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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes Funding (10 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: 381. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated for the 2014 to 2020 LEADER programme; the expenditure to date; if he is satisfied that the total funding will be drawn down by the end date for the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30420/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Administration (9 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process of nominating members apart from local authority nominees to education and training boards; if membership of such boards varies; if so, the composition of the Cavan and Monaghan ETB, the Louth and Meath ETB, and the Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30046/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (9 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: 719. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that the programme support payment will ensure appropriate financial support to childcare providers in respect of the substantial costs in the administration of the TEC, CCSP and ECCE schemes as announced in May 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29951/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (9 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: 720. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the programme support payment does not provide for the registration of children after 31 December 2018 to August 2019 in respect of TEC and CCSP and to June for ECCE; if the scheme will be amended to recognise the additional time required for childcare providers to complete the administrative work associated with the scheme as...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: 9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the stage the proposed North-South interconnector is at; the status of the planning process in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28552/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: I have previously outlined to this Minister and his predecessors the absolute opposition of communities in Meath, Monaghan and Cavan to the proposed North-South interconnector. Those views are shared in the affected areas north of the Border too. Eirgrid has not listened to the views of those communities and neither has the Department, nor the Minister's predecessors. A clear message from...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: Does the Minister of State have any idea when a determination will be finalised in respect of the planning project in Northern Ireland? How can a procurement process proceed even in its initial stages if there is not planning permission? I recently mentioned to the Minister of State's colleague that we were told some years ago that the lights would go out in Northern Ireland if the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: That planning permission was granted by a public servant in Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, there is no political system in place there due to the intransigence of the Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, and Sinn Féin. This is not a matter of opposition to the development of the all-Ireland electricity market, far from it. The landowners and people living in those communities, who are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: That is not true.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: There is zero acceptance of these proposals.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: There is no planning permission to enter 584 holdings.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: I am not. I am just stating the facts.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: 71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position in relation to the talks between the Irish and British Governments and the Northern Ireland political parties in relation to the need to have the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29008/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: 102. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend and improve the criteria for the primary medical certificate in view of the difficulties facing applicants and the high level of applications being rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28847/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: 384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has outlined clearly to the European Commission his opposition to the proposed Mercosur deal; the actions he plans to have the deal rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29019/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: 385. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of his most recent discussions with the EU Agriculture and Trade Commissioners in relation to the proposed Mercosur deal; if he has outlined clearly his opposition to such a deal due to the adverse impacts it will have on agriculture here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29020/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: 445. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she will introduce to reduce the delays in having applications for carer’s allowance processed and finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28868/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: 463. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish the promised review of income eligibility limits for social housing; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the perceived totally inadequate income limits in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan are depriving persons on low income to apply for local authority housing; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: 466. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be allocated to local authorities in respect of the housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability, housing for older persons scheme and mobility aids grant schemes; if the local authority funding requirement will be reduced; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Brexit, the Good Friday-Belfast Agreement and the Environment: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the presentations. The delegates are also welcome. Ms Hough's statements were very much to the effect that not having functioning political institutions in Northern Ireland at this time is a great tragedy. Unfortunately, we cannot have the North-South Ministerial Council without the Executive and Assembly functioning in Northern Ireland. The council provided for Ministers both...