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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Applications (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payments will issue under the minor works grant scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many schools are in need of such payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52285/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the next Garda recruits will be assigned to Garda divisions; if the particular policing requirements of Border divisions such as Cavan and Monaghan will be given detailed and favourable consideration in the assignment of personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52206/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reduce the local financial contribution that is needed to provide and maintain community-based CCTV schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52205/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 217. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52243/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 238. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52244/17]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: Apologies have been received from Deputy Darragh O'Brien. I remind members and those in the Public Gallery that mobile phones should be switched off completely for the duration of the meeting as they cause interference, even on silent mode, with the recording equipment in the committee rooms. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the motion referred to the select committee by...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: The Deputy can go ahead, we will take all his questions together.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: We are not going back to the Russian empire now. The Deputy is straying a little bit there.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: One speaker at a time please.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: Let the Minister of State continue.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: Deputy Ryan, please allow the Minister of State to proceed.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I have not indicated that the Minister of State can come back in.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett will not suggest when the Minister of State will be called to respond. I will. If the Deputy has another question, he should continue. We will then go back to the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I invite the Minister of State to reply to Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan's and Deputy Boyd Barrett's questions.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: Allow the Minister of State to continue.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I call Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: No. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan is next.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I am calling Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I do not have control over any member's contribution.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: On the Deputy's point, the work of the Business Committee, its modus operandior how it does its business is not a matter for this committee.