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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (18 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: I propose a statement would go out in the Chairman's name and that of the committee following our meeting today, and that we are following up on actions. It would be important to put that out as well.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (17 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: Since the last national risk assessment was published in 2019, there have been major challenges for this country and, indeed, for the world. There is the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we suffered the cyber attack on the health services, the HSE and the Department of Health, and we also encountered Brexit and the fallout from that. We must have an all-island and all-Ireland approach to major...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (17 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the national risk assessment. [55901/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the Taoiseach's ongoing engagement with members of the Northern Ireland Executive and the leaders of the political parties. It has been almost ten months since Britain left the EU, and the protocol on Ireland-Northern Ireland is still a subject of concern. Triggering Article 16 would be disastrous for the entirety of this island and for Britain. It is clear from all surveys the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagement with political leaders in Northern Ireland. [55888/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland authorities in relation to flooding in County Cavan being caused by the River Erne; the action that can be taken to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55860/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on recent developments in relation to the 2021-2027 PEACE PLUS EU Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55861/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 232. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the upgrading of Bawnboy Garda station, County Cavan will proceed to construction stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55679/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 393. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will give consideration to matters raised in correspondence from Monaghan County Council (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55931/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Missions (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 198. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is planned to reopen the Institute for Trade and Investment in Taiwan as 17 other EU countries have trade offices there and the EU has a Mission Office in Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55379/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if hedgerows, all small-scale planting and all small blocks of scrub are measured in the inventory of forest cover; if so, the way they are measured; the percentage of the State that is occupied by such forest cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55384/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 399. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the agencies that carry out forestry research; the level of expenditure on such research in 2020 and 2021; the level of funding to be provided for this research in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55385/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 400. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional measures that will be implemented to eliminate the unacceptable delays in processing applications for forest planting and felling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55398/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Anglo-Irish Relations (10 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent engagement he has had with the UK Prime Minister. [52554/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when it is planned to increase the income eligibility limits for social housing in counties Cavan and Monaghan given existing limits are much too low at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54946/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: The banking landscape in this country is changing dramatically. The departure of Ulster Bank will impact seriously on the Border region in particular. KBC is also leaving the country. The decision by Bank of Ireland to close one third of its branch network has also caused great disquiet in many communities throughout the country. At the same time as these bank closures are happening,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister. I note that the Financial Services Union appreciates the direct engagement that the Minister and his Department officials have had with it. I have raised this on a number of occasions in the House, during Topical Issue debates, especially when Ulster Bank announced its departure from this country and when there was a dramatic reduction in the number of Bank of Ireland...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister. As a society, we want to be more conscious of the people who do not have good literacy skills and who have not had the opportunity to adopt IT skills. Those people find it difficult to transact business today, especially when they cannot call into a local branch. It behoves all of us to ensure that there is an opportunity for people to transact their business in a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had recent discussions with banks (details supplied) in relation to the protection of employment due to their respective decisions to exit the Irish market and close branches throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54334/21]