Results 121-140 of 3,473 for speaker:Bríd Smith in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Nov 2023)

Bríd Smith: 578. To ask the Minister for Health to outline what is currently being done to address discrimination against autistic children in mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49855/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Nov 2023)

Bríd Smith: 579. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if the current approach to launching the CAMHS hubs pilot be amended so that autistic children with a moderate to severe mental health issue will also have access on a par with their neurotypical peers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49856/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Nov 2023)

Bríd Smith: 580. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to the implementation of the Mental Health Commission’s 49 recommendations and take immediate action to address the discrimination against neurodivergent children and lack of service for children with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49857/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (9 Nov 2023)

Bríd Smith: 119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what action is being taken by Government to combat the mass decline of insects and wildlife in Ireland; and how the Government plans to prevent their extinction. [34759/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (7 Nov 2023)

Bríd Smith: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number permits his Department has issued to the US for transport of weapons via the Irish State in the years 2019 to 2023 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47996/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (7 Nov 2023)

Bríd Smith: 295. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider establishing a national insurance company to cover the costs of flooding damage and other associated costs, especially when so many are currently unable to obtain insurance to protect against flooding damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47431/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (7 Nov 2023)

Bríd Smith: 342. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline all policies and plans currently in train to deal with the inevitable and increasing impacts of flooding as a result of climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47436/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Bríd Smith: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify when schools can expect to receive the schedule of grant payments; if she is aware that some schools are struggling to cover regular outgoings currently and are awaiting grant payments to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47679/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 Nov 2023)

Bríd Smith: 1377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he agrees that adult education tutors do the same work as their permanent colleagues in the Further Education and Training Sector and should therefore have the same terms and conditions; if he will clarify when his Department will award a contract that offers adult education tutors parity with their permanent co-workers to reflect the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Oct 2023)

Bríd Smith: 208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a disability allowance, which was submitted at the end of June 2023; if she will consider that the applicant cannot get a GP appointment or avail of services until the application is approved, and will ensure that a decision is delivered at the earliest; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Oct 2023)

Bríd Smith: 222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 12,483 non-coursing greyhounds born and registered with the Irish Coursing Club between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021 were registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland only (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47059/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Oct 2023)

Bríd Smith: 223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds born and registered with the Irish Coursing Club between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022 were registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland only (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47060/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Functions (26 Oct 2023)

Bríd Smith: 224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason responsibility for the horse and greyhound racing industries transferred from the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, as provided for by Section 6(1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1939 and Statutory Instrument No. 179 of 2010 - Horse and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Oct 2023)

Bríd Smith: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the discrepancy in figures given by Rásaíocht Con Éireann in relation to the number of non-coursing greyhounds registered at microchipping stage on the RCETS whose year of birth was 2022 (details supplied), bearing in mind that under existing legislation, all non-coursing greyhounds must be microchipped...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (24 Oct 2023)

Bríd Smith: 131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide the total amount of gas supplied to data centres for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46216/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (24 Oct 2023)

Bríd Smith: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify whether the Teaching Council and the Department of Education have decided upon an alternative degree programme to substitute the BA in Montessori education from St. Nicholas Montessori College that currently enables teachers who do not have Irish to register under route 4 and take up permanent positions as special class and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (24 Oct 2023)

Bríd Smith: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the reason that the Teaching Council of Ireland will no longer recognise BA Honours graduates from St. Nicholas Montessori, prohibiting them from registering under route 4 of the Teaching Council from December 2023 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46696/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (24 Oct 2023)

Bríd Smith: 471. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of a person (details supplied) with a disability who had been placed in a nursing home for a convalescent short-term stay, but who remains there 14-weeks later due to the lack of funding at their original residence to provide for a necessary member of night staff; if he will acknowledge that...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (24 Oct 2023)

Bríd Smith: 494. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) with developmental delays and speech and language difficulties will be seen at a particular clinic, given the urgency of their needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46722/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Oct 2023)

Bríd Smith: 640. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the decision was made to stop Leaving Certificate programmes in VTOS centres throughout Ireland; the reason for the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46296/23]