Results 161-180 of 10,353 for speaker:Niamh Smyth

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance to examine the case for reviewing the 0% VAT treatment of solar power ancillary equipment (details supplied), to ensure that homeowners who face financial barriers to installing a battery upfront are not unfairly penalised for adding one later; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4542/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 236 together. The opportunities presented by Artificial Intelligence are unlike any from previous technological advances, due to the rapid pace of progress, and its potential for transformative impacts on our society and economy, for our collective good. AI presents opportunities for beneficial impacts in many sectors, including in the delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: The National Digital Strategy, Harnessing Digital - The Digital Ireland Framework, outlines the government’s goals for enterprise digital transformation, particularly among SMEs. It aims for 90% of SMEs to achieve at least a basic level of digital intensity by 2030. My department and the enterprise agencies continue to make concerted efforts to make digital adoption for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: Enterprise Ireland launched the Cyber Security Review grant in September 2024 to assist SMEs to take steps to review and update their online security measures to mitigate against the risk of cyber-attacks. The Cyber Security Review grant is offered to eligible companies by Enterprise Ireland, in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre. The scheme is underpinned by funds...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: Any fines payable to the EU for breaches of EU guidance, requirements, regulations, directives or laws are managed centrally for the State by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Co-operative Sector (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: My Department is working to finalise the Co-operative Societies Bill which provides for the most far-reaching reform of the legislation governing co-operatives in the history of the State. The Bill will introduce a modern legal framework which will place the co-operative model on a more favourable and clearer legal basis. It will create a level playing field with the situation applying to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can intervene to assist a child (details supplied) in securing a place in secondary education, having moved to Ireland from the UK in August 2023; if she will ensure that children with autism are not excluded from education due to a lack of available school places; the steps her Department can take to support families in this situation,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 613. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4198/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 686. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) requiring a home help package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4674/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 711. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied) and escalate this referral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4839/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (5 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address the significant delays in the approval and payment of pension increases for retired An Post pensioners, which require ministerial approval and have led to unacceptable delays in 2022 and 2023; the measures being taken to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2586/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Taxi Licences (5 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the case of an application for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2467/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Transport Authority (5 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) grant scheme to ensure that applicants purchasing wheelchair-accessible taxis are guaranteed approval for the grant, given the high cost of such vehicles; to consider extending grants to cover the purchase of all taxis, not just wheelchair-accessible vehicles, to support taxi...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Business Supports (5 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 374. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the eligibility criteria for the Power Up grant as it relates to small business owners who paid their rent and rates as a combined single payment to their landlord (details supplied); if consideration will be given to cases where the business owner did not receive the second increased cost of business payment due...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Reviews (5 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 375. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider amending the legislation to extend the definition of ‘casual trading’ to include the provision of services, alongside the sale of goods, as the current legislation restricts regulation under casual trading bye-laws to goods only, noting the increasing prevalence of services such as pop-up saunas...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Facilities (5 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the timeline for the delivery of the modular building required for the ASD special class at a school (details supplied); if she is aware that the school has had to defer admissions for September 2025 due to the lack of suitable infrastructure, despite engaging with the NCSE and her Department on this matter;...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the permanent site plan for a school (details supplied), which was approved in 2020 and is due to expire in November 2025; when on-site building works will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2653/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently review the case of a child (details supplied). [3172/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 649. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the carer’s allowance review of (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2344/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Feb 2025)

Niamh Smyth: 1089. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the reason an appointment for a scan has been cancelled on four occasions; if the appointment will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2345/25]