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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 648. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to tackle the problem of derelict premises and housing in towns, villages and rural areas nationally; his further plans to ease the ongoing housing crisis being experienced by county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21417/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: On a number of occasions, I have raised the Annalee View respite service in the Cavan-Monaghan constituency. It is the only facility we have. It is a five bed facility. It had been used very frequently by families in the Cavan and Monaghan area. More than six months ago it closed. There are now reports from the HSE that the house has an oil leak and will be completely closed for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Facilities (16 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 99. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a unit (details supplied); if the location of same has been decided upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21189/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 105. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter (details supplied) will be investigated and referred to the hospital for an update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21204/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (16 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 123. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if an endocrinologist will be provided to Cavan general hospital for local women in counties Cavan and Monaghan that require these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21254/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (16 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, will consider a bus shelter for an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21235/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (15 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 32. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to deal with the ongoing respite crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20712/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (15 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 50. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to deal with the ongoing crisis in the provision of home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20713/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (15 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 150. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be sanctioned and put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20958/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (15 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 183. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for admission to the National Rehabilitation Centre, Dún Laoghaire, since January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21073/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (15 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20953/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (15 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20980/19]

Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Second Stage (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: I am pleased to confirm that Fianna Fáil will support the Bill. In recent decades, interventions aimed at addressing the gender pay gap, including equal pay legislation, a focus on educational outcomes for women and girls and anti-discrimination measures, have impacted upon gender equality. However, the gender pay gap remains stubbornly persistent. According to figures published by...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: As my colleague, Deputy Murphy O'Mahony stated, what RehabCare does for people on the ground is magnificent. It is in no small way a relief and a support for families. As we would say in Cavan-Monaghan, the Minister of State's response was watery. We have nothing tangible to take back to our families or to the management of RehabCare across Cavan-Monaghan. I appreciate that it may be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: The Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, and I are good friends at this stage given our ongoing engagement and discussion on people with disabilities. Our RehabCare service in Cavan-Monaghan is no different to the wonderful services the Minister of State will have seen and it includes the services at the Holy Family School and in Analee View respite centre in Cootehill. There is a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 49. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the uptake of the Brexit loan scheme; the number of applications applied for and granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20360/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: As a representative of a Border constituency, Cavan-Monaghan, I know there is much concern about Brexit and what the future holds or does not hold for people in the Border area. I am interested in the figures the Minister may have for the Brexit loan scheme, although I know she touched on this in responding to previous questions today. Will the Minister provide clarity on the uptake of this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: The Minister knows that many of our agrifood and agricultural sectors have been feeling the repercussions in Cavan-Monaghan almost from the day of the announcement of the Brexit referendum result. The mushroom industry was very badly affected in the Cavan-Monaghan area. The Minister mentioned the €300 million in the Brexit small and medium enterprise working capital loan scheme....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Is a reluctance to apply for the scheme really the problem if only 10% of the total fund has been drawn down? It is a very low figure. The Government allocated €300 million for the future growth loan scheme, a long-term scheme for farmers, fishermen and food businesses that was announced in October 2017. It has taken 18 months for the scheme to open. Does the Minister agree the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (14 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: The drawdown is 10%.