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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: Deputy Ryan, please allow the Minister of State to proceed.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I have not indicated that the Minister of State can come back in.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett will not suggest when the Minister of State will be called to respond. I will. If the Deputy has another question, he should continue. We will then go back to the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I invite the Minister of State to reply to Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan's and Deputy Boyd Barrett's questions.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: Allow the Minister of State to continue.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I call Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: No. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan is next.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I am calling Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I do not have control over any member's contribution.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: On the Deputy's point, the work of the Business Committee, its modus operandior how it does its business is not a matter for this committee.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I cannot answer for that. I presume the Government Chief Whip and the Government's representatives on the committee should be au fait with what legislation will be enacted before the end of term. It is not really the Minister of State's responsibility to answer for that before this committee.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: With regard to the Business Committee, this is its work, not ours. It should be doing its job properly.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I ask the Minister of State to conclude after this reply.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister and all the members who attended for their contributions. I also wish to express my appreciation at the good attendance of members, at relatively short notice, for this discussion.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Message to Dáil (6 Dec 2017)

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 a consideration of the following motion:That Dáil Éireann approves Ireland’s participation in Permanent Structured Cooperation, pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of the Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cross-Border Co-operation (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase co-operation on a North-South basis in the further and higher education sectors. [51806/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date in Brexit talks in ensuring that there will be no diminution in the working or potential of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52291/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Applications (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payments will issue under the minor works grant scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many schools are in need of such payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52285/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the next Garda recruits will be assigned to Garda divisions; if the particular policing requirements of Border divisions such as Cavan and Monaghan will be given detailed and favourable consideration in the assignment of personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52206/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Smith: 154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reduce the local financial contribution that is needed to provide and maintain community-based CCTV schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52205/17]