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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (23 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: 30. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the review of the tenant purchase scheme; when this review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8827/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Protocols (23 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance the restrictions in place for the import of fuel products both fuel for vehicles and household fuel products from Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9343/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (23 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: 272. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the employment status and remuneration levels will be finalised in respect of personnel that were redeployed from the National Building Agency to other agencies within the public service; if those staff whose salary levels have not yet been finalised will obtain the pay scale they held while employees at the National Building...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (23 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: 334. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the cross-Border health care directive; to make the details of this scheme more widely available particularly for persons that are on long waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9344/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (23 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: 371. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent publication (details supplied) in relation to the need to implement a range of measures to ensure that the agrifood sector remains competitive and innovative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9348/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: There is a commitment in the programme for Government for much better engagement with citizens and communities about the energy policy decisions that affect them and a commitment to effective community consultation on energy infrastructure developments. As the Taoiseach is aware, last week Dáil Éireann passed a Private Members' motion, moved by the Fianna Fáil Party, and one...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (22 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: 226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he proposes to commission an independent report incorporating international industry expertise on the proposed north-south interconnector as outlined in the private members motion passed in Dáil Éireann on 16 February 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8886/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Joint Sitting with Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
First Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Frans Timmermans: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: Today is an unique occasion whereby two joint committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas meet together in public session. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae chairs the Joint Committee on European Affairs. I welcome the members of both committees to this meeting. On behalf of both committees I am delighted to extend a céad míle fáilte, a hundred thousand welcomes to the First...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Joint Sitting with Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
First Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Frans Timmermans: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank Deputy Healy-Rae. The format of the meeting is that we will hear brief opening remarks from Mr. Timmermans before going into a question and answer session with the members of both committees. I will call members in the order in which they indicated. Like any meeting , there are some housekeeping matters and formalities. I remind members, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Joint Sitting with Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
First Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Frans Timmermans: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Vice-President. In view of the time constraints and the large number of committee members offering I will have to insist on questions rather than statements in the contributions. The next grouping is Mr. Hayes, MEP, Deputy Crowe and Senator Craughwell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Joint Sitting with Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
First Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Frans Timmermans: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: I thank Mr. Timmermans very much. I was very heartened with the comments attributed to him in one of yesterday's national newspapers in regard to the importance he attached to the Good Friday Agreement. I am delighted that he put it on the record of the committees of the Houses of Parliament that he wants the Good Friday Agreement upheld and protected. His comments are very heartening. He...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (21 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: 357. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in view of the particular challenges that will arise for areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan due to Brexit, consideration will be given to the provision of additional capital funding for projects in the Border region in the review of the capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8217/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: CLÁR Programme (21 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: 372. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration will be given to the request of a local authority for CLÁR funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8238/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (21 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: 530. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all the provisions of the Forestry Act 2014 have been implemented; if not, when all provisions will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8176/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (21 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: 578. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent publication on the impact of Brexit on the agrifood sector (details supplied); his further views on the need to implement some specific measures as advocated in this publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8752/17]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: I remind members to turn off their mobile phones. 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 27 - International Co-operation and Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade. We will consider these Revised Estimates today and report back to the Dáil. I welcome...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: I ask members and all those present to make sure their mobile phones are turned off, as they are interfering with the broadcasting and recording equipment.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: I now call Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan followed by Deputy Tony McLoughlin, and we will then come back to the Minister.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: We will take all the members' queries now, as it will save time for everybody.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Brendan Smith: We are sticking with programme A for the moment.