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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 13. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional funding will be provided towards the development of sports facilities in view of the increasing financial costs incurred by clubs of all sporting disciplines in providing much needed new and upgraded facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45523/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 33. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received under the recent sports capital grant scheme; the likely timescale for processing and approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45522/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that will be introduced for the 2023/2024 academic year to reduce costs for students in further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45538/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fees for higher education students as announced in Budget 2024 is applied to students studying outside this State, such as Northern Ireland and Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45537/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her estimate of the number of secondary students in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal that will benefit from the introduction of free school books next year; the number of primary students that are currently benefiting from free school books in each of the counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46042/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how much the increased capitation announced in budget 2024 will be worth to schools in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46043/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports that are available to assist apprentices through their courses of study in view of the substantial costs incurred by many apprentices in travelling and/or accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45987/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (18 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 257. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will introduce to address the issues outlined by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45444/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (17 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if relevant data from the National Census 2022 is yet available to her Department, with particular reference to the HP Deprivation Index, to assist in determining resource allocations by her Department to tackle educational disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45052/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (17 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals, if any, there are to include more schools in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45051/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when additional personnel will be assigned on a permanent basis to the Cavan test centre in view of ongoing delays for applicants awaiting tests at this centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45242/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (12 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 16. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when specific additional financial supports will be introduced to assist local authorities and community development organisations in the development of enterprise centres, in view of their importance in providing workspace for start-up businesses and small enterprises and the lack of such accommodation at present in areas such as...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (12 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 25 July 2023, if he will outline the details of the smart regional enterprise innovation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44466/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 200. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the difficulties facing parents in trying to access childcare for children aged 1-3; if measures will be introduced to support the recruitment and retention of staff as it is the lack of staff numbers in many facilities, with surplus accommodation, that is reducing considerably the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (10 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the current effectiveness of the minimum excise duty trigger price applicable to tobacco products; the proposals, if any, there are to change this price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43915/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (10 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 540. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the present rate of the minimum excise duty on cigarettes, with particular reference to public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43914/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (5 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the commitment in the programme for Government to maintain the existing road network to a high standard and fund safety improvements; if he will ensure that much-needed additional funding will be provided for the non-national road network, taking into account the urgent requirement for additional investment due to the very...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (5 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be provided to Cavan and Monaghan local authorities for the non-national roadworks programme, taking into account the importance of this particular road network for both counties and the substantial increase in costs for road maintenance and construction over recent years; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (5 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the review of national payments strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43131/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (5 Oct 2023)

Brendan Smith: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to ensure that cash payments continue to be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43132/23]