Results 1-20 of 13,006 for speaker:Brendan Smith in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (23 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposed building project at Cavan Institute will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23272/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 121. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to help small-scale manufacturing, retail and hospitality businesses meet the challenge of cost pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23087/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (23 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the up-to-date position regarding an application submitted by a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23482/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if assistance will be given to farmers who do not have a forest plantation or are not availing of any forestry schemes to have ash dieback trees removed where such trees pose a danger to public safety due to their locations along public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23332/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (22 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there have been any recent discussions with the United States authorities in relation to immigration reform, with particular reference to the need to regularise the status of the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23094/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that teachers who are working in special education and ASD units will have access to suitable courses of particular relevance to their teaching area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23136/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (21 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 268. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional measures will be implemented to assist small-scale manufacturing, small-scale hospitality and small-scale retail to meet increased business costs that have occurred over recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22748/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (21 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 269. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional measures will be implemented to assist small and medium enterprises to meet increased business costs that have occurred over recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22747/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (21 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if financial assistance would be given to farmers who do not have forest plantation and are not availing of any forestry schemes, to have ash die back trees removed as such trees are a danger to public safety due to their siting along public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22777/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 263. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a request for improved services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22203/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (16 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 280. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will introduce specific funding provision in her Department's Estimates for the local improvement scheme in view of the long delays in having such roads brought up to a proper standard for local residents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22080/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has any view or if any formal public policy exists in relation to the role public representatives might play in the governance or management of voluntary housing bodies in the context of the positive ongoing development of the voluntary housing sector; if it is the policy to discourage public representatives...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 637. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the full complement of staff providing an important health service will be in place in Cavan-Monaghan without delay (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21770/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (9 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his most recent discussions with the secretary of state for Northern Ireland and with the British foreign secretary in relation to the need for the British government to cooperate fully in a comprehensive investigation in to the Dublin/Monaghan bombings of 1974; if there has been any response from the British authorities to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (9 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there have been any recent responses from the British government into the need for full cooperation and comprehensive investigations in to atrocities including the Dublin/Monaghan bombings of 1974 and the Belturbet bombing of 1972; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20833/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (8 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 59. To ask the Taoiseach when details of the next round of funding for capital projects under the shared island initiative will be announced. [20081/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (2 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the details of his recent visit to the Middle East; the outcome of discussions with the different groups he met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20100/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (2 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional places will be available for the 2024/2025 school year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20054/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (2 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional places will be available for the 2024/2025 school year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20054/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Official Engagements (2 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: 214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what additional measures will be introduced to deal with persons, domiciled in Britian, illegally entering this State through transiting Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20052/24]