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Thu, 30 May 2024
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Universal Basic Income
Niamh Smyth
47. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the basic income for the arts pilot scheme. [24220/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Sports Funding
Niamh Smyth
53. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the sports capital grant application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24219/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Heritage Projects
Niamh Smyth
86. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the heritage grants available to community groups for local historic structures in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24221/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Niamh Smyth
106. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the croí cónaithe scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24222/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Passport Services
Niamh Smyth
135. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24426/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Passport Services
Niamh Smyth
137. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport application will issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24483/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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School Staff
Niamh Smyth
88. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the status of an appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24281/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Sports Funding
Niamh Smyth
102. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on a sports capital application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24268/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Sports Funding
Niamh Smyth
103. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on a sports capital application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24269/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Social Insurance
Niamh Smyth
135. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason legislation was introduced in 2013 to deprive a person of class S contributions from rental income due to the fact that the person had eight class A contributions in that contribution year. [24215/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Nursing Homes
Niamh Smyth
165. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a role in upkeeping the houses which are falling into derelict especially in North Strand Dublin when the owners are in a nursing home as part of the fair deal scheme. [24160/24]
Wed, 29 May 2024
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Niamh Smyth
192. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to assist an organisation (details supplied) regarding its current staffing crisis, which has resulted in day services being stopped for service users. [24258/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Passport Services
Niamh Smyth
75. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will review a passport application (details supplied) and expedite same. [23532/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Passport Services
Niamh Smyth
76. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if an application (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited. [23535/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Passport Services
Niamh Smyth
77. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if an application (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited. [23536/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Passport Services
Niamh Smyth
79. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to review a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23600/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Passport Services
Niamh Smyth
85. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if paper passport applications (details supplied) which are past their due date will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23661/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Economic Policy
Niamh Smyth
191. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to publish the next report on the Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce. [23846/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Niamh Smyth
325. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if a claim (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24008/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Niamh Smyth
409. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the case of a child (detail supplied) will be reviewed; if a similar funding application can be made in Cavan by the child development team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24015/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Dental Services
Niamh Smyth
419. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a young person (details supplied) has been waiting so long for dental appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23562/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Pharmacy Services
Niamh Smyth
422. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if any analysis has been conducted by the Government on pharmacy fees per item between 2015 and 2023. [23581/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Niamh Smyth
445. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) is waiting so long for neck surgery and is enduring severe pain while awaiting surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23718/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Niamh Smyth
10. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the funding allocation to date and timeframe for the development of Cavan Institute as a hub for further education and training. [22976/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Student Accommodation
Niamh Smyth
24. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he and his Department are taking to support students who are being asked to pay for accommodation for 52 weeks of the year, despite only being in college for nine months of the year (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22977/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Business Supports
Niamh Smyth
62. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the supports available to businesses with the rising cost of energy in running a business, particularly those in the hospitality sector, which has seen a number of closures recently. [22978/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Industrial Development
Niamh Smyth
113. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the IDA’s efforts to attract inward investment to Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22979/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Birth Certificates
Niamh Smyth
123. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to advise on a case of a person who has learned that the named father on their birth certificate is not their biological father, and that their biological father is Irish (details supplied). [23366/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Passport Services
Niamh Smyth
127. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to expedite a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23486/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Driver Licences
Niamh Smyth
146. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport to review a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23461/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Cabinet Committees
Niamh Smyth
15. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [19970/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Tax Credits
Niamh Smyth
88. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the number of eligible claims currently being made for the rent tax credit in each of counties Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22553/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Passport Services
Niamh Smyth
120. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite passport applications (details supplied) [22406/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Foreign Birth Registration
Niamh Smyth
135. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if it is possible to get an update for the following foreign birth application (details supplied). [22778/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Passport Services
Niamh Smyth
139. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22857/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Grant Payments
Niamh Smyth
162. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the SEAI application of a person (details supplied); if he will address the points raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22632/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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School Accommodation
Niamh Smyth
320. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education the full amount of funding awarded for the extension of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22924/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Niamh Smyth
377. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for a decision on their domiciliary care allowance application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22414/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Niamh Smyth
381. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the appeal for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22439/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Niamh Smyth
385. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps that are being taken to assist self-employed persons in obtaining sick leave based on their contribution record in the event of their cancer diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22513/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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International Protection
Niamh Smyth
519. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review correspondence received (details supplied); if he can confirm or deny that this property is being looked at in relation to this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22629/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Disability Services
Niamh Smyth
538. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review a case (details supplied); to provide an update on the provision of transport for this person to the National Learning Network in Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22980/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Bus Services
Niamh Smyth
56. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the details of the local link services currently available in counties Cavan and Monaghan, respectively; his plans for additional routes or an expansion of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21828/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Driver Test
Niamh Smyth
66. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the plans and strategies being introduced to reduce waiting times in Cavan’s driving test centre; if he is aware of the lengthy waiting times at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21843/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Rail Network
Niamh Smyth
114. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the funding for the redevelopment of rail lines, particularly the Navan line, in conjunction with Department of Transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17514/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Road Projects
Niamh Smyth
115. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has been contacted about providing funding for the east-west link road; if he will provide an update on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17515/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Rail Network
Niamh Smyth
117. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the status of the funding for the redevelopment of rail lines, particularly the Navan line, in conjunction with the Department of Transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19495/24]
Thu, 16 May 2024
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Road Network
Niamh Smyth
118. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has been requested to allocate further money to the Department of Transport to help fund the repair of the rural road network, which is in bad need of repair urgently. [19496/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Insurance Industry
Niamh Smyth
23. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the steps his Department is taking to assist with the increasing price of insurance premiums, despite the fact claims are going down. [22025/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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School Staff
Niamh Smyth
34. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she is reviewing sick leave for a section of staff based on correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21936/24]