Brendan Smith

266. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will give detailed consideration to a recent briefing note of the Northern & Western Regional Assembly: Regional Infrastructure Priorities for the Northern and Western Region, June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34168/25]

345. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will give detailed consideration to a recent briefing note of the Northern & Western Regional Assembly: Regional Infrastructure Priorities for the Northern and Western Region, June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34166/25]

437. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 12 June 2025, if she will outline how the ancillary grant is calculated for each school, the total funding provided for this scheme in 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34222/25]

19. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in view of the importance of enterprise centres in assisting the creation and retention of employment, particularly in rural areas, if additional supports will be provided to local authorities to develop such workspaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33167/25]

24. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when additional supports will be provided to assist in the development of enterprise centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33166/25]

136. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure that improved supports will be provided for foster carers, in view of the issues raised by a representative organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33137/25]

163. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure entitlement to disability allowance for young people who have been in receipt of domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33138/25]

214. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the Volunteer and Equipment Management System (VEMS) of Civil Defence; how effective this system is in terms of having timely and up to date information about the recruitment, training and deployment of volunteers; the steps that are taken to ensure optimum delivery and resourcing of VEMS for the benefit of volunteers as well as officers, at both national and local level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33464/25]

238. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if we will give detailed consideration to a document recently produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33300/25]

283. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined in document, recently produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33303/25]

297. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised by a national organisation (detailed supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33491/25]

298. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that a proposal is progressed without further delay which will ensure the best school provision for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33492/25]

400. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will give detailed consideration to a strategy document recently produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33301/25]

401. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined in an awareness raising document, recently produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33302/25]

2. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the progress to date in developing workspace hubs as provided for under the shared island initiative; when it is expected that such enterprise spaces will be provided in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33177/25]

3. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the progress to date in providing workspace hubs on a cross-Border basis as provided for under the shared island initiative. [33178/25]

128. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will ensure that an application (details supplied) will be approved without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32928/25]

150. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health to report on the progress being made regarding the provision of givinostat (brand name duvyzat) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32923/25]

40. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress to date in implementing the recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces in relation to recruitment and retention of personnel in the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31218/25]

49. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the preparatory work under way in relation to the provision of additional accommodation to cater for increased enrolment in the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31219/25]

92. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase capitation payments for primary schools, taking into consideration increased costs over recent years and the particular challenges facing smaller schools in meeting ongoing financial commitments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31258/25]

107. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when additional primary and second level schools will be included in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31250/25]

360. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the system of approving supports for children with additional needs will be amended to ensure more timely provision of such supports (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31648/25]

363. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a project will proceed to the next stage (details supplied) in view of the urgent need to provide additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31652/25]

369. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage in view of the urgent need to provide additional accommodation at this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31766/25]