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Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 447. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve access to the HSE cross-border directive under which patients accepted onto the scheme who cannot afford the cost of surgery up-front are ineligible for treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53914/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 576. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to invest in facilities for public use; if such investment will be made in 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54060/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 577. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to upgrade or provide new facilities in 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54061/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 578. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give further consideration to the introduction of a fodder aid scheme following the Fianna Fáil Private Members' motion on this issue and the difficulties facing farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54121/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend a scheme to include a new category (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53623/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 625. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to launch a new sports capital programme in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54063/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 648. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to improve services and provide additional facilities in counties Cavan and Monaghan for victims of domestic abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53897/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 729. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if specific funding will be allocated to a local authority to carry out necessary improvement works in a housing estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53622/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Brexit Issues (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 756. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of engagement between her Department and the agencies under its remit with their counterparts in Northern Ireland in the ongoing Brexit negotiations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53911/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 757. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of funding provided in her Department's Estimates for 2018 for Creative Ireland; the level of funding that will be allocated to local authorities and agencies under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53912/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 758. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding provided by her Department for 2017; the estimated expenditure under each major subhead by year end; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53913/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Post-Brexit Trade Opportunities: Asia Matters (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: In the first session of today's meeting we will speak to Mr. Martin Murray of Asia Matters to discuss opportunities for trade with Asia post Brexit. This committee has had ongoing discussions with both the public and private sector on plans for trade following Britain's exit from the European Union. Today's meeting gives us the opportunity to hear about potential for trade with Asia, an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Post-Brexit Trade Opportunities: Asia Matters (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank Mr. Murray for his excellent and detailed presentation. We will have a discussion now but I think the extent of this issue and its subject matter will warrant a further meeting between us. We can raise the issues and recommendations suggested by Mr. Murray with the relevant Departments and State agencies. Perhaps we could review the different issues early in 2018 because Mr. Murray...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Post-Brexit Trade Opportunities: Asia Matters (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I think that often, Irish people think Ireland is known everywhere. As Mr. Murray outlined clearly, Ireland often is perceived as being part of a neighbouring member state of the European Union. Mr. Murray compared the two direct flights from Ireland to Asia from 2018, with the number originating in Helsinki, which has a metropolitan population of less than 2 million from a total of 5.5...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Post-Brexit Trade Opportunities: Asia Matters (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: Mr. Murray mentioned the Asia strategy the Department is developing. In their briefing note to the committee, officials said they hope to have that finalised in the coming period. Hopefully, it will be in place in the first quarter of the coming year. I presume Asia Matters has made a submission or has been involved in the preparation of that report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Post-Brexit Trade Opportunities: Asia Matters (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: The potential of education has been mentioned by all my colleagues. Some years ago, I was involved in launching a course in food safety run by UCD specifically aimed at Chinese students on the basis of bringing them into the Irish system and building connections. It is invaluable what can be achieved later when students return to their home countries and get involved in the food industry,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Post-Brexit Trade Opportunities: Asia Matters (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I agree with that. As I said following Mr. Murray's initial contribution, we will revisit this issue. The clerk to the committee, the committee's legal adviser and I were discussing the work programme for 2018 recently and one of the issues we discussed was doing a short report on the potential in Asia post Brexit from a trade point of view in the early part of 2018. We are currently doing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: In today's meeting, we will meet Mr. Jamie Drummond, executive director of ONE. I welcome Mr. Drummond to our meeting. We have, over the past weeks, heard from a wide variety of members of society regarding the role of Irish Aid and its potential in assisting to alleviate poverty, particularly following the historic agreement of the sustainable development goals. The format of the meeting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank Mr. Drummond for his important address and for covering issues such as the potential for us to expand the activities of Irish Aid and improve considerably the lives of the most disadvantaged people in so many parts of the world. Senator Bacik has another commitment at 11.15 a.m. Would she like to make a short contribution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: Does Mr. Drummond want to say anything in particular on Senator Bacik's contribution before she has to leave for the Seanad?