Results 6,921-6,940 of 10,556 for speaker:Niamh Smyth

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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 716. To ask the Minister for Health the assurance that will be provided to a person (details supplied) attending RehabCare in County Cavan; the assistance that will be put in place to protect persons attending the centre each week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24338/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 717. To ask the Minister for Health the assurance that will be provided to a person (details supplied) attending RehabCare in County Cavan; the assistance that will be put in place to protect persons attending the centre each week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24339/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 718. To ask the Minister for Health the assurances that will be provided to a person (details supplied) attending RehabCare in County Cavan; the assistance that will be put in place to protect persons attending the centre each week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24340/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 728. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23397/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (11 Jun 2019)

Niamh Smyth: 968. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons registered homeless by county in tabular form; when they were registered as homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23543/19]

Report on Development and Working Conditions in the Irish Film Industry: Motion (30 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: How could the Minister forget him?

Report on Development and Working Conditions in the Irish Film Industry: Motion (30 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: In recent years, the film industry and the film production sector has expanded in a positive way. This is as a result of a number of big-budget TV dramas produced in Ireland which started with "The Tudors" more than a decade ago. As a result, Ireland is the 17th most popular location in the world for filming TV shows and movies, according to a recent study. Considering the size and scale...

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Global Assessment Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: Having addressed the Fine Gael Government’s inaction on this issue at national level yesterday, I welcome the opportunity to address the global and intergovernmental context of the biodiversity crisis. Regarding some of the Minister's comments when she referred to Fianna Fáil's time in government, I remind her that was almost ten years ago. I appreciate that she is new to her...