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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: 170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific proposals he has made to the EU Trade Commissioner to protect the Irish beef sector in the event of an EU-US trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27726/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: 212. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the request of Nursing Homes Ireland for the establishment of a Department of Health-led forum on long-term care to plan the ongoing and future residential care requirements of Ireland's ageing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27710/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: I welcome Ms Taillon and thank her for her detailed presentation containing a lot of very good material, which is of importance to all of us, as public representatives, both North and South. I compliment the centre which has done exceptionally good research over the years. It has pulled together many issues affecting both sides of the Border and which need to addressed in an all-Ireland...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: If that was in Britain, one should say.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: It is a criminal issue that might be found in any state.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: Like you, Chairman, I welcome the delegation's contributions on this important subject. They have followed the high standard of presentations that were made in 2012 by the local authorities involved. The map of areas that are disadvantaged by not having good arterial routes covers an extremely large part of our national population. On the last occasion, Mr. Séamus Neely, gave a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: I apologise but I must leave to attend another meeting.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (1 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the most recent discussions at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council with regard to the Ukrainian crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28230/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (1 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals, if any, he has outlined at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meetings regarding the urgent need for the European Union to play a more active role to assist in confronting the obstacles impeding a negotiated, two-state solution in relation to Israel-Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (1 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has outlined at EU Foreign Affairs Council meetings regarding the need for an adequate programme of labelling of products due to Israel's continued expansion of settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28477/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (1 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there have been discussions at EU Foreign Affairs Council meetings regarding the need for Israel to desist from its continued expansion of settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28478/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (1 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise at the forthcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting the urgent need for an early resumption of negotiations pertaining to the Middle East peace process in view of the deteriorating situation in that region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28480/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (1 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 571. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals he has to extend BreastCheck to women aged between 65 and 69 during 2014 in view of the commitments made in the programme for Government and in Future Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28453/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (2 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when all-party talks will recommence on the Haass proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28365/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (2 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: I hope that the all-party talks will resume in Stormont today. As we know, a number of deadlines in regard to a successful conclusion to the Haass talks have been missed. The end of December, St. Patrick's week, Easter and the local and European elections, which are all important dates in the political calendar, have passed and, unfortunately, no progress has been made. As I have said here...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (2 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Tánaiste for his reply and I record again our appreciation of the work of Ambassador Haass and Dr. O'Sullivan up to the end of December. Will the Tánaiste agree that the Downing Street Declaration of 1993, the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 and the St. Andrews Agreement of 2010 were achieved between the two sovereign Governments and the parties working together but, very...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (2 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: I note the Tánaiste's comment that the Government wants to be involved as closely as possible. We want to see a conclusion as rapidly as possible. We are into the marching season again. There are conflicting reports from different parts of the North of Ireland in regard to trouble in some places and relative calm in other areas that have seen difficulties in the past. We hope that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Undocumented Irish in the USA (2 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 4. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on immigration reform law following his recent visit to Washington D.C.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28366/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Undocumented Irish in the USA (2 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the Tánaiste's personal interest in and continued commitment to this important issue, along with that of his officials. We have discussed the serious difficulties facing approximately 50,000 Irish people, commonly referred to as the undocumented, on numerous occasions in the House. These people need to have their status regularised as quickly as possible. Their current...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Undocumented Irish in the USA (2 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Tánaiste for his reply. The fact that business and church leaders and other people of influence within society who may not have been strong advocates for immigration reform legislation previously are taking a leading role at the moment is heartening. Perhaps we should take the opportunity to compliment the many representative organisations and advocacy groups which we have...