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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (17 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 198. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff employed by the National Archives per annum in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23503/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Archives (17 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 199. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to extend the capacity of the National Archives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23504/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (17 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite the GLAS 2 payments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23519/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (17 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the 31 May 2017 deadline for the knowledge transfer programme to 30 June 2017; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a great deal of paperwork involved with the scheme and that Teagasc has not been given additional staff to deal with the volume of queries; if his attention has further been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (17 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to a matter (details supplied) regarding the knowledge transfer programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23547/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (17 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) has to sit their taxi licence test for the tenth time after having passed both tests on different dates. [23518/17]

Equal Participation in Schools Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: No parent should have to baptise his or her child simply to get him or her into a school. All children, regardless of religious denomination or outlook, should have access to a school in their local community. Therefore, I will not support the Bill. It is unconstitutional and would discriminate against the right of schools to defend their ethos. About 20% of schools in the country are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (16 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 65. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans and the plans of the IDA and Enterprise Ireland for further job creation in either counties Cavan or Monaghan in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23012/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Heritage Sites (16 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to allocate funding to Monaghan County Council to purchase a park (details supplied) as a heritage site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22699/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (16 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 340. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an appointment; when an appointment will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22696/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (16 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when applicants for the sports capital grant 2017 will find out if they have been successful in their application or not; the timeframe for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23247/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 574. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the completion of works on the N2 Corracrin to Emyvale road; the amount which has been set aside for phase three works; when works will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23350/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 575. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the N2 and A5 road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23352/17]

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Minister and the Ministers of State for their insightful overview of expenditure. I will focus on the arts and the Creative Ireland programme, which is wonderful to see. I have attended two of the Minister's workshops which are moving around the country, both in Monaghan and Cavan, and I compliment her on it. It has been wonderful to see the engagement with local communities...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Is this with regard to the workshops being held at present?

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: The Minister gets all the nice jobs.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Will the €1.6 million for public events come out of the overall €5 million for Creative Ireland?

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Just to follow on, will the Minister go to each local authority to do the workshops?

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I have a number of questions for the Minister. On education-----

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: -----we have €5 million and five pillars, and €1.6 million has been spent on public events. Education is hugely important. How much of the money will be spent on the education stream of the five pillars?