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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (19 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 318. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the financial allocation to local authorities for the non-national road network in view of the increasing costs of road repairs and the substantial damage caused to this road network due to adverse weather conditions over the past number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17334/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (19 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding that will be provided to Monaghan County Council for 2018 in respect of housing construction, purchase of houses, upgrading of existing housing stock and funding for housing grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17341/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (19 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding that will be provided to Cavan County Council for 2018 in respect of housing construction, purchase of houses, upgrading of existing housing stock and funding for housing grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17342/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (19 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, 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. [17343/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Issues Facing Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners: Discussion (19 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: I thank the visitors very much for the presentations. These are important issues. We are 20 years on from the Good Friday Agreement and progress is urgently needed on a number of issues. When we were in Belfast recently, the victims were people who outlined to us very clearly that their particular issues have not been addressed either. Will the witnesses clarify how many former...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Funding (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions held to date at national and EU level on the possibility of having cohesion funding post 2020 provided for road developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17740/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Funding (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions that have been held with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the European Commission in relation to having cohesion funding post-2020 provided for the development of road projects in the Border region due to the particular difficulties that will arise in the area from Brexit; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda retirements from each Garda station in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18086/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Waiting Lists (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 507. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he plans to implement to eliminate delays in driver tests in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17728/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 508. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to progress a road project (details supplied) in view of its importance to a number of counties; if this project will be considered for specific funding in the 2019 road works programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17730/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 525. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when additional funding will be allocated to Cavan County Council in respect of the roadworks programme 2018 in view of the severe damage caused to the road network due to storms in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18044/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when additional funding will be allocated to Monaghan County Council in respect of the roadworks programme 2018 in view of the severe damage caused to the road network due to storms in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18045/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when additional financial allocations will be made to Monaghan County Council in view of the additional expenditure incurred by councils during the snow storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18046/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (24 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when additional financial allocations will be made to Cavan County Council in view of the additional expenditure incurred by councils during the snow storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18062/18]

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (25 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress expected in 2018 in the upgrade of broadband telecommunications infrastructure throughout counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18012/18]

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (25 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: The Minister is aware from the ongoing representations I have made to him in meetings that the totally inadequate broadband telecommunications infrastructure in Cavan-Monaghan is a source of serious concern to households, businesses, farmers and the entire community. Although there have been some launches of upgraded infrastructure by various companies, there is a constant concern about the...

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (25 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his reply. He is well aware that target dates have not been met in the past. Will he ask the telecom companies to ensure that some priority is afforded to counties such as Cavan and Monaghan? He is well aware that our local economy is very much based on agrifood, construction products and engineering products. 12 o’clock Those particular sectors are...

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (25 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: I agree with the Minister. I know of instances where small-scale employers must drive into the nearest town to email quotes and invoices to businesses. It is not acceptable. I ask the Minister to ensure that the companies he spoke well about in the sectors that need particular assistance and are heavily dependent on the export market, especially the sterling market, are given particular...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (25 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the two independent studies into the proposed North-South interconnector will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18011/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (25 Apr 2018)

Brendan Smith: 190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he has put forward at EU level on the need for the European Commission to introduce measures to support the dairy sector in view of the downward pressure on prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18291/18]