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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: Would the Minister of State also refer to the role of the Reserve Defence Forces? That was not mentioned today and it is an area that is never given the attention it should be given in society in general. Over the years, the Reserve Defence Forces has been an important organisation. Many times it has led to people progressing to serve in the Permanent Defence Forces and it was also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for the detailed outline of discussions. Does Deputy Wallace want to speak?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: Perhaps the two Deputies could meet on home territory for a weekend. I thank the Minister of State for the detailed report he gave us on the issues raised at the informal and formal Defence Council meetings, and thank him for his exchange with the members of this committee. The issues are of concern to the committee and to the Permanent Defence Forces, and we look forward to ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 116. To ask the Minister for Health if Cappagh Hospital is operating at full capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43606/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (23 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 241. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projects that will be funded under the INTERREG and PEACE programmes in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43862/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 423. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the HSE reviews the decision to reduce funding to a voluntary organisation (details supplied) that is providing essential services for children with autism; if the funding will be restored in respect of this particular project to the level of grant aid provided in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43629/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Tyre Disposal (23 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 544. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if additional tyre collection facilities will be arranged for counties Cavan and Monaghan in view of the huge demand on a previous collection date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43632/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Television Licence Fee Collection (23 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 550. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a group of self-catering houses operated by the one owner can be treated as one unit for television licence purposes; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that having to pay a television licence for each house is a substantial burden on owners in view of the fact that in many instances occupancy of such...

Sale of Illicit Goods Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: I compliment my colleague Deputy Breathnach on bringing forward this important legislation. Like Deputy Breathnach, I represent a Border region, the two counties of Cavan and Monaghan, which have a very long land Border with the neighbouring jurisdiction. We know that due to historical reasons, the area north of the Border is lightly policed, to put it mildly. Criminality has,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes Status (24 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 3 July 2018, if there have been recent discussions with the authorities in Northern Ireland in relation to the need to carry out drainage work on the River Erne in counties Cavan and Fermanagh; if a drainage scheme is under consideration due to the serious problems that arise in both counties...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (24 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 3 July 2018, if specific funding will be allocated in 2019 to a local authority (details supplied) to carry out essential drainage improvement works due to consistent flooding problems at a location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43869/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Northern Ireland (24 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of recent discussions he or his Department have had with the authorities in Northern Ireland in relation to ensuring that there is a maximum drawdown of EU funding for cross-Border projects that come within the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38600/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme (24 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 208. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to improve the conditions attaching to the microfinance scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that small-scale enterprises, including one person businesses, find it difficult to source such finance; if a trades person in cases in which there are demands for such skills, seeking loan facilities for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme Data (24 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 209. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of loans issued to date by county under the microfinance scheme; the size of enterprises awarded such loan facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44202/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Fuel and Tobacco Products (25 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 34. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated loss on an annual basis due to illicit trade in fuel, alcohol and tobacco products from Northern Ireland and elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44173/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Fuel and Tobacco Products (25 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to implement additional measures to counteract cross-Border smuggling and illicit trade in fuel, alcohol and tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44172/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44288/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 227. To ask the Minister for Health when additional placements will be available in a service (details supplied); if the request will be given urgent consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44277/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (25 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 313. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 434 and 435 of 9 October 2018, the status of the issues arising from subsidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44481/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (25 Oct 2018)

Brendan Smith: 362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review of income eligibility limits for social housing will be published; when the limits will be increased; if his attention has been drawn to the particular difficulties in areas such as in counties Cavan and Monaghan in which income limits are low; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44272/18]