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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the delegates very much for their presentations today. I welcome the visitors in the Gallery and also Professor Gary Granville. I have had the pleasure of working closely with most of the delegates in my previous career as an arts educator before I was elected to the Dáil. It is wonderful. Perhaps I know the work of some of the delegates better than that of others. I have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: The target is to develop nine over the next four years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: What will it cost to reach the target by 2022?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: They are not necessarily led by the education and training boards in that case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I will put my questions together as I do not wish to lose my train of thought. Mr. Carney gave a passionate presentation to the Art Teachers' Association of Ireland this year on the topic of turning STEM into STEAM. Perhaps he will talk a little about bringing the arts into that group. He said one of his goals is to assist and support the development of a national strategy for arts in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: That is pulling the entire thing together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I have a question for Ms Copeland. Is the Art Teachers' Association of Ireland one of the groups she is bringing to the table to discuss the creative children?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: Will Ms O'Donoghue elaborate further on her comment about being disappointed with the response?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I fundamentally disagree with Mr. Hammond about the art paper in terms of the components and the reasons students are not getting the A1 grades they deserve. I say that as a somebody who has corrected exam papers. The history of art is a subject which I feel is outdated. If a student does not score close to an A grade in that paper, he or she will not get an A grade in the practical exam...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I have a final questions for Ms O'Donoghue or Ms Comer. There was a recommendation to review and revise the Arts in Education Charter in light of current developments. Could they expand on that a little bit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts and Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: All the points were made loud and clear. I thank everybody who made a presentation.

Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: It is a travesty that Sinn Féin did not flex its muscles on this issue when it had the opportunity to do so. As my colleague said, planning permission has been granted by civil servants in the North. It is a travesty that we will live to see it come to pass. EirGrid has flip-flopped repeatedly on whether it is economically or technically feasible to put cables underground. The...

Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of communities in counties Cavan and Monaghan in regard to the North-South interconnector, in particular as regards health, land and property devaluation, tourism and heritage; his plans to underground the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7465/18]

Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 224. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the North-South interconnector project. [7269/18]

Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I wish to read into the record the words of the inspector in the very infamous An Bord Pleanála report on this matter.[I]t is difficult to accept any argument that the significant visual effect of the proposed development, where it arises, does not affect, to some degree, residential property values and/or ability to sell. With regard to agricultural land, I would consider that the same...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 74. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the significant number of households and businesses waiting on the national broadband plan in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath and of the negative impacts this is having on daily lives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7420/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7622/18]

Roads Maintenance: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I compliment Deputy Troy on bringing forward this important motion. It is very important in my own constituency for one main reason, which is that we have no motorways in counties Cavan or Monaghan. The motorway stops on the Meath border. We are the forgotten counties when it comes to motorways. The N2, which is a death trap and has had numerous fatalities, needs to be upgraded to...

Third Interim Report from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: We in Fianna Fáil welcomed the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes when it was established. We recognised the importance of the commission in delivering justice and accountability for all those affected by mother and baby homes. The commission's third interim report makes a request to extend the deadline for its reports on its findings on the institutions being...

Other Questions: Fodder Crisis (13 Feb 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I am not a farmer but I would say even the farming community is extremely confused. It sounds cumbersome. There are a number of steps to take to access what should be a simple scheme. More paperwork and more bureaucracy is not going to help farmers considering the pressure they are under on a daily basis in doing their job. I urge the Minister to take up the straightforward proposal made...