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Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (17 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 593. To ask the Minister for Health if increased funding will be made available in 2021 to the drug task forces in view of the increased demand for services in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44463/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (17 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 641. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in reducing the delays in processing forestry felling applications which have adversely affected the supply of timber products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44397/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (17 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 639. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the issues discussed at the most recent meeting of the beef forum; the date and agenda for the next meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44395/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (17 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 640. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in ensuring that approved merchant stores will continue to sell veterinary medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44396/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (17 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 642. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated acreage of forestry affected by ash dieback disease; the costs incurred in implementing measures to counteract the spread of this disease; the further measures to be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44398/20]

Post-European Council: Statements (16 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: A quick look through the conclusions adopted by the European Council at its meeting on 10 and 11 December gives us a good overview of what is likely to dominate the domestic and European agenda in the coming six to 12 months, with one exception to which I will return. The five conclusion headings from the post-meeting communiqué were the multi-annual financial framework for 2021 to 2027...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (16 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the most recent discussions he has had with the parties in the Northern Ireland Executive and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland about the need to implement the Stormont House Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44037/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (16 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the most recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the UK Foreign Secretary about the unanimous motions passed in Dáil Éireann on the Dublin-Monaghan bombings of 1974; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44038/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (16 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding allocated in 2020 for peace and reconciliation projects; the expected expenditure at the end of 2020; the funding provided for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44039/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (16 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the most recent discussions he has had with the parties in the Northern Ireland Executive and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland about the introduction of a bill of rights in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44040/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 153. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a person or persons with detailed knowledge of the work of and demands on the Defence Forces over the years in the Border region and the unique security issues in that area will be appointed to the commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44076/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (16 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 341. To ask the Minister for Health the number on waiting lists for assessments of need in counties Cavan and Monaghan to date; the proposals to reduce the waiting lists and provide more timely appointments for children in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43991/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (16 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 343. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have an orderly resumption of day services for persons with a disability in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43993/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (16 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 344. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be no costs on persons with a disability availing of transport to day services or training centres in any region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43994/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 346. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources and increased hospital capacity will be provided to reduce waiting times for patients in counties Cavan and Monaghan awaiting orthopaedic assessments and procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44001/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Northern Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I am very glad he has confirmed that the report I brought to the attention of the House in September has been referred by the Minister for Justice to the Garda authorities for further investigation. Again, I compliment Professor Burke of Nottingham University for his detailed report on the reprehensible activities of loyalist paramilitaries in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Northern Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this very important matter. On many occasions in this House and at Oireachtas committee meetings I have highlighted the need for further investigation into the bombing at Belturbet on 28 December 1972. Sadly, two teenagers, Geraldine O'Reilly and Paddy Stanley, lost their lives due to that heinous crime and many others were injured as...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: On 28 December 1972, a bomb that originated in County Fermanagh caused the deaths of Geraldine O'Reilly and Paddy Stanley in Belturbet, County Cavan, while injuring many other people. Unfortunately, nobody has ever been brought to justice for this heinous crime and there has never been a proper or thorough investigation in Northern Ireland into the persons responsible for this activity. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to enhance co-operation between colleges of further education and colleges of a similar status in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43181/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Dec 2020)

Brendan Smith: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland in relation to the opportunities to enhance and intensify co-operation on an all-Ireland basis in further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43182/20]