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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (24 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will implement measures to alleviate the difficulties that arose for many persons prior to the commencement of the 2016/2017 school year, with particular reference to the availability of concessionary tickets on school transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24673/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (24 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to restrict the availability of free legal aid to repeat offenders or to make such recipients of free legal aid liable to make some repayments to the State in view of the costs incurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24920/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (24 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 199. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a scheme of financial assistance and tax incentives will be introduced to assist the upgrading of accommodation in towns and villages to provide housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24914/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (23 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be provided for the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division in 2017 in view of the reduction in Garda personnel over the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23967/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (23 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the investigation into the bombing in Belturbet, County Cavan, in December 1972 which caused the death of two persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23968/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (23 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 451. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase staffing levels in the PCRS office in Finglas in view of ongoing delays in the processing of medical card applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24174/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (23 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 598. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to implement the report of the post office hub working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24450/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (23 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 599. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for additional measures to support the post office network; if post offices will be enabled to provide new and additional services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24451/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (23 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline his plan to retain a bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24713/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (23 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 700. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to hold a competition for promotion from captain to commandant within the Reserve Defence Forces; if such a competition will be held at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24476/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: United Nations Office for Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs: Mr. John Ging (18 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: Today we are meeting in public session Mr. John Ging, director of the operational division at the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA. On behalf of the committee, I welcome you here today and look forward to hearing about your work with the OCHA in co-ordinating a global humanitarian response, humanitarian financing, policy development and humanitarian advocacy....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: United Nations Office for Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs: Mr. John Ging (18 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank Mr. Ging and appreciate him putting on the record Ireland's ongoing substantial contribution to overseas development aid, and also the work of Mr. David Donoghue in advancing the sustainable development goals. During this committee and over the course of the previous Dáil, we had a very good exchange with Mr. Donoghue here in advance of the September meeting, when development...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: United Nations Office for Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs: Mr. John Ging (18 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: I want to thank Mr. Ging and his colleague, Emer O'Connell, for their attendance here today and for the very comprehensive manner in which they dealt with the queries raised by the members. The picture outlined for us of the huge number of crises throughout the world is very stark. We wish Mr. Ging and his colleagues well in the very important work they are undertaking in so many difficult...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (18 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 276. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that EirGrid does not advance further procurement or pre-construction activities for the North-South interconnector until the study recently announced is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23679/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (18 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 314. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if consideration is being given to the requests of an association (details supplied); the proposals there are to enable Defence Forces personnel to have access to the State's industrial relations agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23767/17]

Other Questions: Air Corps (17 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 37. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to provide additional resources in 2017 for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23267/17]

Other Questions: Air Corps (17 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: As the Minister of State is well aware, there has been much negative commentary on the inadequacy of the Air Corps at present. Can he outline for us what additional investment he will be able to make in both personnel and equipment for the Air Corps in 2017 and how he will try to halt the decline in the activities of the Air Corps and the increasing problems the Air Corps is facing?

Other Questions: Air Corps (17 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. He stated the Air Corps was able to respond to all requests for assistance. I did not see any official denial that the Air Corps was not able to respond when the terrible accident occurred off the coast of Erris. The Minister of State might just clarify the position. With regard to the recruitment and retention of personnel, does the...

Other Questions: Air Corps (17 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State. I understand that in the past in our country, in much poorer days, we had very sophisticated aircraft for ensuring airspace security. There are very busy air corridors through our sovereign airspace nowadays. In the plans the Minister of State has to purchase new aircraft and perhaps upgrade aircraft, is he proposing additional capacity to ensure we are able...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (17 May 2017)

Brendan Smith: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to recruit new members to the Reserve Defence Forces in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23268/17]