Results 9,361-9,380 of 10,558 for speaker:Niamh Smyth

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a report (details supplied); if his Department is considering this to help with farm safety; if an alternative safer power take-off, PTO, system can be examined in the interest of safety; his plans to fund same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Television Licence Fee (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1264. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consult the public over increases to the television licence fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35015/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Television Licence Fee (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1277. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to raise the television licence fee; the status of discussions at present; if he has met with RTE specifically on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35089/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1288. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking regarding poor mobile phone coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35472/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1287. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the North-South interconnector project; if he will address the concerns of persons in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35471/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1289. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking to increase work for the post office network in order to assist it in remaining viable; his negotiations on this to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35473/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1290. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views as to whether the UK leaving the EU will have implications for mobile phone users along the Border when it comes to roaming charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35474/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Speeds (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1295. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department can speed up broadband in an area (details supplied) and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35715/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Speeds (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1296. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the broadband speeds in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35733/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1357. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will increase funding to Cavan, Monaghan and Meath County Councils to repair roads in bad need of upgrade and maintenance works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35436/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1359. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reintroduce the local improvement scheme so that rural lanes and roads which are in bad need of repair can access funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35461/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1360. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the community involvement scheme is not the same scheme as the local improvement scheme; his further views on the fact that the lack of the local improvement scheme is leaving lanes and byroads in poor repair; his views on whether this will take billions of euro to address in future years; if he will reintroduce...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1367. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a separate funding stream for schools that wish to introduce road safety measures at their facilities and cannot access funding locally due to Government cutbacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35752/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1401. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct the National Roads Authority to carry out an audit of the transport needs in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath for persons to be able to get to work; if persons with disabilities are being provided with equal access in these counties; if his Department will engage with Cavan, Monaghan and Meath county councils to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1403. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of the existing fleet of public transport in counties Cavan and Monaghan and throughout the country that are disability friendly, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36253/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1402. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expedite the east-west link as an important part of infrastructure for east Cavan and the Border region as a matter or urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36252/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1427. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of women's refuge centres here, in tabular form; the number of women these centres can cater for; the number of women in these centres at present; the centre which supports women in counties Cavan and Monaghan; her plans to introduce more centres; the supports in place for women in counties Cavan and Monaghan who have no...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1435. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the affordable child care scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35465/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1501. 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 the respite grant in each of the years 2011 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35424/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (26 Jul 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1502. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current waiting times for carer's allowance applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35425/17]