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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Virus Outbreak in West Africa: Discussion (24 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the witnesses and compliment Ms Ingoldsby, Mr. Andrews and Dr. Fitzpatrick on the clarity of their presentations, which paint a horrific picture. I take this opportunity to thank everybody working in this area in exceptionally difficult circumstances, including members of our own NGOs and Department officials. The number of identified cases of ebola to date and the expected loss...

Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: In response to Deputy Kirk's question, the Tánaiste mentioned a North-South meeting next week. I presume that is a North-South Ministerial Council meeting rescheduled in view of the cancellation of the July meeting. Could the Tánaiste assure us that at that meeting she will have on the agenda the need to establish the civic forum and also the need to progress the proposed Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: I welcome Councillor Canning and this colleagues and thank them for their presentation. Who is responsible for the North West Gateway Initiative consultation? Is it a Government Department, North and South, or the North-South Ministerial Council? If it is a Government Department, maybe it would be worthwhile for us to ask the relevant officials to come before the committee and we could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: Chairman, I am trying to be helpful, but can we take a formal decision that we ask the relevant officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to come to the committee meetings. I do not think officials from any of the Departments in Stormont have come to our meetings but we should start with our officials. The presentations made by our three visitors have been very good. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: Is that the plenary of the North-South Ministerial Council?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: Chairman, could we include in our letter to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade that we hope he will be able to get this issue included on the agenda of the next plenary of the next North-South Ministerial Council this particular issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: Could we make a suggestion to the Minister for Foreign and Trade to try to have this particular subject on the agenda? I think this should be done today as the meeting is taken place very shortly and the agenda will be set sooner rather than later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: I think we should.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: May I suggest that we might write to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport because it is an allocation within the NRA parcel of funding that the €1.5 million is required to develop the preferred route. We should write to the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, asking him to make a specific allocation to the NRA in respect of that route.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (30 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: 122. To ask the Minister for Health if the commitment to extend BreastCheck to women in the 65-69 age group will be honoured in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36539/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Planning (30 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: 332. To ask the Minister for Health if he will develop a national response plan in respect of the ebola outbreak which is a global health risk; if such a plan will incorporate civil society groups, health professionals and military personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37156/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ebola Outbreak (30 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: 471. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department, along with the Health Service Executive, are putting in place systems to enable health professionals to work on a short-term basis in west Africa to assist in the efforts to deal with the Ebola outbreak; if similar arrangements will be put in place to those established by the NHS in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (30 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: 481. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with the Italian Presidency of the European Union the need to have a rapid and co-ordinated approach by the European Union to assist in dealing with the crisis arising from the ebola outbreak in west Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37153/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (30 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: 482. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will put forward at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council the need for the establishment of a Europe-based rapid reaction force to help with the humanitarian crisis in west Africa following the ebola outbreak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37154/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (30 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: 483. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider urgently the proposals put forward by GOAL and Doctors Without Borders at the recent meeting of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs on the need to provide an adequate and urgent response to assist in dealing with the ebola outbreak in west Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37155/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (30 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: 484. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals to provide additional humanitarian aid to assist in the response to the ebola outbreak in west Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37157/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cross-Border Projects (1 Oct 2014)

Brendan Smith: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the forthcoming PEACE and INTERREG Programmes; if the proposals have been submitted to the European Commission; the expenditure to be allocated for each programme, both Exchequer and EU; when the programmes are likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37335/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Council Meetings (1 Oct 2014)

Brendan Smith: 89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and dates of meetings of the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union attended by her and/or by officials in her Department since the start of 2014; the number and dates of DAPIX meetings attended by officials in her Department since the start of 2014 where there were discussions on the proposed EU general data...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (1 Oct 2014)

Brendan Smith: 103. To ask the Minister for Health the number of fair deal applications awaiting approval in Counties Cavan/Monaghan; the number processed but awaiting final approval pending allocation of funding; if additional funding will be provided to the Health Service Executive for this scheme for Cavan/Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37249/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North South Ministerial Council (1 Oct 2014)

Brendan Smith: 136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the agenda for the forthcoming North South Ministerial Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37302/14]