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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: 206. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be implemented to deal with anomalies in the provision of services for persons with a disability (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45606/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (26 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: 220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had specific engagement with farming and agrifood interests in Northern Ireland on the difficulties that will arise for this sector due to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45601/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (26 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: 221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of areas of natural constraint payments made to date in County Cavan; when the remaining payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45602/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (26 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: 222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of areas of natural constraint payments made to date in County Monaghan; when the remaining payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45603/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Committee of Public Accounts (26 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: 238. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to have a company (details supplied) subjected to the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45521/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (26 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: 239. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on correspondence from a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45522/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (26 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that will be implemented to ensure improvements on routes operated by Bus Éireann in which concerns have been brought to the attention of his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45562/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (26 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: 251. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is grant assistance available towards the provision of electricity supply to an outlying shed or farm building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45417/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (26 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: 294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the proposal to provide a new fire station in Ballybay, County Monaghan, will be progressed during 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45608/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (25 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: 283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to enable persons avail of the tenant purchase scheme that may not have a weekly income apart from a social welfare payment but are in a position from their own means or through family financial support to purchase their council family home; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the present criteria of...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Business of Select Committee (24 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: All mobile phones must be turned off as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment. This meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 and Committee Stage of the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (Hague Convention) Bill 2016.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Simon Coveney, and his officials. As this is the first time he has attended the committee, I wish him well in his role. The members of the committee look forward to working with him in a genuine spirit of partnership and co-operation.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: Deputy Seán Crowe submitted an amendment that was ruled out of order. As such, we cannot discuss its content.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: The Deputy should focus in his comments on the section rather than the subject matter of his disallowed amendment.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: On a point of clarity, neither the Minister nor the Department was involved in ruling the Deputy's amendment out of order. That decision fell to me as Chairman of the committee and was made on the basis that the proposal would involve a potential charge on the Exchequer. Only a Minister or a Minister of State may bring forward an amendment that has a revenue or expenditure implications.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: As the Bill has completed Committee Stage, it is recommended that members submit Report Stage amendments to the Bills Office without delay as Report Stage may be tabled at short notice.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Message to Dáil (24 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence has completed its consideration of the Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 and has made amendments thereto.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (Hague Convention) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 Oct 2017)

Brendan Smith: We might put a time limit on this.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Message to Dáil (24 Oct 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 its consideration of the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of Armed Conflict (Hague Convention) Bill 2016 and has made no amendments thereto. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending the committee. It...