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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (26 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: 62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the need to provide additional staffing resources to the Border region in 2020 in view of the adverse impacts of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26893/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (26 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: 165. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the request by an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27018/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (26 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: 179. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to publish the review of the system for setting nursing home prices under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27085/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (26 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: 180. To ask the Minister for Health if the general practitioner contract will provide sufficient resources for the provision of appropriate services to patients in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27086/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 7 February 2019, if funding has been committed in respect of a proposed project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26541/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: 293. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the healthcare assistant role will be removed from the ineligible categories of employment for permits on a controlled basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27117/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: 502. To ask the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre device will be made available to all persons with type 1 diabetes; if consideration will be given to the issues raised in correspondence from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26774/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Council Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: 534. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the issues discussed at the recent EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council; if he put forward specific proposals on the need to provide adequate assistance to the agrifood sector due to the adverse impacts of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26307/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: 535. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had recent discussions with the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development on the need to minimise the conditions that will be attached to the beef fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26308/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (25 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: 744. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding provided to Cavan and Monaghan county councils in respect of the home loan scheme; when the necessary funding will be put in place to ensure that applications can be processed and finalised without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26314/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cross-Border Projects (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his commitment to the programmes. In the post-Brexit era, such programmes will never have been more needed. There could be fragile relations between North and South, although I hope that will not be the case. Those of us privileged to be public representatives of Border communities worked with counterparts in Northern Ireland in the dark days to bring projects...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cross-Border Projects (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: 8. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of the most recent discussions his officials have had with their counterparts in Northern Ireland in respect of funding for cross-Border projects post 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25796/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cross-Border Projects (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: 26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of the most recent discussions he has had with his British counterpart in respect of the funding of cross-Border projects post 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25795/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cross-Border Projects (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: As the Minister is aware, successive PEACE and INTERREG programmes have been very important for regional development Border counties, North and South. Community groups and statutory agencies have been able to bring projects that would not otherwise have been funded by the State to completion. I am very anxious, as are communities on both sides of the Border, to hear a clear message from the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cross-Border Projects (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his response and I welcome the fact that the European Commission is committed to a post-2020 programme. My questions asked the Minister if there is ongoing contact with the authorities in Northern Ireland and with his counterpart in Britain on the commitment of the British Government and the authorities in Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, the Minster does not have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: Apologies have been received from Deputies Breathnach and Sherlock; Senators Black, Feighan and Ned O'Sullivan; and Lady Sylvia Hermon, MP. Today, we will resume our discussion on legacy issues and we will hear from Dr. Thomas Leahy from Cardiff University and Ms Margaret Urwin from Justice from the Forgotten. Their presentations will be in public session. First, we will go into private...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile phones. Members are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off completely or, depending on the device used, switched to airplane, safe or flight mode. It is not sufficient for members to leave them in silent mode as that would maintain a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: I thank Dr. Leahy very much for his interesting submission and presentation. I call on Ms Unwin to make her presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: I thank Ms Urwin for a very interesting and powerful contribution. I call Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Brendan Smith: Does Ms Urwin wish to come in?