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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (2 May 2018)

Brendan Smith: 142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of recent discussions he had with the European Agriculture and Trade Commissioners on the need to protect the agrifood sector here in negotiations on a possible Mercosur trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19254/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry Regulation (2 May 2018)

Brendan Smith: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the outcome of discussions to date he has had with his British counterpart on legislation in the British Parliament regarding the certification of hauliers' licences and vehicles and its implications for the haulage industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19256/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (2 May 2018)

Brendan Smith: 151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to launch the 2018 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19266/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (2 May 2018)

Brendan Smith: 158. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated for the Leader programme in 2017; the expenditure at the end of 2017; the funding allocated for and the expenditure to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19253/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Parliament Elections (2 May 2018)

Brendan Smith: 201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the stage at which negotiations at European Union level on the reallocation of seats in the European Parliament following Britain's decision to leave the European Union are at; if the reallocation of seats will be applicable for the 2019 European elections; if so, if additional seats will be allocated to Ireland; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (1 May 2018)

Brendan Smith: 391. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase substantially the maximum level of grant aid in respect of the provision of new childcare facilities in cases in which there is an identified need for additional places and in which the maximum level of grant aid under the present scheme would be inadequate to support a community childcare organisation to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (1 May 2018)

Brendan Smith: 392. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce a new childcare capital grant scheme in 2018 to assist community childcare operators to extend or provide new childcare facilities in cases in which there is an identified need for additional places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19069/18]

Irish Aid Programme: Motion (26 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: I move:That Dáil Éireann shall consider the Report of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence, entitled ‘Review of the Irish Aid Programme’, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 21st February, 2018.” It is my honour to introduce this report in the Chamber today. I acknowledge our guests in the Visitors Gallery. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: As we have a quorum, the meeting will now commence. I have received apologies from Senators Ivana Bacik and Billy Lawless. The committee will be hearing from the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with responsibility for defence, Deputy Kehoe. He is very welcome. As part of its work programme for 2018, the committee agreed to invite the Minister of State before it to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed presentation. As Deputy Tony McLoughlin has a commitment in the Dáil Chamber at 10.30 a.m., he may ask his questions now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: I call Deputy Jack Chambers who is to be followed by Senator Gabrielle McFadden. I welcome Deputy Jack Chambers to his first meeting of the committee. I congratulate him on his appointment as Fianna Fáil party spokesperson on defence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: Has Deputy Jack Chambers more questions to ask?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: We will take all of them together as otherwise we would be under time pressure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: How many more questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: One second please, I am chairing. I ask that Deputy Chambers would ask just one or two more questions and then I will go to Senator Gabrielle McFadden.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: I now invite Senator Gabrielle McFadden as I know she must return to the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: Allow the Senator to finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: I thank Senator McFadden. I want to make clear that the agenda states very clearly that the meeting is not confined to the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on defence issues. The discussion is on any matters relevant to the Defence Forces. The Minister of State has a few questions to answer now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: I ask the Minister of State to deal with the facts of the day and not to bring politics into this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: I ask the Minister of State to stop speaking. He will obey the Chair. We have always had a good working relationship on this committee and the Minister of State is not going to go down the political route. He will answer the questions Deputy Jack Chambers has posed in regard to the present day situation concerning the Defence Forces.