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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the witnesses for their presentations this afternoon. I come from a Border county myself, the constituency of Cavan-Monaghan. I have a background in arts, and I appreciate that artists always struggle in terms of employment and income. Artists living in the Border region they have depended quite a bit on funding. The Arts Council is the main source of that funding. It is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: A special case is warranted for the artistic community. Many people are shouting for the agricultural communities and about infrastructure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Are the creative industries highly dependent now on European funding streams? If one is an artist in Dublin or working in the arts industry, the first port of call is the Arts Council. We have been privy to other forms of funding that perhaps might not have been as accessible for artists living anywhere else in Ireland. Does the witness believe that because of that we have a high...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: The risk is that those creative industries on the Border might be lost.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: To be fair and honest about it, I am sure that the cross-Border funds, along with the beautiful countryside, have been attractions to allow the creative industries to flourish along the Border area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Were there to be a hard border, something very visible, we are running the risk of a mass exodus of that particular industry from the Border region.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (10 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his policy regarding funding traffic calming measures at schools; his plans to enhance funding in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21967/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (10 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the impact the lack of a local improvement scheme is having on the roads and laneways in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21969/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (10 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide additional resources to ensure payment of the outstanding 118 GLAS 1 and 2 claims by persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan who are still awaiting 85% of the 2016 payment. [22233/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme Funding (10 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22256/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Illegal Dumping (9 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to assist county councils deal with incidents of illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21898/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Illegal Dumping (9 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I have raised the issue of illegal dumping before with the Minister in the Chamber and I know that, since then, he has launched a programme in regard to the local authorities that involves drones, surveillance equipment and so on. I want to cite four particular incidents in County Cavan in recent weeks. Some 31 bags of rubbish were dumped beside the Town Lake in Bailieborough. Bags of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Illegal Dumping (9 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: This comes on an historic day for Cavan as the county launches its Cavan diaspora engagement strategy. As part of that, it is outlined that 40,000 visitors will come to Cavan as part of the Taste of Cavan festival. Part of the strategy is to increase visitor numbers to counties such as Cavan and Monaghan and to link in with those who have left our waters to go to England and America and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Illegal Dumping (9 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Minister. Again, I think surveillance equipment is very important. I understand that Cavan has two full-time staff to cover the entire county and Monaghan County Council has one full-time staff member. There has been a massive reduction in the number of staff allocated to this job, which I see as one of the most important things we can do for our counties and constituencies....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (9 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the North-South interconnector project. [21899/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (9 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position and status regarding Garda vetting for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21506/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (9 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding plans to meet and engage with insurance companies here regarding excessive premiums being charged to persons, particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [21794/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (9 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 262. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the refusal of disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); the options available to the person following a refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21919/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (9 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 282. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the issues raised in correspondence from members of Monaghan County Council (details supplied); if he will respond to the county councillors; his plans to place a Government building in Ballybay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21547/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Location (9 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 348. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the traffic congestion concerns of persons regarding the chosen site for the new national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21473/17]