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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (26 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 28 March 2023 and the issues raised by this Deputy in the debate relating to the need to ensure all householders benefit from the forthcoming energy credits, if he will ensure the issues highlighted in that debate are addressed; that customers of certain energy suppliers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (26 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial support is available from her Department to improve educational services at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47104/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (24 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that all household energy consumers including people availing of prepay systems will benefit from the energy credits announced in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46422/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State. Again I want to put on the record that I have been very glad to work closely along with Cavan County Council, with Brendan Jennings and John Donohoe, with the Cavan County Board, Kieran Callaghan and Martin Cahill, along with the Royal School in Cavan, Bishop Ferran Glenfield, Padraic Corley and Canon Lidwill. They are really working together to ensure that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: The large-scale sports infrastructure fund is extremely important for the further development of all sports, for women and men. I was glad to hear the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, reiterate his commitment to ensuring that the projects that have already received approval will proceed as soon as possible. Apart from the important sports events in our own country, we need to ensure we have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I also welcome the Minister's engagement with me to date on the proposed Cavan sports complex. I assure the Minister of State, as I did previously, that the Cavan regional sports complex has advanced significantly since the original decision in 2020 to award funding. I compliment the Cavan county board of the GAA, Cavan County Council and the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 13. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional funding will be provided towards the development of sports facilities in view of the increasing financial costs incurred by clubs of all sporting disciplines in providing much needed new and upgraded facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45523/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 33. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received under the recent sports capital grant scheme; the likely timescale for processing and approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45522/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that will be introduced for the 2023/2024 academic year to reduce costs for students in further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45538/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fees for higher education students as announced in Budget 2024 is applied to students studying outside this State, such as Northern Ireland and Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45537/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her estimate of the number of secondary students in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal that will benefit from the introduction of free school books next year; the number of primary students that are currently benefiting from free school books in each of the counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46042/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how much the increased capitation announced in budget 2024 will be worth to schools in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46043/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports that are available to assist apprentices through their courses of study in view of the substantial costs incurred by many apprentices in travelling and/or accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45987/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 30. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his recent meeting with President Biden. [43824/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: I am glad the Taoiseach referred to the terrible loss of Private Seán Rooney. At a time such as this, when there is so much turbulence, loss of life and suffering in the Middle East, we want to be conscious of the Irish people and peacekeepers, the members of our Permanent Defence Force who are in that area on United Nations peacekeeping missions at present. We must also think of NGOs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (18 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 257. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will introduce to address the issues outlined by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45444/23]

Final Report of the Independent Scoping Exercise into the Circumstances surrounding the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell: Statements (17 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: I wish to again extend my sincere sympathy to the O'Farrell family on the extremely sad loss of their beloved son and brother, Shane. Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam dílis. The O'Farrell family has campaigned and continues to campaign tirelessly and with the utmost grace and dignity, seeking justice for their son and brother. They have asked legitimate questions and those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (17 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if relevant data from the National Census 2022 is yet available to her Department, with particular reference to the HP Deprivation Index, to assist in determining resource allocations by her Department to tackle educational disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45052/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (17 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals, if any, there are to include more schools in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45051/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when additional personnel will be assigned on a permanent basis to the Cavan test centre in view of ongoing delays for applicants awaiting tests at this centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45242/23]