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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 270. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the person can be moved to a similar independent facility in County Cavan to be close to family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38355/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (24 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 328. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE-funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; and if not, if the health technology assessment group review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year. [38573/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (24 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking regarding the crisis with the lack of resources in early intervention, adequate respite services and a lack of residential spaces for persons with disabilities in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38590/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (24 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 340. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38601/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (24 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 345. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not being called for a MRI scan; the reason they were provided with false information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38644/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (24 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 396. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS appeal application by a person (details supplied). [38754/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (24 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 490. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital grant application (details supplied); the timeframe for the announcement of the grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38887/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (24 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reinstate supports to assist employers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38369/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cultural Policy (19 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 16. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has made observations and or submissions on the protection of cultural spaces in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37878/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cultural Policy (19 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Has the Minister or her Department made any observations or submissions in respect of the protection of cultural spaces in Dublin, and will she make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cultural Policy (19 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: The Minister met the organisers of the Give Us the Night campaign, who are concerned about the recent closure of the Bernard Shaw pub and the Tivoli Theatre. They feel that, bit by bit, our cultural capital and identity are being eroded by the loss of such venues to make way for hotels, student accommodation and apartment blocks. 12 o’clock We know the Government has not helped...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (19 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: The review carried out by Theatre Forum found that 30% of performing artists earn less than the national minimum wage of €9.55 per hour that applied in 2018 due, in part, to the fact that 83% of performing artists are paid a flat fee regardless of the hours they work. While it has been the accepted that that is the nature of their work, it is unacceptable that we would expect artists...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (19 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I have read into the record the level of funding that was available in 2008.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (19 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 1. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her budget priorities for budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38133/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (19 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I will begin by wishing everybody involved in Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture the best of luck. I am aware that the Minister, Deputy Madigan, was in Eyre Square last night for the launch. It was wonderful to see RTÉ coverage of the thousands of people who turned out for the launch of what will be a very exciting year ahead for the European capital of culture. I wish Patricia...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (19 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: With Brexit coming down the tracks, I appreciate that it is incumbent on all of us to be prudent but artists are a huge asset to us nationally and should be treasured. We should also put our money where our mouths are and invest in artists. Budget 2018 was a dismal budget for the arts sector but budget 2019 represented a significant improvement on that. There was, however, one major issue,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tax Exemptions (19 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 21. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has taken steps to extend the artists tax exemption scheme in advance of Budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37881/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2020 (19 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 26. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the priorities for her Department for budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37877/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Brexit Supports (19 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 30. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the provisions her Department has put in place to protect the film and television industry in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37880/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Directives (19 Sep 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 39. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to tackle the loss of biodiversity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37879/19]