Results 761-780 of 10,353 for speaker:Niamh Smyth

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (18 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will expedite a passport application and provide an update (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25964/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of an ASD unit closure can be examined (details supplied); if her Department will acknowledge the difficulties being experienced here; if her Department will assist and prevent the closure of this ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25977/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26014/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 334. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied); the reason this application was refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25954/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 342. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); if he will provide an update on this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25973/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: I do not believe any members are indicating online. That concludes the business for this session. I thank the witnesses very much for their co-operation with our members and for their statements. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. I wish to let the witnesses know that we publish the opening statement on our committee web page. Is that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Department of Justice (18 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: The purpose of this part of the meeting is to have a briefing session on the general scheme of the Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024. To provide us with a briefing on the general scheme, I welcome Mr. Andrew Munro, assistant secretary, and Ms Mary McKenna, principal officer, from the Department of Justice to our meeting. The format of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Department of Justice (18 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Does Deputy Pringle have any questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Department of Justice (18 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Has the Deputy finished?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Department of Justice (18 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the officials from the Department. That concludes our engagement on this matter. I thank Mr. Munro and Ms McKenna for their briefing today. It was informative and helpful. They should feel free to withdraw from the meeting to allow the committee to consider the matter further and communicate its decision to the Minister in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: 50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the overrepresentation of females in lower grades within farming bodies and their underrepresentation in senior positions within these same farming bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25631/24]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: We have received apologies from Deputies Ciarán Cannon and Imelda Munster. We have some housekeeping business to attend to first. Are the minutes of our meeting on 24 April 2024 formally agreed with no matters arising? Agreed. This meeting has been convened today with Mr. Terence O'Rourke, to discuss his role and key priorities as the recently appointed chairperson of RTÉ. I...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Thank you, Mr. O'Rourke. As it is your first time here, I will explain that colleagues will come in and out because there are other debates and engagements that they have to attend. It is no reflection on what you have said or what you are about to say. I call Senator Malcolm Byrne to begin.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: This is your final question, Deputy.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Deputy McGrath, you are way over time so just finish.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: We are way over time, Deputy McGrath.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: Moving on, thank you very much. I call Deputy Griffin.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: I welcome Deputy Ring as he is new to the committee and is replacing the new Minister of State, Deputy Alan Dillon. I know Deputy Ring has been thrown in at the deep end as this is his first meeting. I thank him for joining us today. If he has any questions, comments or observations, he can make them now.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Niamh Smyth: We move to a second round as some of my colleagues have further questions. We will begin with Senator Malcolm Byrne who has eight minutes.