Results 121-140 of 10,922 for speaker:Niamh Smyth

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Data (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 324. To ask the Minister for Finance to review correspondence and concerns regarding tariffs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48474/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2026 (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 358. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the case for increased grant funding in Budget 2026 raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48020/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: While my Department does not have direct responsibility for matters relating to social media algorithms, disinformation, or cybersecurity, we work closely with the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport and the Department of Justice on these issues when required. In relation to AI, my Department has been working with stakeholders both nationally and across the EU over the last...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for enforcing consumer protection and competition law in Ireland. The CCPC remit continues to expand with recent legislation agreed at EU level designed to further strengthen protections for consumers and fairness in the operation of online markets. This includes the Digital Services Act (DSA), the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Product Labelling (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: I can confirm that neither officials in the Consumer Policy team in my Department nor officials in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) received representations from retail associations, butcher networks or consumer groups regarding the labelling of Halal-certified meat. As the Deputy may be aware, responsibility for the provision of food information falls under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised by parents regarding the school bus transport service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49079/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine and respond to points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48029/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for schools to qualify for DEIS status; the progress of a DEIS+ model and when this will be delivered; if she will consider a school (details supplied) who previously applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48032/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 564. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay (details supplied) in opening the timebound provision system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48824/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 601. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the case for increased grant funding in Budget 2026 raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48018/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 612. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review correspondence (details supplied) in relation to a scheme; if an extension is planned under Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48638/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 656. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is creating a dedicating funding stream for local authorities to help provide storm community hubs during extreme weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48044/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 940. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if financial assistance in the form of legal aid is available for people going through the probate process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49087/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 952. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving the full entitlements of ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48230/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Home Care Packages (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1031. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person with a major brain injury (details supplied), whose family need extra home support hours, cannot receive the extra hours applied for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48049/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Home Care Packages (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1032. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) is unable to receive additional home care hours given they have a major brain injury and their family require additional home support hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48050/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1081. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the possible avenues or supports available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48438/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Policies (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1102. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to extend the two-year period for when parents can claim parents' benefit after their child is born; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48668/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1175. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); if she is aware of the gap in service provision caused by the vacant consultant orthodontist post in the Navan/Dundalk area; if she considers the situation acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47933/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1316. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time for an operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48830/25]