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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (15 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the proposals, if any, there are to have additional publicity programmes regarding the need to deal with the proliferation of littering problems throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28877/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the present position regarding the provision of SEN accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28962/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in relation to providing additional permanent accommodation and upgrade existing accommodation at a school (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28963/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (14 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the Government's response to Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2022. [26404/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (14 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: In rural areas, in particular, one of the challenges facing businesses and enterprise in general is inadequate infrastructure. In my constituency of Cavan-Monaghan, most businesses are indigenous and home-grown. Some of those enterprises started as one-person businesses and are now international companies with their headquarters remaining in Cavan and Monaghan. In my area, the agrifood...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (14 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the provisions relating to substitute consent (Part XA) and section 37L of the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28781/23]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cross-Border Co-operation (13 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 23. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island dialogue all-island women's forum civic initiative. [26403/23]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cross-Border Co-operation (13 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: Of course, the shared island initiative is very welcome in many strata of society both North and South, and I have been very glad over recent months to attend a number of events both North and South to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. At a British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly commemoration held at Stormont in early March, a number of speakers from the former women's...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (13 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the national reform programme for the European semester recently published by his Department. [26402/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: Since the end of last year there has been improvement in substantially reducing the waiting times for driving tests at the Cavan centre. Unfortunately, once again there is a concern that we may see waiting times increase. Driving instructors believe that not enough driving testers have been rostered for work in the Cavan centre for June and July. Those two months are particularly important...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has established the number of students in an area (details supplied) requiring a special education placement who have not yet secured such a place for first year at second level commencing September 2023; the measures that will be introduced to ensure places for such students; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Report on the Good Friday Agreement: Motion (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: I welcome this debate. Like Deputy Conway-Walsh, I compliment the Cathaoirleach of our committee, Deputy O’Dowd, on his work. I also compliment Deputy Conway-Walsh and all our other colleagues on the committee. There is one word I would use about the Good Friday Agreement, that being, "transformative". I say that as a person who grew up in a Border community, as a public...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister. Some time ago, I had the opportunity to visit the new South West College in Enniskillen, which has an enormous catchment area in Tyrone and Fermanagh. The college was developing an innovative cybersecurity course. There are opportunities in that area for us to collaborate and ensure a good presence of such courses throughout the country. We are all aware of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that sufficient courses in cybersecurity are available in the further and higher education sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26397/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: Cybersecurity and the protection of IT systems, data systems and communication networks are vitally important to the economy and all of society. The trend towards an increase in the use of digital and cloud technologies in both the public and private sectors has been under way for some time. As we all know, however, Covid-19 has accelerated this trend, transforming much of how we live and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his reply. He is probably well aware of the initiative of the Louth & Meath Education and Training Board, LMETB, particularly led by Mr. Martin O'Brien as chief executive. It will be rolling out a specific course in the whole area of cyber information technology and also cyber operational technology for manufactures. I want to compliment our colleague in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business Opportunities and Differences: Engagement with Irish SME Association (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: Like the Cathaoirleach, I welcome Mr. McDonnell and complement him on the work he has done advocating on behalf of Irish SMEs over the years. I compliment him and his colleagues for highlighting many issues of concern to the people within their sector. On his point about the census, the returns are welcome. I am thankful there had been population growth in every county over the past...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business Opportunities and Differences: Engagement with Irish SME Association (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: What about the idea of an all-Ireland enterprise agency?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business Opportunities and Differences: Engagement with Irish SME Association (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: I also asked about InterTradeIreland.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 38. To ask the Minister for Health the number of illegal units of medicine that have beendetained by the HPRA; if plans are in place for the HPRA to be given more powers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26695/23]