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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (30 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 217. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made to date in enhancing the role of therapy assistants to provide treatment for children, particularly in disciplines where there are unacceptable delays in children accessing services, such as in counties Cavan and Monaghan, due to a lack of therapists; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 249. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider the provision of respite services for children and adults with a disability by approved private providers where this is an inadequate public service at present, such as in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16001/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 250. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when additional respite places for children and adults with a disability will be provided in Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 251. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when additional places will be provided for trainees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16003/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (30 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 275. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proposals, if any, to provide additional supports to the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains in view of the absolute importance of this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15935/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 276. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the up-to-date position regarding the provision of Garda services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15974/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (30 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 300. To ask the Minister for Health when a healthcare facility will become operational (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15915/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 301. To ask the Minister for Health if the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be considered. [15916/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 351. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals, if any, to compensate farmers who have suffered substantial losses due to ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15930/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 352. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will have dribble bars included in the next TAMS programme due to the importance of this machinery on smaller-scale farms and on farms with heavy soils and in drumlin terrain such as Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15931/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality (30 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 353. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that water quality reports for 2022 will be included in the review of the nitrates action programme in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15932/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (30 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 354. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be taken at EU and national level to help offset the additional farm input costs due to the increase in fertiliser costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15933/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 119. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the working family payment to date this year; how this number compares with the same period in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15138/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (28 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 240. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date in reviewing and improving the disabled drivers’ and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14799/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is expected to finalise the review of the school transport scheme; if she will ensure that improvements to its existing operation will be introduced, taking into account the need to facilitate students on the transport service who are ineligible at present but where there is a history of students from an area going to a second-level...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (28 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 535. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when grant approval will issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15422/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 13. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role the Defences Forces play in fulfilling the security needs of the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14235/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he plans any review of existing defence structures in the Border counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14234/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the implementation of the new pay deal for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14188/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (23 Mar 2023)

Brendan Smith: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the schools decarbonisation pathfinder programme; the number of schools are part of the programme; if there are plans to increase the number of schools in the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14187/23]