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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (3 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will improve without further delay the income eligibility limits for social housing for areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12062/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (3 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure adequate funding is allocated to local authorities in 2022 to continue the much-needed housing voids programme in view of the success of the programme in 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12063/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (3 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his officials are aware of the work of a not-for-profit organisation (details supplied) established to create solutions to divert surplus renewable energy which would otherwise be wasted to Irish homes with a primary focus on those in fuel poverty; if he has engaged with local authorities or approved housing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (3 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 217. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the volume of renewable energy in kWh that was dispatched down due to constraints and curtailment on the energy network in 2020; if he or his officials has calculated the potential retail value of this renewable energy; if he or his officials has examined the work of a not-for-profit...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (3 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 218. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the measures being undertaken by local authorities and or approved housing bodies to utilise some of the large volumes of renewable energy that is currently dumped to help address fuel poverty in social housing; if he has engaged with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (3 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 219. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the European Union requirements as part of the Clean Energy Package for countries with less than 50% renewable electricity in their energy mix to limit renewable electricity curtailment to less than 5% annually; his views on the fact that in 2020 Ireland dumped 11.4% of available...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (3 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 351. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments under the scheme of support announced for the pigmeat sector will issue to farmers; if he will ensure that payments issue without delay in view of the serious financial pressures facing this sector at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12310/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Mar 2022)

Brendan Smith: 195. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the need to improve services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11899/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (24 Feb 2022)

Brendan Smith: 58. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress to date at EU level in introducing new tourism-specific funding supports for member states; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10504/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (24 Feb 2022)

Brendan Smith: 64. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional resources will be provided for the marketing of Hidden Heartlands in view of the recent reconfiguration of tourism regions and the particular challenges facing part of that region due to Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10503/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (24 Feb 2022)

Brendan Smith: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the up-to-date position concerning the review commissioned by his Department in respect of the proposed North-South interconnector project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10462/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Feb 2022)

Brendan Smith: 132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the present position regarding the roll-out of the national broadband plan in respect of counties Cavan and Monaghan; the further progress that is expected in this roll-out during 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10463/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Representatives from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (24 Feb 2022)

Brendan Smith: Senator Blaney has other commitments and I believe Senator McGreehan will be joining us. I apologise that I missed the start of the contributions by Mr. Holder and Ms Boyd, because I was at another meeting. I very much welcome their contributions. The opening statements and the responses to questions from colleagues have been very enlightening. This again goes back to the many times that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Representatives from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (24 Feb 2022)

Brendan Smith: That is grand, a Chathaoirligh. I concur with you in regard to hearing from the Department of Justice officials. What Mr. Holder and Ms Boyd have outlined is very concerning from all points of view. We live in the communities where these people, thankfully, go about freely North and South in their everyday business. My understanding is that the UK's Nationality and Borders Bill is due...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Representatives from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (24 Feb 2022)

Brendan Smith: Does the Committee on the Administration of Justice have regular engagement at political or official level with our Department of Foreign Affairs, our Department of Justice or any other statutory agency here in regard to these issues and what the committee is hearing from people who are affected by these measures being implemented? Is there any forum where all stakeholders meet, discuss...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Representatives from the Committee on the Administration of Justice (24 Feb 2022)

Brendan Smith: Not at the moment. That is fine.

Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and Reports of Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Brendan Smith: I am glad we are having this debate again, having had one just a number of weeks ago following the commemoration of the awful atrocity in Derry on Bloody Sunday. I am glad Deputy Gannon referred earlier to the work of people like Stephen Travers and Eugene Reavey. In fact some Deputies and I had an opportunity earlier today to have a very long and detailed conversation with Stephen Travers....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Good Friday Agreement (23 Feb 2022)

Brendan Smith: 19. To ask the Taoiseach when the shared island unit will hold its next dialogue. [9370/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Feb 2022)

Brendan Smith: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Europe will next meet. [9365/22]