis we are in single digits through no fault of the local authority. I appreciate that it receives a certain amount, but we are trying to fill a ten-year gap when the scheme was not open for the receipt of applications. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Departmental Outputs and Expenditure - Vote 42: Minister for Rural and Community Development (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I agree. Before the Minister established his Department, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport that gave funding for local improvement schemes, which was proper order. Since the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is not contributing to it now, I hear the point the Minister is making that local authorities should contribute, but Cavan County Council, for example, is down 50%...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Dance as a Performance Art: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: At the beginning of her presentation, Ms Webster mentioned an organisation we did not invite in and that she is disappointed it is not here. What organisation is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Dance as a Performance Art: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I understand Dance Ireland has sent in a submission. I hope we can invite it in another time. We do not want to exclude anybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Dance as a Performance Art: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I attended the University of Limerick and did a postgraduate course on dance education under Teresa Leahy on dance education so I am curious to know from the three organisations - CoicCéim, the Dance Theatre of Ireland and Firkin Crane - what engagement they have had so far with Creative Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Dance as a Performance Art: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: To narrow that down, the Dance Theatre of Ireland has done two projects through Creative Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Dance as a Performance Art: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Can I stop Ms Webster there because I want to get a sense of where we are with Creative Ireland? Has Firkin Crane any engagement with Creative Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Dance as a Performance Art: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: What about CoisCéim?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Dance as a Performance Art: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Has Firkin Crane or CoisCéim had any engagement with Creative Schools?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Dance as a Performance Art: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: There is a higher implementation group, and its role and remit is where the Department of Cultural, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Department of Education and Skills come together to see how we can best implement arts policy, which would include the visual, performing and literary arts. Are any of the organisations involved with that higher implementation group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Dance as a Performance Art: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: The higher implementation group.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Dance as a Performance Art: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Niamh Smyth: To my knowledge, Kildare County Council is a good example of where the local authority rolls out regular education. It does the Laban Guild Dance, which is the dance format, style or genre it works with. There is a greater opportunity through our schools to roll out dance. Dance should be like music or art. One has a music class. There should be a dance teacher in every school,...