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Thu, 16 Feb 2017
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Educational Disadvantage
Niamh Smyth
131. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools from each county added to the DEIS programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7936/17]
Thu, 16 Feb 2017
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Artists' Remuneration
Niamh Smyth
190. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to review financial supports for writers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7951/17]
Thu, 16 Feb 2017
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Animal Welfare
Niamh Smyth
264. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the current regulation concerning welfare of wild animals used in circuses here; if any animal welfare complaints have been submitted to his office that resulted in investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7869/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Defence Forces Deployment
Niamh Smyth
40. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the Defence Forces in counties Cavan, Monaghan and the greater Border region in view of Brexit and the possible reintroduction of a hard Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7140/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Defence Forces Deployment
Niamh Smyth
62. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to reintroduce a new Army barracks in counties Cavan, Monaghan or the greater Border region in view of Brexit and the possible reintroduction of a hard Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7139/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Philanthropy Initiatives
Niamh Smyth
131. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be scope to scale up Music Generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7664/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
Niamh Smyth
156. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan who applied for Part V of the tenant purchase scheme in the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7493/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
Niamh Smyth
157. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the change to the tenant purchase scheme which is excluding Part V applicants in the tenant purchase scheme in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7494/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Social Welfare Benefits
Niamh Smyth
170. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the pilot scheme for social protection assistance for artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7666/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Cultural Policy
Niamh Smyth
186. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which culture will be defined and the way the arm's length principle will be maintained in regard to Creative Ireland funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7661/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Cultural Policy
Niamh Smyth
187. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the current status of Culture 2025 and the commitments contained within it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7662/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Arts Funding
Niamh Smyth
188. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the delivery mechanisms for the individual art forms under pillar 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7663/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Arts Funding
Niamh Smyth
189. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding each local authority under pillar 2 of the Creative Ireland scheme will receive; and whether it will be ring-fenced. [7665/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Niamh Smyth
244. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7466/17]
Wed, 15 Feb 2017
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Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Youth Strategy
Niamh Smyth
299. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the LGBT youth strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7498/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Child Care Services Provision
Niamh Smyth
60. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the affordable child care scheme will be available to parents from September 2017 through an online information technology system; the supports being developed for parents with the application to ensure that the support is not requested from the already over-burdened early years practitioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7022/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Youth Services Expenditure
Niamh Smyth
78. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a commitment will be made to the value for money scheme post-2017; if more resources and funding will be allocated to this initiative which is running successfully in County Cavan; her plans to extend the value for money scheme to other counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6940/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Garda Stations
Niamh Smyth
128. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is any update or indication of an advancement or movement in legal negotiations regarding the acquisition of a new site for Bailieborough Garda station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7329/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Help-To-Buy Scheme Data
Niamh Smyth
159. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that have applied under the first-time buyer scheme as announced in budget 2017; the counties they applied from, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7328/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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School Admissions
Niamh Smyth
177. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the concerns of a school (details supplied); the timeframe for the consultation on school admissions; the reason this timeframe has been reduced; if he will directly address its concerns regarding the role of the school in this process and if he will agree that a longer timeframe for consultation is essential; if he will extend same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6727/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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School Accommodation
Niamh Smyth
183. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the reason a school (details supplied) has not received grant aid for the provision of an extra classroom; the status of this application; when moneys are likely to be granted; if he will review same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6830/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Niamh Smyth
216. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to an application (details supplied) under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7326/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Local Authority Housing
Niamh Smyth
245. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6991/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Labour Activation Measures
Niamh Smyth
297. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any other schemes to replace the Gateway scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7409/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Garda Stations
Niamh Smyth
324. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is any update or indication of an advancement or movement in legal negotiations regarding the acquisition of a new site for Bailieborough Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7330/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Niamh Smyth
342. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will schedule the relevant assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6736/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Occupational Therapy
Niamh Smyth
353. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no occupational therapist on a child development team (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6666/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Poultry Industry
Niamh Smyth
587. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the situation with regard to the impact of emergency regulations put in place to tackle avian influenza to free range status poultry farmers in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if he will ensure free range producers do not lose their status simply due to the fact they complied with a compulsory directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7269/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Illegal Dumping
Niamh Smyth
601. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has any extra funding coming onstream to assist Cavan and Monaghan county councils to deal with illegal dumping and fly tipping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7411/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Road Improvement Schemes
Niamh Smyth
639. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade routes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7111/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Sports Capital Programme
Niamh Smyth
644. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of application workshops which were held to help groups applying for sports capital grants; the counties in which these were held and when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7266/17]
Tue, 14 Feb 2017
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Road Safety
Niamh Smyth
647. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to implement a crash barrier on a route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7408/17]
Thu, 9 Feb 2017
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Action Plan for Jobs
Niamh Smyth
19. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the sections in the action plan for jobs specifically relating to counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6187/17]
Thu, 9 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
Niamh Smyth
24. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the targeted strategies the IDA and Enterprise Ireland have ongoing in the border region at present and particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan to entice businesses in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6186/17]
Thu, 9 Feb 2017
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Road Projects Status
Niamh Smyth
241. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the east-west link road investment project in County Cavan can be considered for part of the €2.6 billion in additional capital funding announced by the Government recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6479/17]
Thu, 9 Feb 2017
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Road Improvement Schemes
Niamh Smyth
242. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if realignment works between Castleblayney and Carrickmacross can be considered for part of the €2.6 billion in additional capital funding announced by the Government recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6482/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Road Projects Status
Niamh Smyth
34. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will progress the east-west link road for the local economy of east Cavan and the surrounding areas. [5758/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Local Improvement Scheme
Niamh Smyth
56. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will make the reintroduction of the local improvement scheme a priority for the Government. [5759/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Brexit Issues
Niamh Smyth
180. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will clarify reports in the media on comments made by the former head of the European Commission’s customs procedures unit (details supplied) with regard to a hard border in counties Cavan and Monaghan, that the Government will be obliged to enforce strict border controls to avoid steep penalties from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6137/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Post Office Network
Niamh Smyth
189. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of a report (details supplied) regarding the rural post office network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6146/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Postal Codes
Niamh Smyth
250. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the introduction of Eircode to rural Ireland; the action being taken to encourage it to be used by households; the number of households that have been provided with an Eircode in counties Cavan and Monaghan, in tabular form; if there are strategies in place to implement the usage of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6150/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Action Plan for Jobs
Niamh Smyth
285. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the sections in the action plan for jobs specifically relating to counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6152/17]
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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Job Creation
Niamh Smyth
286. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the work that is ongoing to find a company for a factory (details supplied) in Carrickmacross; the action that has been taken by her Department to date on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6153/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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North-South Interconnector
Niamh Smyth
40. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount the capital phase of the North-South interconnector project will cost the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5421/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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North-South Interconnector
Niamh Smyth
68. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the implications on the North-South interconnector project if the UK is no longer part of the EU (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5419/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Ground Rents Abolition
Niamh Smyth
102. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will propose a constitutional amendment to resolve the historical injustices whereby ground rents or other rent collecting mechanisms are enforced on tenants arising from antiquated systems associated with the obscure ownership structures related to buildings, such as those affected in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan (details supplied). [5503/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Ground Rents Abolition
Niamh Smyth
105. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will enact legislation to remove ground rents being forced on businesses by absentee estate landlords that made ownership claims at the foundation of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5597/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Garda Equipment
Niamh Smyth
145. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in counties Cavan and Monaghan that do not have the PULSE system in place; if she will provide a list of these stations and their locations; if there are plans to install the PULSE systems; the timeframe for installation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6122/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Tourism Data
Niamh Smyth
243. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions that were allocated to the Cavan-Monaghan constituency in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5781/17]
Tue, 7 Feb 2017
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Tourism Data
Niamh Smyth
244. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding was allocated to the Cavan-Monaghan constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5782/17]