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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Meetings (30 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there have been discussions at the European Agriculture and Fisheries Council on the need to have fertiliser costs reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3989/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Medals (30 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 663. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason some personnel who participated in the 1916 centenary commemorations were not recipients of commemorative medals in view of the fact their colleagues in other front-line emergency services were awarded such medals; her plans to rectify this anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4540/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Medals (30 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 664. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the criteria regarding the award of commemorative medals for front-line emergency service providers; the reasons all such personnel were not considered for inclusion in this programme to mark their contribution to the centenary commemorations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4541/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Communications (31 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 39. To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed the need for continued EU financial support for cross border programmes at his recent meeting with the President of the European Commission. [3359/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Communications (31 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 40. To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed the need for continued EU financial support for cross-Border programmes at his recent meeting with the President of the European Commission in view of the benefits that accrued to communities in Northern Ireland and the border region from such investment since the mid 1990s. [3360/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (31 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the issues raised in the submission by the Northern and Western Regional Assembly will be given consideration in the preparation of the national planning framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4531/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (31 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the potential of smaller towns to expand to enable population growth and provide for increased economic activity will be ensured and not constrained by the national planning framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4532/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 239. To ask the Minister for Health if additional services will be provided at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4910/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (31 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 240. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided in order to ensure maximum utilisation of capacity at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4911/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Brendan Smith: 247. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical appliance (details supplied) will be restored as an item covered by the medical card as was the position previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4955/18]

Other Questions: School Transport Eligibility (1 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: 9. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve the criteria for school transport eligibility commencing for the 2018-19 school year in view of the difficulties that have arisen in recent years, particularly for some families in the more rural and isolated areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4886/18]

Other Questions: School Transport Eligibility (1 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: Through parliamentary questions and in a Topical Issue debate, I have raised the problems that have arisen due to the change in the criteria for school transport, especially since 2014. There have been instances in which younger children who were about to start secondary school were not able to avail of the transport services their older siblings had availed of. This has created serious...

Other Questions: School Transport Eligibility (1 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his reply. The Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, has been very forthcoming and receptive to meetings with all of us. He indicated in response to a Topical Issue I raised in this Chamber that a small amount of additional money would enable him to provide a better service to many people. The Minister has quite rightly pointed out that significant resources are...

Other Questions: School Transport Eligibility (1 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: I am not suggesting the Minister set out to do so, but he has not accurately represented what I said. I said that additional costs should not be imposed on a family that has had a traditional pattern of attendance at a post-primary centre in the event that the level of school transport service that was made available to older siblings in that family is denied to a younger sibling who is...

Other Questions: School Transport Eligibility (1 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: The Minister needs to give a commitment and put it to the test.

Other Questions: School Transport Eligibility (1 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: Local knowledge is important. It might be better than any Internet.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (1 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: 34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve the criteria for school transport eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4887/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Property Portfolio (1 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: 173. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when decisions are due to be made on the identification of suitable sites as locations for the establishment of data centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5078/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Property Portfolio (1 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: 174. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if locations (details supplied) have been given further consideration as possible sites for the location of data centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5079/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (1 Feb 2018)

Brendan Smith: 176. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans and the plans of the State's industrial promotion agencies to assist in 2018 in the maintenance of existing employment and in job creation throughout County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5131/18]