Results 81-100 of 18,286 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 1374. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress to date in advancing a proposal to provide a standalone respite centre for adults with intellectual disability in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11531/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 1375. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of respite services in Cavan and Monaghan for children and adults; the further proposals to extend the range of such services in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11532/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 179. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent report of the Independent Reporting Commission; if he will outline the Government’s views on the absolute need to rid society of paramilitarism; the measures that will be implemented to deal with such issues of criminality, gangsterism and thuggery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10524/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 180. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he proposes to discuss with the political parties in Stormont the recent report of the Independent Reporting Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10526/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Transmission Network (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are adequate protections in place to safeguard ESB transmission lines, with particular reference to the problems caused by falling trees in storms over recent years resulting in power outages for many communities on a repeated basis; the measures that will be implemented as a result of lessons learned from...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his Department have discussed with telecoms providers the need to strengthen their networks in view of the widespread outages of telecommunication services due to recent storms; the outcome of such discussions; if those providers intend to put adequate investment in upgrading their networks and avoid such...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his Department have had discussion with telecoms providers concerning ongoing outages in many areas, including parts of Cavan and Monaghan, as a result of storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10539/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be provided this year to local authorities for the repair of local and regional roads due to damage caused by recent heavy rainfall and storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10542/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has outlined at the European Council the need to ensure that the day-to-day supervision of the European Union’s insurance industry remains the exclusive competence of national competent authorities appointed by each member state under national law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10495/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that any measures increasing the powers of the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority (EIOPA) regarding cross border insurance sales contain legal guarantees that national parliaments have the right to access all material produced by, or shared with, EIOPA in the exercise of such powers; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 253. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 117 and 116 of 26 February 2025, the number of outstanding applications under the increased cost of business and power up grant schemes in Counties Cavan and Monaghan, due to be finalised; when it is expected payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10498/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Regulations (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that existing legislation and regulations are adequate to ensure the provision of safe corridor widths for tree planting adjacent to ESB transmission lines; if not, the proposals, if any, there are to amend existing protections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10530/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 380. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proposals there are to expand and/or provide new family resource centres in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10521/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 381. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will ensure that an application for a new service will be given detailed and favourable consideration (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10522/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 452. To ask the Minister for Health when a proposed new health care facility (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; the level of accommodation and range of services to be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10503/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 453. To ask the Minister for Health the measures she will introduce to ensure quicker access to new medicines and treatments for all patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10504/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regional Development (5 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 58. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if measures will be introduced at an early date, including much-needed additional investment in infrastructure in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan to address regional economic imbalance as outlined in a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10081/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a building project at a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage as soon as possible in view of the need for this additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9847/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (4 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 181. To ask the Taoiseach when the next census of population will be carried out; and the preparations undertaken to date. [9634/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Mar 2025)

Brendan Smith: 383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a project will proceed to the next stage in view of the urgent need to provide additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9385/25]