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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (12 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: 357. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made by the State's industrial promotion agencies in attracting a replacement industry to a town (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18604/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 16 December 2016, when a building project at a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed to his Department by the board of management in relation to further delays occurring in having this project proceed to construction...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (11 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: 391. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to amend the legislation and regulations for eligibility for the State contributory pension (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many persons have been denied full rate of payment due to this method of calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18259/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (11 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: 415. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised with the US Administration the appointment of a special envoy to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18009/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (11 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: 629. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of Orkambi for persons with cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18258/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his positive response. As he rightly pointed out, one cause for the delay was the Department's understandable changing of the schedules of accommodation at schools for pupils with special needs. Subsequently, the increased enrolment meant that we had to go back to the drawing board. The situation has been frustrating for those of us who have been supporting the...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: For considerable time I have been raising, through correspondence to the Department and parliamentary questions, the need to progress the proposed building project for the Holy Family special school in Cootehill. It is extremely important that the project to provide additional permanent accommodation should be progressed without further delay. I am privileged to be very familiar with this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Issues Arising from Brexit: Retail NI and Retail Excellence Ireland (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the witnesses. It is good to have Ms Higgins back in the Houses of the Oireachtas again. I know from meetings I have held with Mr. Roberts over the past years that he has been a very strong advocate for co-operation between the retail sectors North and South. I welcome the fact that the witnesses are here together making a joint presentation. Where I come from we can all be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Potential Impact of UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Discussion (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: On my own behalf and that of the joint committee, I express deepest sympathy to the people of Russia, particularly of St. Petersburg, following the recent atrocity there. We offer our deepest condolences to the families of the bereaved and those who were injured in the attack. It seems as though ever week some part of the world is affected by shameless acts of terrorism. As I have stated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Potential Impact of UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Discussion (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: I invite Mr. Sorley McCaughey to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Potential Impact of UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Discussion (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: We will now take some questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Potential Impact of UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Discussion (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank Mr. McCaughey. Deputies Crowe and Senator Bacik are next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Potential Impact of UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Discussion (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: We are running into time constraints so I will group members and then go to the witnesses to answer all together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Potential Impact of UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Discussion (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: In the next session we will deal specifically with those particular countries.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Potential Impact of UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Discussion (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: That is the second session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Potential Impact of UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Discussion (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: This is just Brexit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Potential Impact of UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Discussion (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: Before the witnesses respond, the Brexit committee of the House of Commons chaired by Hilary Benn MP, met us, and even though our meeting that day was very focused on relations between Ireland and Britain on this island, the Good Friday Agreement and the unique position of Northern Ireland, I also mentioned overseas development aid. We are aware of Mr. Benn's contribution in the past as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Potential Impact of UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Discussion (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank Mr. McCaughey and the other witnesses for their presentations and for highlighting issues that have to be of huge concern to all of us. I assure them that we will discuss those issues as we work on the formulation of our report on Brexit. I do not doubt that we will have further dialogue with the witnesses in the near future. They can be assured that this committee will be very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Famine in Africa and Yemen: Médecins sans Frontières, Oxfam and Concern (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: In the next part of the meeting, we will hear from representatives of Médecins sans Frontières, Oxfam and Concern about the terrible famine that is currently happening across large parts of Africa and in Yemen. The witnesses are all very welcome. The members of the joint committee look forward to hearing their first-hand accounts of the developing crisis. I welcome Mr. Henry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Famine in Africa and Yemen: Médecins sans Frontières, Oxfam and Concern (6 Apr 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank Ms Conway. She has outlined the horrendous circumstances facing so many people. People like her and her colleagues in their own and sister organisations, and elsewhere in the world, deserve enormous credit for working in the most difficult circumstances and with the most deprived and disadvantaged people in such circumstances. I say that on behalf of this committee.