Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Maternity Benefit Applications

Niamh Smyth

2095. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the waiting times for processing of maternity benefit; the number of applications awaiting payment; the number waiting by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28693/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Niamh Smyth

2235. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to assist councils with lengthy social housing waiting lists in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28273/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Niamh Smyth

2236. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to allocate or build additional housing for county councils in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28274/17]

JobPath Implementation

Niamh Smyth

35. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria required for a person to transfer from JobPath to community employment and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25974/17]

Maternity Benefit Administration

Niamh Smyth

76. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking to ease the backlog of claims for maternity benefit; the current waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25968/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

224. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 561 of 4 April 2017, the position regarding this matter; if the person (details supplied) is on a waiting list; if so, the position on same; if he will provide a timeframe from their appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26160/17]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Niamh Smyth

92. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the outstanding requests with the British Government regarding inquiries into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25651/17]

Ministerial Dialogue

Niamh Smyth

98. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the communication he has had with the British Government and Ministers regarding the savage bomb attack in Manchester in recent days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25641/17]

Vehicle Registration

Niamh Smyth

160. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review a case (details supplied) regarding a vehicle registration tax, VRT, centre in County Cavan; the reason for the errors; and the number of errors of this nature that have been made by the VRT centre to date in 2017. [25961/17]

Community Services Programme

Niamh Smyth

281. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25507/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

398. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason persons (details supplied) are still on the orthodontic treatment waiting list. [25309/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Niamh Smyth

513. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health when home nursing support will be provided to a person (details supplied); if he will expedite same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26021/17]

GLAS Applications

Niamh Smyth

533. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment application by a person (details supplied); if he will review same; and when payment will issue. [25373/17]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Niamh Smyth

540. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a review of the case of a person (details supplied); if there is a timeframe for its completion. [25538/17]

Bus Services

Niamh Smyth

596. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25510/17]

Housing Data

Niamh Smyth

33. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason his Department does not use the details on compliance certificates from the building control management system to count annual completions of new build housing units, rather than or in addition to connections to ESB supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24790/17]

Housing Policy

Niamh Smyth

35. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the expected publication date for a new national vacant housing reuse strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24789/17]

National Car Test

Niamh Smyth

253. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce the NCT test for tractors from 2018; the criteria in this regard; the details of the penalties as set out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25086/17]

Creative Ireland Programme

Niamh Smyth

46. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding commitments his Department has made to implement pillar 1 of Creative Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24464/17]

Arts in Education Charter

Niamh Smyth

64. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions his Department has taken to co-operate with the Department Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to fast-track and resource the arts in education charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24465/17]

Commemorative Medals

Niamh Smyth

200. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason no members of the fire services received commemorative 1916 to 2016 medals; the reason non-rostered and support staff within the ambulance service also did not receive medals; her plans to ensure these members of the emergency services receive these medals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24983/17]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Niamh Smyth

217. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review a fair deal scheme application for a person (details supplied). [24866/17]

Vehicle Registration

Niamh Smyth

254. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a case (details supplied); if he will provide an explanation for same; and the number of errors of this nature that have been made by the VRT centre to date in 2017. [24884/17]

Garda Reserve

Niamh Smyth

72. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to enhance the role of the Garda Reserve within An Garda Síochána in dealing with Garda shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24049/17]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

90. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has met or liaised with local gardaí regarding the new station in Bailieborough, County Cavan, in view of the announcement of a new site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24021/17]

Garda Vetting Applications

Niamh Smyth

116. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to ease the backlog of Garda vetting applications for entrants into Templemore; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24153/17]

Cyber Security Policy

Niamh Smyth

117. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to tackle cyber crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24156/17]

Courts Service Administration

Niamh Smyth

137. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the increasing number of cases for hearing in Cavan District and Family Courts; the steps she will take to reduce the number of cases in a sitting in Cavan District Court; and her plans to employ an additional judge to help alleviate the cases waiting for hearing or to assign additional hearing dates. [24576/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Data

Niamh Smyth

179. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have applied under the first-time buyers scheme as announced in budget 2017 by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24089/17]

Arts in Education Charter

Niamh Smyth

224. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has carried out a qualitative analysis of the distinctive contribution arts in education has made to school-based arts education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24414/17]

Arts in Education Charter

Niamh Smyth

225. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he has taken to develop arts in education practices by professional artists in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24415/17]

Arts in Education Charter

Niamh Smyth

226. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to increase interventions by the arts world into formal education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24416/17]

Arts in Education Charter

Niamh Smyth

227. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to increase out-of-hours use of school facilities to give children and young persons access to arts activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24417/17]

Arts in Education Charter

Niamh Smyth

228. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement arts-rich schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24418/17]

Arts in Education Charter

Niamh Smyth

229. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of engagement his Department has had with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to implement the recommendations of the Arts in Education Charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24419/17]

Arts in Education Charter

Niamh Smyth

230. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions his Department has taken to co-operate with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to fast-track and resource the Arts in Education Charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24420/17]

Education and Training Boards Staff

Niamh Smyth

231. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he has taken to establish arts education officers nationally in the education and training boards as are successfully operating in the Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24421/17]

Arts in Education Charter

Niamh Smyth

232. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding commitments his Department has made to implement pillar 1 of Creative Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24422/17]

Arts in Education Charter

Niamh Smyth

233. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the intervention his Department has had with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs regarding the development of local arts in education partnerships in education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24423/17]

Education and Training Boards

Niamh Smyth

270. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking with the Department of Education and Skills on research and development at institutes in Counties Cavan and Monaghan on initiatives to attract jobs to these counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22663/17]

Housing Assistance Payments Implementation

Niamh Smyth

303. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to increase the number of landlords which accept HAP tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24683/17]

Water Charges

Niamh Smyth

304. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the rationale used by Irish Water to set connection fees for water and sewerage in the case of new builds for both domestic and commercial buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24684/17]

Pension Provisions

Niamh Smyth

342. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reinstate the State transition pension; his further plans to prevent persons forced to retire at 65 years of age having to apply for jobseeker's allowance for one year until they reach the State pensionable age of 66 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24485/17]

State Pension (Contributory)

Niamh Smyth

344. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review a matter (details supplied); his plans to reform the pension system which discriminates against persons, mainly women, who took time out of the workforce prior to 1994 to care for children or elderly relatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24495/17]

Arts Funding

Niamh Smyth

408. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her views on artist-run studio spaces; if she will consider extending specific supports to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24598/17]

Arts Funding

Niamh Smyth

409. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will consider lifting the budget limits on the per cent for the arts scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24599/17]

Arts Funding

Niamh Smyth

410. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is considerably behind its European counterparts with regard to state support for artist-run spaces. [24600/17]

Disability Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

437. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) for an assessment. [24080/17]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Niamh Smyth

440. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of the hiring of a consultant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24102/17]

Health Services

Niamh Smyth

523. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to help persons with multiple sclerosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24574/17]