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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (28 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: I call Deputy Ó Snodaigh.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (28 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the substantial increase in funding and we realise it will be put to very good use through direct programmes and the assistance to the various non-governmental organisations, as well as other international organisations. On behalf of the committee I take this opportunity to thank the many Irish people and their international colleagues who work in some of the most difficult areas...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (28 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: Are we involving the agriscience departments of our institutes of technology and universities in this regard?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Message to Dáil (28 Mar 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 Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2019: Vote 27 - International Co-operation and Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade. Under Standing Order 89(2), the...

Beef Sector: Motion (27 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: I will share time with Deputies O'Loughlin and McConalogue. Deputy Scanlon may not make it to contribute due to being delayed at an earlier meeting. I am glad of the opportunity to make a short contribution on this important Private Members' motion, put forward by my colleagues. The motion contains 14 detailed measures. They are realistic and essential proposals, which need to be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to implement pension provisions for community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12784/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (26 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 588. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date in the identification of sites as being suitable for the location of large-scale data centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12729/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists (26 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 617. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults, respectively, waiting for initial speech and language and occupational therapy assessments in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if additional resources are being provided in 2019 to reduce the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12785/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (13 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 40. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide adequate respite services for adults and children with disabilities in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12216/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Deployment (12 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 261 and 262 of 22 January 2019, if consideration will be given to the provision of additional staffing and financial resources to the Border region in 2019 in view of concerns about Brexit and ongoing cross-Border criminality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11996/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Brexit Preparations (12 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 26. 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 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11997/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector (12 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 543. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 5 March 2019, if he has raised with the European Commission the need to implement the recommendations of the Report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and the Environment on the Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting and the need to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (7 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 39. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department and the agencies under her remit have ongoing contact with their counterparts in Northern Ireland for the protection of business and employment in the Border region, both North and South, due to the uncertainties that have arisen due to Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11232/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Negotiations (7 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 52. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the discussions she has had with the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the economic uncertainty and the difficulties that will arise for business, commerce and employment in the Border region, both North and South, due to Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11231/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (7 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 166. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing concern of parents regarding perceived inadequate services (details supplied); when the necessary resources, both personnel and facilities, will be provided to ensure that a proper level of services will be provided without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11394/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (7 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 167. To ask the Minister for Health when the necessary improvement works will be carried out to a centre (details supplied) to enable the restoration of services; if the centre will become operational without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11395/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (7 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 168. To ask the Minister for Health when new facilities will be developed for the provision of respite services (details supplied) in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11396/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (7 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: 195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to improve broadband telecommunications in an area (details supplied) in view of the concerns of householders and local business regarding the poor quality of broadband to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11393/19]

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: I wish to make a very quick comment. I thank the Minister for his reply. Will he clarify the conversion of the British licences? I am not exactly clear on that. He also mentioned that reciprocal arrangements would be put in place. Will the British authorities do that by regulation or will legislation have to be put through Parliament, which is obviously a time consideration? We cannot...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Brendan Smith: As the Minister will be aware, this is a big issue in my part of south Ulster and also neighbouring countries. There is a need for a clear message to be sent on what the exact situation will be should Britain leave the European Union without a deal. Thankfully, there are many people who have come back to live in Border counties, be it Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo, Leitrim and Louth, and...