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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts Council: Chairman Designate (12 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Professor Rafter might be able to answer it more honestly from the outside looking in. I have always had concerns-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts Council: Chairman Designate (12 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts Council: Chairman Designate (12 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I also asked about the Arts in Education Charterr.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Threats to Native Bee Population: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the delegates for coming. We have a copy of the federation's How To guide in front of us. The points made by Mr. O'Brien are accepted in terms of biodiversity, the fact that we are custodians of the land and have a responsibility to hand it on in good condition to the next generation. Bees are a significant part of that biodiversity. Apart from what we can do as individuals in our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Threats to Native Bee Population: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: It is about opening lines of communication locally to explain to farmers that they are also custodians of bees.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Threats to Native Bee Population: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: The all-Ireland pollinator plan is a five-year plan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Threats to Native Bee Population: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: We are coming to the end of it. Have there been any tangible deliverables?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Threats to Native Bee Population: Discussion (12 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Does Mr. Norton have the sense that they have not been doing so?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address the perceived inadequacies with the new housing assistance payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23190/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of plans to deal with the rising cost of business rates in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17741/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new posts (details supplied) that are completely new posts and not extensions of existing posts; if he will provide a breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23545/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 397. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23177/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 413. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns (details supplied) relating to the provision of home help and carers; if the matter is due to the overspend on the national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23223/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 421. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if a referral for an inpatient procedure in Beaumont Hospital will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23254/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 426. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting for a cataract operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23264/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 474. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the reason surgery due on 5 June 2019 was cancelled on 29 May 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23451/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 483. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot return home; the reason home care support cannot be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23494/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 499. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the sale of a building (details supplied); if the building can be kept in State ownership; if other Departments have indicated an interest in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23546/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Beds Data (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 500. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE nursing and care homes that have vacant beds; the numbers of vacant beds in each unit; the length of time they have been vacant; the reason for the vacancies; the cost of same to the health service; the number waiting for admission to local or community HSE nursing and care homes; the length of time they have been on waiting lists; and the number...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 502. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the implementation of a formal pathway between hospitals (details supplied); when this agreement will be formalised; if a date for commencement of this service in County Cavan has been chosen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23559/19]