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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (4 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the beef market task force will meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50668/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cross-Border Projects (3 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 153. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of the most recent discussions held with departments and agencies in Northern Ireland in relation to cross-Border projects part funded by his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department in view of the possible impacts of Brexit on cross-Border development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50183/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cross-Border Projects (3 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of discussions held with the departments and agencies in Northern Ireland in relation to the development of projects on a cross-Border basis post-2020 which will be part funded by his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50184/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (3 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme application by a school (details supplied) will be reviewed and approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50146/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Administration (3 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools whose applications for grant aid under the summer works scheme external environment measure were not successful can appeal the decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50163/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Administration (3 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools whose applications were unsuccessful under the recent summer works scheme can appeal the decision in respect of necessary improvement works to be carried out under measure 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50275/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (3 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 405. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns about the proposal by an association (details supplied) to close a centre; if his attention has been further drawn to the views expressed at a recent meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health regarding the need to retain the centre in view of the important services provided to many persons...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (3 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 489. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the outcome of the most recent discussions he and or his officials had with their counterparts in Northern Ireland on the proposed North-South interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50173/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (3 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 490. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the planning application in Northern Ireland for the proposed North-South interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50174/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (3 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 491. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the procurement processes undertaken to date by EirGrid for the proposed North-South interconnector; if departmental approval was necessary to allow procurement to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50175/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (3 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the completion and publication of the review of income eligibility limits for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50178/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (3 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 632. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase substantially the income eligibility limits for social housing in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan in which the present limits are much too low and are denying persons and families the opportunity to apply for social housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (3 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 633. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be provided for the housing voids programme in 2020; if he will reduce the local contribution demand on local authorities to source such funding in view of the constrained financial circumstances for many local authorities; his plans to ensure that adequate funding is provided to local authorities...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: The Minister, in his concluding remarks, said that the application is under review and I would like that status to move to finalisation and approval. I hope that he will be outlining approval for the project the next time he communicates with us on this matter. The Minister gets requests for worthy building projects that need to be advanced every day of the week but this one is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: I thank the office of An Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter for a Topical Issue debate this evening. I am very glad the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy McHugh, is here to take the debate. An application from St. Aidan's comprehensive school in Cootehill, County Cavan has been with the Minister's Department for a long time. It relates to the provision of a new PE hall and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the level of capital funding allocated towards the development of the new facilities and upgrading of existing facilities at a health facility (details supplied); the works undertaken to date in 2019; the expenditure in this regard; the works to be undertaken at the facility in 2020; the projected expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided for a project (details supplied) in 2019; the projected drawdown of the funding by year end; the funding to be allocated in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49670/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Business of Joint Committee (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: Apologies have been received from Deputies Maureen O'Sullivan and Seán Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: We will now deal with scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. On schedule B, we have COM (2019) 432, COM (2019) 438, COM (2019) 467, COM (2019) 477, COM (2019) 550 and COM (2019) 880. It is proposed that these proposals do not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with responsibility for defence, Deputy Kehoe. I also welcome viewers on the Oireachtas website and on Oireachtas TV. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the ongoing concerns and issues with the recruitment and retention of personnel in the Defence Forces. In October, a delegation from this committee visited the...