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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance if the rent-to-buy scheme will continue after 2021. [31752/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 355. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce the restart grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31196/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Cybersecurity Policy (3 Jun 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to upgrade the IT systems of his Department and of bodies under his remit with a view to maximising the protection against cyber-criminals. [29877/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 98. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Cavan and Monaghan that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30036/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (3 Jun 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is bringing forward any new legislation on gambling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29980/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 327. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the Cavan-Monaghan division at the end of April 2021; the way this compares to the end of April 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29979/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (2 Jun 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 61. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures his Department is taking on the issue of insurance reform. [30236/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Jun 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision to refuse additional special education teaching supports in mainstream classes on the grounds of exceptional circumstances for a school (details supplied) in view of the increased number of students who are in need of additional supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29501/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Jun 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the approved extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29506/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 29. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the development of proposals to provide for domestic violence leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28676/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 48. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the effectiveness of supports provided to early years childcare during the pandemic; the planned continued supports for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28677/21]

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I welcome our guests and my colleagues. It is great to have them all here again for what will be a very exciting and insightful presentation. I have a bit of housekeeping to go through and I would ask our guests to bear with me while we do that. This meeting has been convened with representatives of Screen Producers Ireland and the Joint Creative Audiovisual Sectoral Group as our ninth...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Ms Kirby. She has given a very good insight. The numbers employed in the sector are impressive and, as she said, are growing. They have gone from strength to strength, prior to the pandemic, of course. I am sure that will inspire a lot of questions from the members. I now invite Ms Hamilton to address the committee on behalf of the Joint Creative Audiovisual Sectoral Group and I...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. McCabe, whose video was excellent. I am a great believer in a picture painting a thousand words and that has been achieved so eloquently and in such a sophisticated way in his video. I thank him for going to the trouble of making it for our committee and presenting it to us. Without further ado I will move to our members, who will have a slightly longer time of five minutes...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I have given Senator Cassells as much latitude as possible. I have to move on. We might be get to bring him back in.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: We seem to have lost Mr. Hickey.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Yes, we can.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: The case is very well made. I thank Senator Byrne for his questions. As Senator Warfield is not available I will make a contribution. I thank the witnesses so much for covering this entire sector, up, down, inside and round about again. We very much appreciate that. From my knowledge of my colleagues, the witnesses are speaking to the converted. Many of us have been watching TV over the...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: It brought me back to many moons ago and a famous producer and director, Shane Connaughton, putting the village of Redhills, County Cavan, firmly on the map globally. The impact of that on such a tiny village was phenomenal. We would like to see more of the same. There is no reason a screen tourism mapping of the island could not continue for many years after such an event. Perhaps that...