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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: I will bring the Deputy in later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: Deputies Darragh O'Brien, Seán Crowe and Maureen O'Sullivan and Senator Ivana Bacik have indicated that they would like to ask additional questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: I thank Deputy O'Brien. We are pushed for time so I call Deputy Seán Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: Perhaps the Minister could communicate with the Senator later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: Like my party colleague, Deputy O'Brien, I welcome the fact that the Minister will be in Derry before the end of the week to engage with civic society in regard to Brexit. I was in Enniskillen last Monday evening to meet people from Fermanagh and Tyrone who are involved in business and politics. There is a genuine concern in those communities about the urgent need to ensure their interests...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the presence of Mr. Sheridan and Dr. Soares. I compliment them and their colleagues in both organisations who have done exceptionally good work over the years, much of it under the radar. During the previous Dáil, they had the opportunity to make a presentation to this committee as well, which was worthwhile. I am very glad that both these witnesses are with us today to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (25 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council will be held and the issues to be discussed. [22470/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided in 2017 to enable Transport Infrastructure Ireland to progress a proposed road project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31480/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (26 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to exclude a student's part-time earnings from the family's income assessment for higher education grant eligibility; his views on whether the inclusion of a student's part-time earnings is a disincentive to work, particularly where family incomes are under pressure; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that such earnings have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (27 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of funding provided for programmes undertaken by men's sheds in 2016; the level of funding to be provided in 2017; if this funding will enable additional programmes to be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32403/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (2 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 430. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if increased funding will be provided to Cavan and Monaghan county councils for the non-national road network programme for 2017 in view of the deterioration of the condition of this road network and the need for increased investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32681/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (2 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 431. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide specific funding to Monaghan and Cavan county councils for the local improvement scheme for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32682/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (3 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that a person who returns here and attends college, following the ending of an apprenticeship in football abroad, will be eligible for the maintenance grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33236/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Organised Crime (3 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland or with members of the Northern Ireland Executive regarding the provision of funding to address paramilitarism and tackle organised crime as provided for in the Fresh Start Agreement; if agreement has been reached on the level of funding; the source of such...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (3 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has signed the Council of Europe treaty on the banning of organ trafficking in view of the widespread concerns regarding human rights violations due to organ harvesting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33137/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Media Freedom in Turkey: National Union of Journalists (3 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: Apologies have been received from Deputies Barrett and Grealish. At today's meeting, we will discuss with members of the National Union of Journalists, NUJ, the union's campaign to highlight the threat to media freedom in Turkey and the work of the International Federation of Journalists, IFJ, in tackling global abuse of media freedom. I welcome the following: Mr. Gerry Carson, who is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Media Freedom in Turkey: National Union of Journalists (3 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: I understand the witnesses must complete their contributions by 12.30 p.m. at the latest. I ask members to bear that in mind in order that we can have some interaction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Media Freedom in Turkey: National Union of Journalists (3 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: Will Mr. Carson and his colleagues now respond to the various points that have been made?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Media Freedom in Turkey: National Union of Journalists (3 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: I thank Mr Carson. Could I ask him whether he knows if any of his colleagues in other states had an opportunity to make a presentation to the foreign affairs committee of their national parliaments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Media Freedom in Turkey: National Union of Journalists (3 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: It might be a suggestion that the more opportunities there are to present to foreign affairs committees of various parliaments the better.