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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (24 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 194. To ask the Minister for Health if additional supports will be introduced for the private nursing home sector, particularly for smaller-scale providers; the proposals, if any, to introduce a stabilisation fund; when a review of the fair deal scheme will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25044/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (23 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 113. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Social Protection Annual Report for 2022 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24441/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (23 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will review the PRSI contributions system in order that adult dependents who have worked in the home may be entitled to full future social welfare benefits, such as the recent €200 cost-of-living support payment; if she will provide a full explanation for the reason that adult dependents and others...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: Despite increases in Government funding over the past few years for the non-national road network, county councillors will be unable to carry out as comprehensive annual programmes as they had planned. This is due to the enormous increase in the costs of road maintenance and road construction products over the past 18 months. In any mid-year review of the capital programme, the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (18 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the proposals, if any, there are to intensify marketing of the tourism potential of the Hidden Heartlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23676/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (18 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 69. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the consultations to date between her Department and its agencies with their counterparts in Northern Ireland in relation to the development of cross-Border tourism projects under the Peace Plus Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23675/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date since 2020 in bringing back to habitable use local authority housing stock that was vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23543/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the voids programme for 2023; the national allocation and the funding made available to counties Cavan and Monaghan local authorities for this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23542/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (18 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 182. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will have further discussions with the British Foreign Secretary and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the need for the British government to respond positively and without further delay to the unanimous requests of Dáil Éireann concerning the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of May 1974; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 236. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will pursue immediately with an international company the concerns outlined by a retail representative organisation (details supplied) regarding the withdrawal of products from a large number of shops throughout the country which would impact negatively on smaller scale retail stores; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 359. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the systems that are in place to ensure that persons living outside this jurisdiction are not in receipt of payments that require a person to be resident in this State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23766/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (17 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 43. To ask the Minister for Finance if funding from the banking levy could be used to assist in ensuring a network of bank branches throughout the country, in view of the major loss of such facilities in many towns particularly affecting rural communities; if he will give detailed consideration to proposals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23597/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being implemented to deal with the shortage of qualified drivers for vehicles such as school buses; if she is aware of the difficulties that have arisen for Bus Éireann and private bus and coach operators with such shortages impacting on different areas, such as the operation of the school transport system; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the review of the SNA contract in line with commitments under the Building Momentum national pay agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22677/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the implementation of the new pay deal for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22678/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 462. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will review the PRSI contributions system in order that adult dependents who have worked in the home may be entitled to full future social welfare benefits such as the recent €200 cost-of-living support payment; if she will provide a full explanation for the rationale for why adult dependents and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (11 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 280. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 548 of 27 September 2022, the progress to date in reviewing the Tobacco Products Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22321/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (11 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 281. To ask the Minister for Health if there are statistics available in relation to the number of patients admitted to hospital as a direct result of the effects of the use of e-cigarettes and vaping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22322/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: Next Wednesday marks the 49th anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings when 33 innocent people were murdered and hundreds badly injured. That day, 17 May 1974, was the darkest day of all during the era known as the Troubles when unfortunately, there were many bad days on this island with so much loss of life and suffering. Very regrettably nobody has been brought to justice for those...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (9 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Donegal and Louth, respectively, that have applied for assistance under the temporary business energy support scheme to date; the number that have been successful in each county; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for businesses in each county; and if he will make a statement on...