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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (21 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 76. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the location of the new building acquired by the Office of Public Works for the new Garda station in Bailieborough, County Cavan; if funding is in place for this project; the date when works will go to tender and when it will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16803/16]

The Arts: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: I move:"That Dáil Éireann: accepts that:- the arts are essential to the wellbeing and advancement of the Irish people; - a thriving arts and culture sector makes a positive contribution to the Irish nation; and - while the arts have an intrinsic value of their own in national life, they also represent an important economic sector, in terms of employment and tourism;...

The Arts: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Minister for her news about cultural units within our local authorities. That comes as very welcome news. Culture, as we know, covers such a multitude of things and is probably the proper term when we are thinking about the arts. I would like the Minister to consider extending that. As she said herself, she saw the work on the ground of the local arts and education...

The Arts: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: Yet artists feel as if the show had served its purpose because it is the only show. There is no deeper feeling, no underlying purpose, no sense that art - unlike elocution lessons or jewellery - is not an accessory of status and is emphatically not an accessory of power. Art is a republic. The Republic proclaimed in 1916 is an authentic expression of people. It is a voice that cannot be...

The Arts: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: The mark of respect - the actual doing, not just the saying - that I propose on behalf of Fianna Fáil which I pledge to implement is that the cultural policy of the State will not be handed down from above. It will not arrive from a Government Department as a fait accompli. It will be an outcome of a democratic conversation here in the Dáil, the people's assembly. I say to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities Provision (22 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will provide money previously promised for the community centre facility as part of phase 2 of works at a project (details supplied). [17415/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (22 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 187. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will meet with the 200 plus staff at a company (details supplied) which went into receivership on 13 June 2016 to brief them of their entitlements and make sure they get the best possible package available to them; and his proposed plans to ensure that these persons get the upskilling they need to help them obtain future employment. [17462/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (22 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 207. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will retain the additional funding allocated from 2016 Centenary celebrations to cultural institutions going forward and specifically to address the significant reductions applied to the sector over the past five years. [17541/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Capital Expenditure Programme (22 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 208. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her priorities for capital funding for the arts and cultural institutions over the next five years. [17542/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (22 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 222. To ask the Minister for Health if it is acceptable to allow a person (details supplied) to wait two years on the public waiting list for an ear, nose and throat appointment within the Cavan and Monaghan hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17458/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: Have the orders been issued yet for the changing of ministerial titles and Government Departments? If so, can the Tánaiste clarify if this includes arts and heritage and when any such orders were made?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (28 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 435. To ask the Minister for Health why the only specialised sarcoma consultant (details supplied) is being let go; the qualifications of the person who and is going to look after this consultant's 300-odd patients; the person who will be responsible for the National Centre of Excellence for Sarcoma based in Saint Vincent's Hospital in Dublin 4; how he proposes to deal with future cases of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (28 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 382. To ask the Minister for Health if the design challenges for the new primary care centre in Monaghan have been overcome; if the €9 million ring fenced for this project in 2013 will be spent in Monaghan if it cannot be built in front of Monaghan Hospital, as originally planned; if this money can be invested in Monaghan Hospital if plans for primary centre cannot go ahead at this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 402. To ask the Minister for Health if he will schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); his views on what can be done to make sure persons get seen in primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18126/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 403. To ask the Minister for Health to schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); his views on what can be done to make sure persons get seen in primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18131/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 410. To ask the Minister for Health to schedule an appointment for a person (details supplied); his views on what can be done to make sure persons get seen in primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18175/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland (28 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 493. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources why the process of gill netting, a practice carried out by Inland Fisheries to improve water quality, is carried out here; the amount it has cost the taxpayer to date; the other countries use this process; if any other process has been explored to improve water quality here and his plans to cease this practice; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (28 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 533. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will meet staff at a company (details supplied); if she can ensure that staff will receive the best possible package available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18169/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (28 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 547. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the 70 job losses at a company (details supplied); if there is anything that can be done to protect jobs in this sector; and her plans for job creation in County Cavan. [18168/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Theft (29 Jun 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is putting in place to support farmers who have had livestock stolen, particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan, where in some instances farmers have endured multiple thefts of livestock; the action he is taking on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18580/16]