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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Good Friday Agreement (21 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the concerns outlined recently in a report by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Human Rights and Equality Commission here in respect of human rights protections as provided for under the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13236/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (21 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 241. To ask the Minister for Health when additional investment will be provided for services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13019/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 268. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary additional resources will be provided for improvement in the delivery of services for children in counties Cavan and Monaghan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13229/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (20 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he plans to implement to assist persons with disabilities following the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; his plans to sign up to the Optional Protocol of the Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12980/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (20 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 372. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received to date under the community CCTV scheme; the number approved; the funding approved to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12899/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 533. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to assist the work of an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12334/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: 534. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional services nationwide (details supplied); if funding has been provided to the HSE to initiate such services in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12335/18]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: On behalf of the select committee, I extend our sincere thanks to the members of the Defence Forces for their work throughout the State during the recent storms. With their colleagues in all of the emergency services, they did us proud in providing support for individuals, families and communities at a very difficult time. On 14 September 2017 the Dáil ordered that the Revised...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: We will now take Vote 35, programme A, provisions for Defence Forces pensions benefits. Does the Minister of State wish to say something specific on that or just to take questions?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: Deputy Grealish, was your question on this Vote and the pensions issue? As I said earlier, the time is constrained so the question must be on the particular programme under discussion.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: The Deputy's query is more appropriate for the second programme so I will not let the Minister respond on that until then. I want to stick to the programme. Is that okay?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: Does Deputy Barrett have a query on the pensions issue?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: I would say the Deputy would have the support of every Government Department except the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: True. Maybe the Minister of State will tell us that is the plan for next year.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: Thank you. We move to programme B, appropriations-in-aid-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: Of the availability of funds for Departments. It is true.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: Are there any questions on programme B, appropriations-in-aid? No. We will move on to Vote 36. Does the Minister of State wish to make some introductory remarks?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: Will the Minister of State also address Deputy Tony McLoughlin's earlier question?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: Does Deputy Tony McLoughlin have an additional question?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Brendan Smith: For clarity, the figures I have in my briefing are the same as those of the Minister of State.