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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Submissions (24 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the issues raised in a budget 2020 submission (details supplied) taking into account the additional challenges facing the sector due to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38329/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Budget Submissions (24 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 438. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the issues raised in a budget 2020 submission (details supplied) taking into account the additional challenges facing the sector due to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38330/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Budget Submissions (24 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 439. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the issues raised in a budget 2020 submission by an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the tourism sector and concerns in relation to the difficulties that Brexit that will cause for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38333/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Investigations (19 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his reply. During numerous debates in this House on legislation from the Minister's Department and during Question Time, we have discussed the unique policing demands of a border region. We do not know if those criminals were from our jurisdiction or North of the Border. I do not know at any rate. Wherever they are from, they must be brought to justice. Mr. Kevin...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Investigations (19 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: I am glad the Minister for Justice and Equality is present for this important debate. Yesterday morning it was chilling to hear of the barbaric attack on Mr. Kevin Lunney, a decent family man who has contributed greatly to the economic development of the Cavan-Fermanagh area, the much wider Border region and further afield. It was a violent and sinister attack on a good man, whom I have...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Maintenance (19 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 35. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital funding allocated for the restoration of the Ulster Canal in 2019; the expenditure to date and the works undertaken; the funding proposed for further development in 2020 and the restoration works that will be undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37922/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Directives (19 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 37. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of an organisation (details supplied) on a proposed EU-wide ban on lead shot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37895/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (19 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to widen the VRT bands as recommended at EU level in view of the proposed introduction of a new CO2 test procedure for cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38195/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (19 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the recent discussions with stakeholders relating to the difficulties facing the beef sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38140/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (19 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if approval will issue without delay for housing projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38189/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Brexit Issues (19 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 273. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the outcome of discussions she has had with her counterpart in the UK Government and with departments and agencies in Northern Ireland on issues that will arise with Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38143/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (18 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when talks will resume with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Mr. Julian Smith, and with the political parties in Stormont in relation to the need to have the political institutions in Northern Ireland restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37944/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Tax Rates (18 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that detailed consideration is given to the submission of a society (details supplied) for budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37915/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Tax Rates (18 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that no registration taxation changes in 2020 will increase the price of cleaner, safer cars and new cars in view of the potential of a disorderly Brexit, the decline in the past three years in new car purchases and the increasing level of imports of second-hand vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37916/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (18 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in advancing a project to provide additional permanent classrooms at a second-level school which was sanctioned in September 2013 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37917/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knackery Industry (18 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that detailed and urgent consideration is given to the submission by an association (details supplied) in relation to the need for additional financial support due to the financial pressures on these businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37921/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authority Funding (18 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allocate specific funding to local authorities in the remainder of 2019 to carry out essential road repairs due to flood damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37946/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (18 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 201. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the future of the programme support payment for the administration of the ECCE scheme in view of the roll-out of the national childcare scheme; her plans to ensure adequate payments are made to childcare providers to meet the substantial costs in administration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37940/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Services Card (18 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is still a requirement for parents to use a public services card to register for the national childcare scheme in view of the recent determination of the Data Protection Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37941/19]

Beef Sector: Statements (17 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: I endorse the words of my colleagues, Deputies McConalogue and Cahill, in regard to the serious financial pressures on beef farmers, not only now but for a considerable length of time. No enterprise can continue if it is producing product that is sold below the cost of production. That is not sustainable for any sector or for any commodity. We rightly use the word "sustainability" in...