Results 261-280 of 12,982 for speaker:Brendan Smith in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Jul 2023)

Brendan Smith: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will have detailed consideration given to issues outlined by a national representative organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34322/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (11 Jul 2023)

Brendan Smith: 229. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total funding available for the new PEACE Plus Programme; the level of funding available for each measure under this Programme; the allocations decided to date for government Departments and statutory agencies; when these allocations were decided and notified to such agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33684/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (11 Jul 2023)

Brendan Smith: 238. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will give detailed consideration to the request of a local authority (details supplied) [34186/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Jul 2023)

Brendan Smith: 509. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the youth diversion projects in place in counties Cavan and Monaghan at present; the proposals she has to approve additional projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34057/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cross-Border Co-operation (5 Jul 2023)

Brendan Smith: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the Shared Island cross-border funding to expand Ulster University’s Derry campus announced on 20 June 2023. [32835/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (4 Jul 2023)

Brendan Smith: 121. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the proposals, if any, he has to increase substantially the level of grant-aid available under building blocks - capacity grant for the provision of new and upgraded childcare accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32442/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in upgrading accommodation to facilitate the restoration of services as announced by Government in 2017 (details supplied); if she will ensure that these works are completed at an early date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31790/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (29 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 398. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proposals, if any, he has to amend the Maternity Protection Act 2004 to enable women postpone maternity leave who are diagnosed with cancer or any other serious illness during pregnancy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31908/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 399. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will give urgent consideration to the issues outlined in a national representative organisation concerning childcare funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31916/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had recent contact with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the need to provide an exemption to the electronic travel authorisation scheme for tourists travelling to Northern Ireland via this State, taking into account that the island of Ireland is marketed as one tourist destination and the need to avoid...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 51. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the criteria pertaining to the Brexit Adjustment Reserve will be changed to allow draw-down of funding beyond the end of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31482/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if payment will issue without further delay in respect of a project completed some time ago (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31516/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Northern Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 82. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has had recent contact with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and with the Tourism Authorities in Northern Ireland in relation to the need to provide an exemption to the electronic travel authorisation scheme for tourists travelling to Northern Ireland via this State taking into account that the island of Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that the views outlined at the seminar last February in relation to the Open Seasons Order, and at subsequent stakeholder engagement meetings will be taken into account in devising the best way to address the issues concerning any species deemed vulnerable and listed on the Open Seasons Order; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he will implement in conjunction with all relevant stakeholders to put in place adequate measures to enhance habitat, protect breeding grounds and properly fund research concerning any species deemed vulnerable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31629/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the concerns of stakeholders who attended the April meeting to review the Open Seasons Order that relevant data was not disclosed to them at that time which subsequently came into the public domain, and if he will ensure that in such discussions all relevant data is provided in a timely and transparent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (28 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that funding is allocated from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve for primary farm producers, in view of the challenges posed by Brexit for the farming sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31481/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 245. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cumulative value of the investments to be made in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo, Leitrim, Louth and Donegal, respectively under the timeframe of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; the estimated funding drawdown to date in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30807/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (27 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when ICT grants will be paid to primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31163/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (22 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in view of the very substantial increase in road maintenance and road construction costs, he will ensure additional funding is provided for the non-national roads programme for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30090/23]