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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (17 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 562. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure higher education institutions that have on-campus accommodation refund in full deposits for accommodation paid by applicants who subsequently may not be able to take up the offer of accommodation due to a college placement elsewhere or failure to obtain a particular college placement at that time; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (17 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 602. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if applications for naturalisation will be progressed in cases in which the status is essential in order to take up employment as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24417/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 625. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure in view of recent reports (details supplied) that there is full co-operation by statutory agencies under the remit of her Department with an ongoing inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24922/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 697. To ask the Minister for Health if workers in healthcare settings will be eligible for a payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24473/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (12 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 289. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the outcome of the consultations following the publication of the Initial State Report under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the next stage in the consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24045/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (12 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 306. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals, if any, to amend the Disability Act 2005 to enable children who need additional supports to have a right in law to appropriate services and not just an entitlement to an assessment of needs as provided for at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24046/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (10 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 110. 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 Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (10 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will have discussions with the political parties in Stormont and with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the need to ensure that an Executive is established at the earliest possible date following the assembly election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22650/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (10 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 284. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support the inclusion of a representative organisation (details supplied) as a key stakeholder in all negotiations concerning the exit of banks from this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23431/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (10 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when income eligibility limits for social housing for areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22755/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (10 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will allocate funding to local authorities for the 2022 Voids Programme in view of the importance of this scheme in bringing back to habitable use vacant council housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22756/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 713. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that costs in respect of the provision of a specific health service is reduced for patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22722/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (5 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 16. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional measures will be implemented to promote tourism in the Hidden Heartlands Region for the 2022 season in view of the difficulties facing this sector due to the pandemic since early 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22162/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Northern Ireland (5 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 48. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department and the agencies under the remit of her Department will avail of funding under the Peace Plus Programme to develop tourism infrastructure in the Border region and on a cross-Border basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22161/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when income eligibility limits for social housing for areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22145/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will allocate funding to local authorities for the 2022 Voids Programme in view of the importance of this scheme in bringing back to habitable use vacant council housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22146/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: As the Taoiseach is aware, the 48th anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, which took place on 17 May 1974, is approaching . There were many dark days on our island during the era known as the Troubles, but that was darkest day of all because 33 innocent people were murdered and hundreds were badly injured. Sadly, nobody has been brought to justice for those horrific crimes. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the British Prime Minister. [21793/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (4 May 2022)

Brendan Smith: I welcome that the Taoiseach raised again with President Biden the need to make progress regarding immigration reform. The E-3 visa Bill was previously stopped in its tracks at the last minute by one Senator objecting. Irish advocacy groups estimate that there could be up to 10,000 people in the United States whose position has not been regularised, who are referred to as "the...