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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: The Minister of State mentioned the Dormant Accounts Fund. What role does the Department have in that?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: I thought the Dormant Accounts Fund was used for voluntary agencies and community groups rather than statutory Departments.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: I know that but it is a statutory body.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: I know the Dormant Accounts Fund does not fall within the remit of the Department of Defence, but I thought it would be used to fund what we regard as traditional voluntary groups.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: I thought the fund would be used for traditional parish, community and voluntary organisations that are not overseen by statutory agencies.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: Members would all agree that the Civil Defence does excellent work in every parish in the country.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: Please allow the Minister of State to conclude. The Deputy Chambers may come back in afterwards.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: The Minister of State might write to the committee to clarify what "net surrender" means. The Minister of State accused me of making a misleading statement to a radio station. I was quoting a reply to a question on March 2019, as Deputy Chambers said. The reply stated that there was €29.4 million in savings under Vote 36. The net surrender for 2018 was €17 million. We have...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: I quoted the Minister of State's parliamentary question reply.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: The Minister of State will withdraw that I tried to distort anything. I referred to the pay budget, which is Vote 36.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: Do not accuse me of distorting figures. I am not going to accept that.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: I am winding up the meeting. I quoted the Minister of State's parliamentary question reply. I will not stand for being accused of distorting figures, which I never do. This concludes consideration of the Supplementary Estimate for Vote 35.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Message to Dáil (28 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence, has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2019: Vote 35 — Army Pensions. Under Standing Order 89(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (27 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: 68. 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. [49064/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (27 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: 73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has implemented following the Irish beef sector agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49065/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (27 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: 165. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the concerns of pharmacists as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49333/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (27 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: 255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the appeals system available for unsuccessful applicants under the 2018 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49399/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (27 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: 267. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided in 2019 for each measure under the CLÁR programme; the draw down to date; the projected expenditure by year end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49419/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (26 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: My understanding from my constituency work is that the applications made in August are the ones being processed at present, so the turnaround is in excess of three months. We want it back to 20 working days if at all possible. In the most recent exchange the Minister and I had on this issue on Question Time, I pointed to the farce whereby newspapers in Northern Ireland were carrying...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (26 Nov 2019)

Brendan Smith: 46. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided for the processing of claims under the cross-border directive [48868/19]