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Motor Insurance Costs: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I congratulate Deputy McGuinness, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. We welcome the working group's report. The key issue is implementation and the reduction of motor insurance premiums. Premiums for consumers in Cavan, Monaghan and across the country are soaring while the Government drags its feet on the issue. Fianna Fáil has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 30. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the reintroduction of the dedicated drugs unit in the Cavan and Monaghan Garda divsion; if extra personnel have been assigned specifically to man this unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7676/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (16 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 46. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the representations she has made to the OPW in the past six months in an effort to speed up the acquisition of a site for the new Garda station in Bailieborough, County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7677/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (16 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the Garda vetting of a person (details supplied); if this application will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7906/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (16 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the threshold of the artists exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7952/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (16 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools from each county added to the DEIS programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7936/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (16 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 190. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to review financial supports for writers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7951/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (16 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the current regulation concerning welfare of wild animals used in circuses here; if any animal welfare complaints have been submitted to his office that resulted in investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7869/17]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (15 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Seven military barracks at Lifford, Rockhill in Letterkenny, Cavan, Cootehill, Monaghan, Castleblayney and Longford were shut down as part of the major reorganisation of the Defence Forces that begin in 2012. Most of these properties or sites have been sold on. Along the approximately 500 km of Border between Finner Camp in County Donegal and Aiken Barracks in Dundalk, there is no military...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (15 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the Defence Forces in counties Cavan, Monaghan and the greater Border region in view of Brexit and the possible reintroduction of a hard Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7140/17]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (15 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to reintroduce a new Army barracks in counties Cavan, Monaghan or the greater Border region in view of Brexit and the possible reintroduction of a hard Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7139/17]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (15 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Could the Minister of State please inform the House his plans for the Defence Forces in Counties Cavan and Monaghan and the greater Border region in view of Brexit and the possible reintroduction of a hard Border, and if he will make a statement on the matter?

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (15 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I am very concerned to read further reports on the reintroduction of a very hard Border, which differ from what the Government said in the Chamber. According to reports in the Irish Examiner, internal documents show the Government is preparing for a return to a hard Border in the wake of Brexit, including the return of full green and red channel checkpoints. This is very concerning for my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Philanthropy Initiatives (15 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be scope to scale up Music Generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7664/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (15 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan who applied for Part V of the tenant purchase scheme in the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7493/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (15 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the change to the tenant purchase scheme which is excluding Part V applicants in the tenant purchase scheme in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7494/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (15 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the pilot scheme for social protection assistance for artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7666/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 186. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which culture will be defined and the way the arm's length principle will be maintained in regard to Creative Ireland funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7661/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (15 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 187. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current status of Culture 2025 and the commitments contained within it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7662/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (15 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 188. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the delivery mechanisms for the individual art forms under pillar 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7663/17]