Results 61-80 of 10,545 for speaker:Niamh Smyth

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Inquiries (10 Jun 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1161. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if the assessment can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29190/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (10 Jun 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1249. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reasons a child (details supplied) has not gotten his assessment of needs appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30597/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1275. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29007/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (10 Jun 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1382. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence in relation to equal access to treatments for SMA adults (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29462/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1367. To ask the Minister for Health if she will make respite available to a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29359/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Jun 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1378. To ask the Minister for Health if she will confirm when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29439/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1528. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30020/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1606. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied); if a resolution will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30465/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1640. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied) and expedite this appointment for injection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30712/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Library Projects (10 Jun 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1684. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on a project (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30190/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 May 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 261. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if two passport applications for individuals (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28476/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (29 May 2025)

Niamh Smyth: Due to difficulties with the enforcement module of the CRO IT system, the CRO suspended its involuntary strike-off programme early in 2024. The CRO has since recommenced involuntary strike off on a limited basis. The current focus is on companies who have no registered directors and will subsequently move on to companies who have failed to file annual returns and those who have failed to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (29 May 2025)

Niamh Smyth: As the Deputy will be aware, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) entered into force in August 2024 and provides a harmonised regulatory framework for AI systems developed or deployed in the EU. It is designed to provide a high level of protection to people’s health, safety, and fundamental rights and to simultaneously promote the adoption of human-centric,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (29 May 2025)

Niamh Smyth: The most recent European Commission’s annual report on the State of the Digital Decade, which includes the DESI (Digital Economy and Society Index) was published on 2nd July 2024. It states that 'with 66.1% of SMEs having at least a basic level of digital intensity, Ireland brings a very strong contribution to the EU’s Digital Decade target on digitalisation of SMEs'. The report...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (29 May 2025)

Niamh Smyth: Ensuring that Irish businesses leverage big data, cloud computing, and AI to grow our economy and bolster our competitiveness is a key priority for me. As set out in the National Digital Strategy, Harnessing Digital, published in February 2022, the Government’s target is for 90% of SMEs having at least basic digital intensity and at least 75% take-up of AI, Cloud and Data Analytics by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 May 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review correspondence as regards a school transport service in Cavan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28888/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (29 May 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on a carer’s allowance appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28556/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (28 May 2025)

Niamh Smyth: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) advised my officials that when it carries out a search and seizes material during the course of a competition law investigation, it does so on foot of a search warrant issued by a District Court judge. Where the CCPC seizes material during a search, the default position is that it can proceed to open and review the materials seized...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (28 May 2025)

Niamh Smyth: My colleague James Lawless, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) is better suited to provide a response regarding EU AI Factories. AI Factories are an element of the AI Continent Action Plan, and will be implemented under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking. Policy responsibility for the area of high-performance computing (HPC) falls under the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (28 May 2025)

Niamh Smyth: The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) provides that in-scope companies must, for the first time, conduct risk-based human rights and environmental due diligence and integrate due diligence into all corporate policies and risk management systems. The European Commission’s ‘omnibus on sustainability’ which was published on 26 February 2025 includes...