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

Brendan Smith: Deputy Seán Barrett is next.

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

Brendan Smith: In the past few weeks we have had several meetings to review the level of Irish aid. Some of the stakeholders we have met have expressed concern about the rising allocations of ODA to the multilateral organisations and, similarly, the climbing amounts being spent bilaterally and the resourcing of NGOs. Does Mr. Drummond have a view on this issue? Does he have concerns about the...

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

Brendan Smith: As our colleague, Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan, said, we were in northern Mozambique and Malawi recently where the work of Irish Aid and Irish missionaries was very impressive. Unfortunately, there is now only a small number of Irish missionaries there, but the work of Irish Aid in funding particular programmes and the work of individual members of Irish NGOs was very impressive. We met people...

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. I do not think it does anything similar now, but some years ago RTÉ produced a programme with Rodney Rice which was very informative. It covered different countries in Africa where Irish Aid worked. I thank Mr. Drummond most sincerely for his presentation and his exchange with members which will be very valuable when the committee is drafting its work...

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

Brendan Smith: I wish everyone a happy Christmas and a healthy, fruitful and successful 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 57. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided in 2017 for the County Monaghan Leader programme; the value of the drawdown of this funding by the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1615/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 75. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided in 2017 for the County Cavan Leader programme; the value of the drawdown of this funding by the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1616/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 250. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a project (details supplied) will proceed to tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1756/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent ESRI report on post-leaving certificate courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2029/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 802. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a new health care facility (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54902/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 803. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a new health care facility (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54903/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 804. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a new health care facility (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54904/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 1103. To ask the Minister for Health if persons using Respreeza will continue to have this medication made available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1971/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 1114. To ask the Minister for Health when additional capacity will be approved for a hospital (details supplied) in the delivery of a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2028/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 1240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a fodder aid scheme in view of the serious difficulties facing many persons in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan in which there are fodder shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1804/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 1241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of applicants under the basic payment scheme 2017 and areas of natural constraints scheme 2017 paid to date in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1805/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 1242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of applicants under the basic payment scheme 2017 and areas of natural constraints scheme 2017 paid to date in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1806/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 1243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of applicants under GLAS schemes due for payment in 2017 paid to date in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1807/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 1244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of applicants under GLAS schemes due for payment in 2017 paid to date in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1808/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 1251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is expected to have final approval secured for the export of beef to China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2013/18]