Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh Téarma Dála nó Seanaid
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Déar, 15 Meith 2023
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Northern Ireland
Brendan Smith
70. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the outcome of his most recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland concerning legacy issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28845/23]
Déar, 15 Meith 2023
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National Broadband Plan
Brendan Smith
105. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress to date in the roll-out of the National Broadband plan in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28878/23]
Déar, 15 Meith 2023
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Litter Pollution
Brendan Smith
107. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the proposals, if any, there are to have additional publicity programmes regarding the need to deal with the proliferation of littering problems throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28877/23]
Déar, 15 Meith 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Brendan Smith
202. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education the present position regarding the provision of SEN accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28962/23]
Déar, 15 Meith 2023
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School Accommodation
Brendan Smith
203. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education the progress to date in relation to providing additional permanent accommodation and upgrade existing accommodation at a school (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28963/23]
Céad, 14 Meith 2023
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Economic Policy
Brendan Smith
4. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Government's response to Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2022. [26404/23]
Céad, 14 Meith 2023
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Legislative Measures
Brendan Smith
108. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the provisions relating to substitute consent (Part XA) and section 37L of the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28781/23]
Máirt, 13 Meith 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Brendan Smith
16. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the national reform programme for the European semester recently published by his Department. [26402/23]
Máirt, 13 Meith 2023
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Brendan Smith
23. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island dialogue all-island women's forum civic initiative. [26403/23]
Máirt, 13 Meith 2023
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School Enrolments
Brendan Smith
477. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if her Department has established the number of students in an area (details supplied) requiring a special education placement who have not yet secured such a place for first year at second level commencing September 2023; the measures that will be introduced to ensure places for such students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27105/23]
Déar, 1 Meith 2023
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Medicinal Products
Brendan Smith
38. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of illegal units of medicine that have beendetained by the HPRA; if plans are in place for the HPRA to be given more powers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26695/23]
Déar, 1 Meith 2023
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Cancer Services
Brendan Smith
80. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the independent Radiation Therapist Review; how this review will align with the National Cancer Strategy; if the review will include measures to tackle the vacancies of radiotherapists across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26696/23]
Déar, 1 Meith 2023
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Further and Higher Education
Brendan Smith
89. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is satisfied that sufficient courses in cybersecurity are available in the further and higher education sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26397/23]
Déar, 1 Meith 2023
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Brendan Smith
105. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress to date in advancing collaboration on a North/South basis in the provision of further education throughout this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26398/23]
Déar, 1 Meith 2023
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Capitation Grants
Brendan Smith
198. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will give further consideration to a possible restructuring of the capitation grant scheme for primary schools to provide for additional support for smaller schools, which have particular challenges in meeting increasing costs and which are dependent on a small school community to raise funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26953/23]
Déar, 1 Meith 2023
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Disability Services
Brendan Smith
303. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress to date in developing new accommodation and services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27033/23]
Céad, 31 Beal 2023
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Further and Higher Education
Brendan Smith
210. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the distribution of the devolved capital grant; the amount that has been allocated to the Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26717/23]
Máirt, 30 Beal 2023
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EU Regulations
Brendan Smith
353. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the impact assessments that are being carried out in relation to the proposed EU Nature Restoration Regulation concerning the use of farmland and food production; if such assessments are being factored in to the overall national response regarding this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25212/23]
Déar, 25 Beal 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Brendan Smith
7. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in providing a refuge centre in counties Cavan and Monaghan for victims of domestic abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25049/23]
Déar, 25 Beal 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Brendan Smith
10. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if he is satisfied that the present Garda Síochána structures are adequate and sufficiently responsive to meet the security needs of communities, particularly in the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25050/23]
Déar, 25 Beal 2023
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EU Regulations
Brendan Smith
92. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the proposed EU nature restoration regulation has been considered at the Council of Agriculture Ministers; if so, the proposals he put forward; the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25213/23]
Céad, 24 Beal 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Brendan Smith
13. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach when his Department will publish a new strategy statement. [23215/23]
Céad, 24 Beal 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Brendan Smith
26. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [23216/23]
Céad, 24 Beal 2023
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Control of Firearms
Brendan Smith
153. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if he will ensure an adequate consultation process with the relevant representative groups following the publication of the firearms expert committee report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22902/23]
Céad, 24 Beal 2023
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Disability Services
Brendan Smith
185. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure an adequate level of services in a disability service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25182/23]
Céad, 24 Beal 2023
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Nursing Homes
Brendan Smith
194. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if additional supports will be introduced for the private nursing home sector, particularly for smaller-scale providers; the proposals, if any, to introduce a stabilisation fund; when a review of the fair deal scheme will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25044/23]
Máirt, 23 Beal 2023
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Departmental Reports
Brendan Smith
113. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection when the Social Protection Annual Report for 2022 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24441/23]
Máirt, 23 Beal 2023
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Social Welfare Code
Brendan Smith
127. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will review the PRSI contributions system in order that adult dependents who have worked in the home may be entitled to full future social welfare benefits, such as the recent €200 cost-of-living support payment; if she will provide a full explanation for the reason that adult dependents and others with insufficient PRSI contributions who have worked in the home were not entitled to the recent €200 cost-of-living support payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24440/23]
Déar, 18 Beal 2023
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Tourism Promotion
Brendan Smith
44. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the proposals, if any, there are to intensify marketing of the tourism potential of the Hidden Heartlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23676/23]
Déar, 18 Beal 2023
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Tourism Policy
Brendan Smith
69. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the consultations to date between her Department and its agencies with their counterparts in Northern Ireland in relation to the development of cross-Border tourism projects under the Peace Plus Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23675/23]
Déar, 18 Beal 2023
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Housing Provision
Brendan Smith
90. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress to date since 2020 in bringing back to habitable use local authority housing stock that was vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23543/23]
Déar, 18 Beal 2023
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Housing Provision
Brendan Smith
139. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the voids programme for 2023; the national allocation and the funding made available to counties Cavan and Monaghan local authorities for this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23542/23]
Déar, 18 Beal 2023
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Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
Brendan Smith
182. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will have further discussions with the British Foreign Secretary and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the need for the British government to respond positively and without further delay to the unanimous requests of Dáil Éireann concerning the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of May 1974; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23940/23]
Déar, 18 Beal 2023
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Small and Medium Enterprises
Brendan Smith
236. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will pursue immediately with an international company the concerns outlined by a retail representative organisation (details supplied) regarding the withdrawal of products from a large number of shops throughout the country which would impact negatively on smaller scale retail stores; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23774/23]
Déar, 18 Beal 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Brendan Smith
359. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the systems that are in place to ensure that persons living outside this jurisdiction are not in receipt of payments that require a person to be resident in this State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23766/23]
Céad, 17 Beal 2023
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Banking Sector
Brendan Smith
43. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if funding from the banking levy could be used to assist in ensuring a network of bank branches throughout the country, in view of the major loss of such facilities in many towns particularly affecting rural communities; if he will give detailed consideration to proposals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23597/23]
Céad, 17 Beal 2023
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School Transport
Brendan Smith
70. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education the measures being implemented to deal with the shortage of qualified drivers for vehicles such as school buses; if she is aware of the difficulties that have arisen for Bus Éireann and private bus and coach operators with such shortages impacting on different areas, such as the operation of the school transport system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23624/23]
Máirt, 16 Beal 2023
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School Staff
Brendan Smith
323. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education for an update on the review of the SNA contract in line with commitments under the Building Momentum national pay agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22677/23]
Máirt, 16 Beal 2023
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School Staff
Brendan Smith
324. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the implementation of the new pay deal for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22678/23]
Máirt, 16 Beal 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Brendan Smith
462. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will review the PRSI contributions system in order that adult dependents who have worked in the home may be entitled to full future social welfare benefits such as the recent €200 cost-of-living support payment; if she will provide a full explanation for the rationale for why adult dependents and others with insufficient PRSI contributions who have worked in the home were not entitled to the recent €200 cost-of-living support payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22970/23]
Déar, 11 Beal 2023
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Healthcare Policy
Brendan Smith
280. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 548 of 27 September 2022, the progress to date in reviewing the Tobacco Products Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22321/23]
Déar, 11 Beal 2023
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Departmental Data
Brendan Smith
281. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there are statistics available in relation to the number of patients admitted to hospital as a direct result of the effects of the use of e-cigarettes and vaping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22322/23]
Máirt, 9 Beal 2023
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Business Supports
Brendan Smith
84. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Donegal and Louth, respectively, that have applied for assistance under the temporary business energy support scheme to date; the number that have been successful in each county; the estimated value or worth of the support to date for businesses in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21508/23]
Máirt, 9 Beal 2023
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Tax Reliefs
Brendan Smith
115. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the number of home buyers in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Donegal and Louth, respectively, who have availed of the enhanced help-to-buy scheme since 23 July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21509/23]
Máirt, 9 Beal 2023
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Wildlife Regulations
Brendan Smith
488. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be implemented to deal with the increasing prevalence of wild deer, particularly in view of dangers posed to many motorists by deer running wild on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21322/23]
Máirt, 9 Beal 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Brendan Smith
613. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when GP visit cards will be extended to cover children aged six and seven years, as announced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21449/23]
Déar, 4 Beal 2023
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Departmental Funding
Brendan Smith
54. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be provided for the Non-National Roads Programme for 2023, due to the very substantial increase in road maintenance and construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20751/23]
Déar, 4 Beal 2023
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Departmental Funding
Brendan Smith
78. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be provided to Cavan and Monaghan local authorities for the Non-National Roadworks Programme in 2023, due to the importance of this particular road network for both counties and the substantial increase in costs for road maintenance and construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20752/23]
Déar, 4 Beal 2023
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Northern Ireland
Brendan Smith
93. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give further consideration to the reintroduction of a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20941/23]
Déar, 4 Beal 2023
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Crime Prevention
Brendan Smith
198. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the measures that will be implemented to improve security in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20955/23]