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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Good Friday Agreement (30 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 40. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that adequate resources are provided for the Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains in view of the urgent need to make further progress in the searches for the disappeared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15662/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (30 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 56. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress on the investigation into the bombing in Belturbet in December 1972; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15663/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (30 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when a project will proceed to the next stage (details supplied); if he will ensure that this project will be given urgent consideration with a view to progressing same to construction stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15882/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (30 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 185. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to implement changes to the State contributory pension criteria to ensure that persons who had a break in their insurance contribution records while in receipt of farm assist due to periods of low farm income are not deprived of full State contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15944/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (30 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 191. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if further consideration will be given to the request made to him by a delegation (details supplied) relating to the provision of services by his Department or agencies of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15989/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (30 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 243. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if EirGrid has been instructed to cease work on the proposed north-south interconnector following the passing of motions in Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann which requested that no further work be carried out on this project until the independent international study would be undertaken; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (30 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 244. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will have further consultation with the community groups he met previously before finalising the terms of reference for the forthcoming study on the proposed north-south interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15963/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (29 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to expedite recruitment to the Reserve Defence Forces. [15431/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (29 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if consideration is being given to a reorganisation of the Permanent Defence Forces with particular reference to the security needs of the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15432/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Branch Closures (29 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns in many rural communities due to the decision of a bank (details supplied) to close branches in Arva and Cootehill, County Cavan, and Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; if he will raise with the bank the need to review these decisions in view of the serious losses to local towns resulting from the...

Other Questions: IDA Data (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: The Minister is aware that I have put forward a proposal in regard to 29 acres of land owned by the State that is available for a business park at Killgarry in Cavan. I put forward a specific proposal in regard to the possibility of locating a new data centre there. It has the acreage and infrastructure from the point of view of telecommunications, water, sewerage and the road network. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Expressions of Sympathy (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: Unfortunately the president and vice-president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, AOH, are unable to attend due to their travel schedule. It is hoped that we can meet with them informally next week. Before we go into private session, I wish to express my sympathy and that of the committee to the family, friends and colleagues in the Sinn Féin Party and in the Northern Ireland...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: As we have a quorum, we will proceed. Deputy Lisa Chambers is substituting for Deputy Darragh O'Brien and Deputy Crowe sends his apologies. On 15 December 2016, the Dáil ordered that the Revised Estimates for Public Services in respect of the following Votes be referred to this committee for consideration - Vote 35, Army Pensions and Vote 36, Defence. In the first part of today's...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State. Before we continue to discuss Vote 35 relating to pension benefits, I wish to extend the sincere sympathies of the committee to the families of those lost in the tragedy off the Mayo coast last week. People have partaken in exceptionally good work on behalf of this State. It is most regrettable that the accident took place. I hope the recovery can be...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: We are taking that first. I gather you have another commitment. I will take your questions on both topics, but I am not setting a precedent for the other members.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank Deputy McLoughlin. There were no questions on pensions, by the way.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: The Deputy will have to keep going for the sake of precedent.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: I refer to the RDF. A powerful presentation was made to the committee about this recently and I am sure the Minister has read the transcript. Many issues were raised but one was that if people are in receipt for a social welfare payment and do the training, the payment ceases but they are not paid for the duration of training, which is a considerable time. Losing a few weeks income when...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: What about the Air Corps aircraft?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (23 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank Deputy Barrett. That is an issue to which Deputy Lisa Chambers referred as well.