Parliamentary questions

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Cabinet Committees

Niamh Smyth

15. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [19970/24]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]