Results 121-140 of 11,007 for speaker:Niamh Smyth

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: The Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process, known as SCARP, has been designed to allow viable small and micro companies experiencing temporary financial problems to restructure with the agreement of creditors. The Process has limited court involvement where creditors are engaged and are positively disposed to a rescue plan. It mirrors elements of examinership but in a simplified...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: The effective implementation of the EU AI Act in Ireland is critical to ensure that the guardrails are in place to ensure the transparent and ethically adoption of AI and also to drive innovation, competitiveness and productivity in delivering products and services for our economy and society. As the Deputy is aware a distributed model for implementation building on Ireland’s strong...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) produces guidance for consumers on a wide range of consumer matters. This guidance includes information on buying from businesses outside of the EU and buying online, including informing consumers how to check where a business is based, and advising consumers to check the policies of businesses outside of the EU. The information is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Rights (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: My Department’s work in relation to the broader Circular Economy can be seen in the transposition and embedding of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulations, which are the cornerstone of the EU Commission’s approach to more environmentally sustainable and circular products. My Department is also working on the transposition of the both the Green Transition and the Right...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a case (details supplied); if he will take into account that the school in question is the only girls-only school available to them in the area; if, in view of these exceptional circumstances, he will allow tickets to be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51522/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if she will issue a school transport ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52046/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 656. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will expedite a decision in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51866/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 688. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will outline options available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51478/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 779. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence regarding foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51597/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Family Resource Centres (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 781. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review an application under the family resource centre programme (details supplied); if she will outline the reasons this application was unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51617/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 840. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving the full time care allocated which has been allocated, with no care provided at weekends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51174/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 888. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still awaiting ultrasound treatment in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51596/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 902. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if she will expedite the appointment in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51870/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (30 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 960. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that a further review is carried out in relation to a SUSI grant assessment (details supplied); if he will confirm that all documentation provided by the applicant, including employer forms and school confirmation, was fully taken into account; if he will clarify the reason that after additional evidence has been submitted,...

Industrial Relations (Boycott of Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: I thank colleagues for raising this. I know they are here on a Thursday evening to raise this matter because they feel passionately about it, and they have raised it in a very articulate and passionate way. Unfortunately, the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, cannot be here this evening. I have taken copious notes on the issues that all three Deputies have raised in case clarity is needed...

Industrial Relations (Boycott of Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: I would not agree.

Industrial Relations (Boycott of Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Deputy Lawlor for moving his Bill. I do appreciate the concern he has around this issue, and it is laudable. I stand before Members to debate a Private Members’ Bill that proposes to amend provisions governing the operation and constitution of joint labour committees. This Bill seeks to address situations where employers or workers fail to engage in consultation with the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Artificial Intelligence (25 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: I congratulate the Deputy on the work he is doing in the artificial intelligence committee. I listened in to most of this week's meeting. As the Deputy has said, the young people who spoke were very articulate and great advocates for the young person's perspective on artificial intelligence and the impact it will have. I thank the Deputy and the committee for the work they are doing. They...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Artificial Intelligence (25 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: I think the Deputy knows my work rate and work pace. I certainly intend to be a driving force to ensure this happens. As he has said, three big things have to happen as quickly as possible in the lifetime of this Government. The first is the establishment of the AI office. The second is the establishment of the AI observatory, which is critically important to predict the impacts AI will...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (25 Sep 2025)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Deputies Butterly and O'Rourke again. No more than them, I have had many meetings with principals. Prior to the guidelines being printed over the summer or the beginning of the school year, the allocation of SNAs was a source of concern and upheaval for schools. Principals were ringing around trying to make sure they had everybody in place. I take on board what Deputies O'Rourke...