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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of home buyers in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Donegal and Louth, respectively, who have availed of the enhanced help-to-buy scheme since 23 July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21509/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Regulations (9 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be implemented to deal with the increasing prevalence of wild deer, particularly in view of dangers posed to many motorists by deer running wild on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21322/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (9 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 613. To ask the Minister for Health when GP visit cards will be extended to cover children aged six and seven years, as announced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21449/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: There has been a welcome and much-needed increase in Government funding for the non-national road network in the last few years. Unfortunately, those increases have been more than offset due to the substantial increase in the costs of road construction and maintenance since 2021. The costs of bituminous overlay pavement products, concrete and aggregates, the main products used in roadworks,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (4 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be provided for the Non-National Roads Programme for 2023, due to the very substantial increase in road maintenance and construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20751/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (4 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be provided to Cavan and Monaghan local authorities for the Non-National Roadworks Programme in 2023, due to the importance of this particular road network for both counties and the substantial increase in costs for road maintenance and construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20752/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (4 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will give further consideration to the reintroduction of a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20941/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (4 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that will be implemented to improve security in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20955/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (4 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 261. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in having an appointment made (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20952/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Representatives of Truth Recovery Process (4 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: I extend a warm welcome, as the Cathaoirleach did, to Ms Liz McManus and her colleagues today. I thank them for their work in this regard. We all participated in committees with Ms McManus when she was a distinguished Member of the Dáil over many years. It is good to see her in the committee room again. I welcome any engagement on the issue of reconciliation legacy. On many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Representatives of Truth Recovery Process (4 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: I mentioned earlier my great admiration for the different advocacy groups and representative organisations that work on behalf of victims and work towards reconciliation. There are quite a number of bodies. Reference was made to the WAVE Trauma Centre earlier. It does exceptionally good work. I visited the centre in Belfast on a number of occasions and I know some of the families on whose...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Representatives of Truth Recovery Process (4 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: I thank Cathaoirleach. Has there been any opportunity to engage with people at a political level in Britain or with some of the human rights advocacy groups there? Thankfully, Mr. Starmer, the leader of the British Labour Party, has come out against the present legacy legislation. This was a change from the initial position adopted by some of his party colleagues and this is a welcome...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (3 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the working of the shared island unit in his Department. [20374/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (3 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: I very much welcome the success of the shared island initiative to date. I welcome the funding for a project in my constituency, namely the Ulster Canal, which will bring economic benefits to many counties in Ulster. As the Taoiseach may recall from his days at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, I have continually raised the value of developing enterprise centres and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Good Friday Agreement (3 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the Queen's University Belfast conference to mark 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement. [19259/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Good Friday Agreement (3 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Taoiseach for his answer and his contribution at the conference. I was privileged to be present for most of the conference, which was excellent. It was inspiring to listen to those people who brought peace to our island by reaching the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. I was struck by many of the comments, particularly the contribution of former Senator George Mitchell. Two or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (3 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the schemes of grants and eligibility conditions for improving energy efficiency in private homes, including upgrading work such as insulation and installation or replacement of boilers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20698/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (3 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if persons who need to carry out energy efficiency works in their private homes can avail of grant aid under existing schemes where some years ago small-scale grant aid was availed of by homeowners to carry out improvement works and further additional improvement works are now needed; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (3 May 2023)

Brendan Smith: 98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when additional electric vehicle charging points will be provided in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the locations that will have such charging points provided in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20557/23]