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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (29 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: 142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding discussions with the US authorities on immigration reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30713/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (29 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: 143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to have further discussions with the US authorities at political and official level on the need to progress immigration reform in view of the concerns of many Irish citizens living in the United States of America who are anxious to have their status regularised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30714/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony Services (29 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: 245. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the provisions that have been put in place to ensure that mobile telephone companies are implementing the new roaming charges regime approved by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30705/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (29 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: 260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allocate additional funding in 2017 to Cavan and Monaghan councils for the non-national road network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30716/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (29 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: 299. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to continue prescribing Lariam to members of the Defence Forces; if consideration is being given to the withdrawal of this medication from the range of anti-malarial medications made available to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30521/17]

Anti-Malarial Medication: Motion (28 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: One of the most regrettable realities of the past six or seven years has been the political neglect of our Defence Forces. Political leadership of the Department of Defence was first relegated to being a part-time role exercised by a Minister holding responsibility for another major Department and more recently to being a job handed out to a Minister of State. When the Taoiseach, Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (28 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific additional funding will be provided for road development in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan in the review of the capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30471/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (28 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to the provision of additional funding from the EU cohesion funding programmes for road infrastructure development in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan which will be impacted adversely through Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30472/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (27 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: 118. To ask the Taoiseach the volume and value in money terms of agrifood products exported in 2015 and 2016; and the percentage of these products that were exported to Northern Ireland and Britain. [29460/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (27 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: 119. To ask the Taoiseach the volume and value in money terms of products in the construction sector exported in 2015 and 2016; and the percentage of these products that were exported to Northern Ireland and Britain. [29461/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (27 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: 120. To ask the Taoiseach the volume and value in money terms of products in engineering sectors exported in 2015 and 2016; and the percentage of these products that were exported to Northern Ireland and Britain. [29462/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (27 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: 125. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the discussions with Sinn Féin and the DUP on the need to have the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Executive restored. [29773/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (27 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: 126. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to meet with the SDLP, the UUP and the Alliance parties on the urgent need to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Executive. [29774/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (27 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, further to previous representations made to his Department and parliamentary questions on a number of occasions on the urgent need to approve grant aid in respect of necessary upgrading works, particularly window replacements, at a school (details supplied), he will expedite the necessary funding; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Business of Joint Committee (22 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: I welcome members to the meeting. Apologies have been received from Senator Billy Lawless. Before we proceed to the main business of the meeting I would like to pay my respects and that of the committee and extend condolences to the people of Portugal and, of course, the people of Britain following recent tragedies in both countries. May I extend on my own behalf and that of the joint...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Ukraine: Mrs. Olena Shaloput (22 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: I extend a warm welcome to Mrs. Olena Shaloput, chargé d'affaires, and her colleague, Mrs. Iryna Sokoloska, third secretary, Embassy of Ukraine to the meeting, which gives members an opportunity to hear of the current situation in the Ukraine. The format of the meeting is that we will hear Mrs. Shaloput's opening statement before going into a question and answer session with members. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Ukraine: Mrs. Olena Shaloput (22 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank Mrs. Shaloput who has outlined in some detail the very difficult situation facing her country and what has been happening in recent years. Of course, the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity should be respected, but that is not happening. Mrs. Shaloput mentioned the humanitarian situation. Are there serious humanitarian issues, including the need to directly assist...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Ukraine: Mrs. Olena Shaloput (22 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Ukraine: Mrs. Olena Shaloput (22 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: If Mrs. Shaloput does not have information to hand regarding the South Sudan issue that Deputy Crowe raised, she might communicate with the committee at a later date on that particular issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Ukraine: Mrs. Olena Shaloput (22 Jun 2017)

Brendan Smith: On the other issues that have been raised------