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Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (7 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 167. To ask the Minister for Health when the necessary improvement works will be carried out to a centre (details supplied) to enable the restoration of services; if the centre will become operational without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11395/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (7 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 168. To ask the Minister for Health when new facilities will be developed for the provision of respite services (details supplied) in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11396/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (7 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to improve broadband telecommunications in an area (details supplied) in view of the concerns of householders and local business regarding the poor quality of broadband to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11393/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Deployment (12 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 261 and 262 of 22 January 2019, if consideration will be given to the provision of additional staffing and financial resources to the Border region in 2019 in view of concerns about Brexit and ongoing cross-Border criminality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11996/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Brexit Preparations (12 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the need to provide additional staffing resources to the Border region in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11997/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector (12 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 543. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 5 March 2019, if he has raised with the European Commission the need to implement the recommendations of the Report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and the Environment on the Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting and the need to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (13 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 40. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide adequate respite services for adults and children with disabilities in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12216/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to implement pension provisions for community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12784/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (26 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 588. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date in the identification of sites as being suitable for the location of large-scale data centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12729/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists (26 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 617. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults, respectively, waiting for initial speech and language and occupational therapy assessments in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if additional resources are being provided in 2019 to reduce the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12785/19]

Beef Sector: Motion (27 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: I will share time with Deputies O'Loughlin and McConalogue. Deputy Scanlon may not make it to contribute due to being delayed at an earlier meeting. I am glad of the opportunity to make a short contribution on this important Private Members' motion, put forward by my colleagues. The motion contains 14 detailed measures. They are realistic and essential proposals, which need to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 138. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to changes in transport arrangements for persons attending a training facility (details supplied); if the costs now imposed on families will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14720/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Council Meetings (28 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 145. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the issues discussed at the recent Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting; the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14703/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Council Meetings (28 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he put forward at the recent Council of Ministers meeting in respect of the need to provide specific assistance to the agrifood sector in the event of a no-deal Brexit; the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14704/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (28 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 147. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had recent meetings with the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development regarding the need to implement measures to support the agrifood sector in the event of a no-deal Brexit; the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14705/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (28 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had recent discussions with the European Commissioner for Trade regarding the difficulties that will arise for the agrifood sector in the event of a no-deal Brexit; if measures will be implemented to protect Irish trade with Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14707/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (28 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had recent meetings with the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries regarding the issues arising for the fisheries sector here due to Brexit; the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14706/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: RTÉ Services (28 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has discussed with RTÉ the need to address the concerns of viewers in Northern Ireland regarding restrictions placed on them for some services hosted by RTÉ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14701/19]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (28 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: I welcome members and viewers who may be watching proceedings on Oireachtas TV to the public session of the select committee. On 19 December 2018, the Dáil ordered that the Revised Estimates for Public Services in respect of the following Votes be referred to this committee for consideration. They are Vote 27 - International Co-operation and Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade....

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (28 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: I will take questions from members. I call Deputy O'Sullivan.