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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he discussed with President Trump the appointment by the US administration of a special envoy to Northern Ireland. [12955/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 11. To ask the Taoiseach the proposals he put forward to President Trump and to other members of the US administration in relation to the need to deal with the difficulties facing the undocumented Irish; and the outcome of such discussions. [13571/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (28 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: The Tánaiste quite rightly referred to the three motions passed unanimously by Dáil Éireann calling on the British Government to give an international eminent legal person access to the papers and files pertaining to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. The Tánaiste also referenced the work of the cross-party group. His predecessor as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Undocumented Irish in the USA (28 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of recent discussions with the United States Administration on the difficulties facing the undocumented Irish in the United States of America; when he expects immigration reform legislation to be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14153/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Undocumented Irish in the USA (28 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: We got notification from the Questions Office that Questions Nos. 51, 55 and 91 were being grouped.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Undocumented Irish in the USA (28 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: I endorse what Deputy Troy said on the need to keep the immigration reform issue at the top of the agenda. The embassy and the consulates do excellent work on this in the United States, but it is extremely important that immigration reform is also kept at the top of the political agenda. I ask the Minister to ensure that this proposal regarding a reciprocal arrangement similar to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (28 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for the United States Administration to appoint a special envoy to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14152/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (28 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 202. To ask the Minister for Health when a health facility (details supplied) will be progressed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14347/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (28 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures to be implemented at national and or EU level to support pig producers in view of recent pressure on prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14336/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (28 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of discussions at the recent EU agriculture Council of Ministers meeting in relation to the need to increase the CAP budget post-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14378/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (27 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce additional measures to deal with cross-Border illegal trading in products such as fuels and tobacco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13920/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (27 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce additional measures to counteract illegal trading in goods such as tobacco and fuels; if such measures will be introduced in cooperation with the authorities in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13923/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (27 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when it is planned to have a British Irish intergovernmental conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14170/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (27 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 196. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeframe to implement measures to address the escalating costs of business insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14181/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (27 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance when the cost of insurance working group will finalise a report; his plans to implement measures from the work of the group to deal with the escalating costs of business insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14182/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the presentations by Dr. Bryson, Professor McEvoy and Professor Morrow. They are stark and unfortunately present a very accurate picture of the position we are in. Professor Morrow's statement that after 20 years we must conclude that we have collectively and individually failed to take the Good Friday Agreement seriously is a fairly damning statement but unfortunately an accurate...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (22 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 17. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the particular infrastructural needs of areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan will be given priority consideration if Cohesion Funds become available post-2020 in view of the negative impacts Brexit will have on the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11329/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (22 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 38. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of discussions to date with the European Commission on the availability of Cohesion Funds post-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11328/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (22 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent report by the Northern Ireland affairs committee of the British House of Commons regarding the difficulties in retaining a frictionless border on this island following Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13517/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Fuel and Tobacco Products (22 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional measures he plans to implement to counteract cross-Border illegal trading in goods such as fuels and tobacco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13500/18]