Results 1-20 of 18,391 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress to date in implementing the recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces in relation to recruitment and retention of personnel in the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31218/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the preparatory work under way in relation to the provision of additional accommodation to cater for increased enrolment in the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31219/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase capitation payments for primary schools, taking into consideration increased costs over recent years and the particular challenges facing smaller schools in meeting ongoing financial commitments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31258/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when additional primary and second level schools will be included in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31250/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the system of approving supports for children with additional needs will be amended to ensure more timely provision of such supports (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31648/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a project will proceed to the next stage (details supplied) in view of the urgent need to provide additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31652/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage in view of the urgent need to provide additional accommodation at this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31766/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 566. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals, if any, to introduce additional safeguarding legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31723/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 567. To ask the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the inspection regime undertaken by HIQA in respect of both public and private nursing homes is adequate to ensure proper standards are maintained at all times in the best interests of all patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31724/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 568. To ask the Minister for Health if she will give further consideration to the need to provide additional support for nursing home care, particularly for smaller-scale nursing home providers, in view of the challenges facing them to remain viable due to various increased costs over the past number of years and also taking into account the important role smaller-scale nursing homes play in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (12 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 569. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in increasing the future supply of healthcare workers across all disciplines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31759/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Postal Services (11 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 19. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give detailed and urgent consideration to a recent report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30944/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Support Services (11 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 110. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will ensure that the maximum possible support is provided by his Department, and the industrial promotion agencies under the remit of his Department, to a company (details supplied) to ensure the maximum possible employment level retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31298/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (10 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 26. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on new shared island projects. [25991/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (10 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: Like Deputy Moynihan I very much welcome the measures in the shared island initiative. It has gained support from all political traditions on this island. The Taoiseach may remember that when he launched the initiative I raised with him the need to have an enterprise initiative within the shared island programme. Subsequently, local authorities on both sides of the Border were enabled to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Employment Support Services (10 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 451. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of employment created to date since the jobs announcement in 2019; the level of State funding provided to a company (details supplied) to create employment; the up-to-date position regarding this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29430/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (10 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined in correspondence from workers in the education sector (details supplied). [29444/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (10 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give urgent and detailed consideration to the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29472/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Inquiries (10 Jun 2025)

Brendan Smith: 1089. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when PG1 status will be approved in respect of a food product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29061/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (29 May 2025)

Brendan Smith: 34. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will introduce to reduce the taxation burden on the retail sector due to the severe pressures this sector is encountering at present with increased costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28245/25]