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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 515. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific funding will be allocated to the National Roads Authority to resume planning and design of a road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40916/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 545. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the urgent need to provide additional job opportunities throughout counties Cavan and Monaghan; the proposals her Department and the State's industrial promotion agencies have to assist in job creation and in the maintenance of existing employment; if she will direct the agencies to implement...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Bodies Property (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 546. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her proposals to utilise lands owned by the State's industrial promotion agencies in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the extent of such lands and the level of services on those properties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41004/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 558. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capital funding available towards the provision of new child care facilities or the upgrading of existing facilities in 2017; the level of such funding available for the private sector and the community sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40977/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: I welcome Mr. Fearon, Mr. Boyle and Mr. Sheridan. During one of the first Dáil debates we had after the UK referendum decision, I strongly advocated to the Taoiseach that we needed to hear the voice of civic society. It is important that the debate would not be dominated solely by people in politics or public administration. I welcome, therefore, the initiative taken by the Border...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: Mr. Sheridan will be promoted within that organisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the Children's Rights Alliance's presentation. It contains excellent material and raises very important issues in respect of the rights of the most vulnerable group in society. I and some of my colleagues on this committee have raised the issue of funding cross-Border projects with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Flanagan, and with the Northern Ireland Finance...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: 97. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons living in Northern Ireland who are employed here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41133/16]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: 98. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons resident here that work in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41134/16]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: 99. To ask the Taoiseach the percentage of exports that transit Britain en route to other countries in Europe or other destinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41135/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: 527. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if improvements will be introduced at an early date to the tenant purchase scheme to enable Part V tenants, and tenants in receipt of a social welfare payment who are in a financial position to purchase their homes, to participate in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1933/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: North-South Interconnector (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: 528. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns in relation to the conduct of An Bord Pleanála regarding the approval of the planning application for the proposed North-South interconnector; if consideration will be given to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: 705. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with members of the British Government since his comments were reported on 5 January 2017 referring to the need for the British Prime Minister and her Government to outline their Brexit strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1398/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: 709. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with members of the Northern Ireland Executive and parties represented in the Assembly on the serious political difficulties which have arisen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1920/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Enterprise Sector (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: 786. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to publish a national policy on social enterprise in 2017; the consultations which have taken place to date; the likely timescale for the publication of such a policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1459/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Grid (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: 1517. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns in communities in counties Monaghan, Cavan and Meath over the EirGrid proposal to construct the North-South interconnector; if he will direct EirGrid to underground these transmission cables if the project proceeds; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: 1625. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure a substantial increase in funding will be provided to Cavan and Monaghan county councils for the non national roadworks programme for 2017 in view of the deterioration of this road network over the past few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1948/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: 86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional Garda resources will be allocated to the Cavan and Monaghan Garda division in view of the urgent need to re-establish a dedicated drugs unit; if such resources will be provided without further delay in view of the increasing problems due to the availability of illicit drugs throughout both counties; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: 137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to improve the income eligibility limits for social housing in 2017 in view of the fact numerous families are slightly above existing income limits but are unable to obtain loan approval from financial institutions; if the eligibility criteria will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (18 Jan 2017)

Brendan Smith: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to exclude family income supplement in the assessment of income eligibility for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2161/17]