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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (18 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 520. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to implement a national broadband scheme to provide fibre to homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52780/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (18 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 522. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the work of the Action Plan for Rural Development specifically relating to the roll-out of broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45963/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (18 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 521. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the actions being taken to assist county councils deal with incidents of illegal dumping and fly tipping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52781/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (18 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan in receipt of carer's allowance, carer's benefit and respite grants between 2011 and 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52966/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (18 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rules that apply in regard to the eligibility of persons who are retained firefighters for jobseeker’s benefit and allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52967/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (18 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 621. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to re-examine the situation for women who lost out on their full State pensions (contributory) due to leaving the workforce to rear their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52968/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (18 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 622. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age participating on a community employment scheme by county from January 2017 to end of November 2018, in tabular form. [52969/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (18 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 641. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53359/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme (13 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 36. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the affordable childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52395/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Parental Leave (13 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 24. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to support stay-at-home parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52431/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Children's Science Centre (13 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the development of the national children’s science centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52575/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Children's Science Centre (13 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of the development of the national children’s science centre; the financial model which will be applied; the funding sources for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52577/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the representatives for their very interesting presentations. I must contradict Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell because I know Mr. Liam Bradley personally and he is a very charismatic curator in the Monaghan County Museum and feels passionately about the work he does in it. One only has to walk through the door of the museum to know that this work is a vocation. I compliment him on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: Is that in the gift of local authorities? It is not a given that local authorities must have a heritage officer but, rather, the enthusiasm for the post must be within the authority in the first place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Starrett.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: It is true.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: The creation of the cultural teams has been of particular benefit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: History.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: And we do not appreciate it as much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Niamh Smyth: History feeds into all of that.