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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 512. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the allocations will be announced in respect of the 2017 non-national road works programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40913/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 513. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure a substantial increase in funding will be provided to Cavan and Monaghan county councils for the non-national road works programme for 2017, in view of the deterioration of this road network over the past few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40914/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 514. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a specific allocation will be made to Monaghan County Council in 2017 for the planning and design of the N2 Clontibret to the Border route, in view of the importance of this particular project for the overall N2/A5 development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40915/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 515. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific funding will be allocated to the National Roads Authority to resume planning and design of a road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40916/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 545. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the urgent need to provide additional job opportunities throughout counties Cavan and Monaghan; the proposals her Department and the State's industrial promotion agencies have to assist in job creation and in the maintenance of existing employment; if she will direct the agencies to implement...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Bodies Property (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 546. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her proposals to utilise lands owned by the State's industrial promotion agencies in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the extent of such lands and the level of services on those properties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41004/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 558. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the capital funding available towards the provision of new child care facilities or the upgrading of existing facilities in 2017; the level of such funding available for the private sector and the community sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40977/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the three witnesses to the committee and compliment them on their excellent presentations. They comprehensively outlined the difficulties which face us but also the significant progress made on our island since the Good Friday Agreement. I come from a Border area, Bawnboy, west of Ballyconnell, near Fermanagh. I grew up with the customs posts and the permanent vehicle checkpoints...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: Teachta Dála.

Flood Prevention Measures: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: I compliment my party colleague, Deputy Eugene Murphy, on moving the motion which is of great importance, particularly to those in rural areas that have experienced constant flooding in recent years. I wish to mention areas in Cavan. Although the River Shannon rises in County Cavan, it does not cause us flooding problems, but the River Erne does. Its source is in County Cavan, but it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (13 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to overhaul the present commercial rates system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39398/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (13 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 414. To ask the Minister for Health when the refurbishment and upgrading of a health facility will commence (details supplied); the reason for the delay in these necessary improvement works being undertaken; when work is likely to commence; the timescale for work to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39383/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (13 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 415. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the waiting lists for such facilities; his plans to increase the number of respite beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39384/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (13 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 587. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the commencement date for the introduction of the renewable heat incentives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39858/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (8 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the proposals there are to improve broadband telecommunications service in an area (details supplied) in County Cavan; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that households and many small enterprises are concerned regarding the inadequate service that exists at present; if the necessary investment programme will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (7 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a new health care facility (details supplied); the formal arrangements that have been entered into with general practitioners to work from that particular facility; if the funding promised some years ago is still available; when this project is likely to commence; the date for the facility to be in use; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (7 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 201. To ask the Minister for Health when a dental surgeon will be appointed (details supplied) in view of the fact that this particular position has been vacant for over a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38974/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (7 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason farmers who purchased entitlements in 2014 to try and make their farm holdings viable are not able to draw down payments on these entitlements now; the reason there was a change in 2015 relating to criteria for such transfer of entitlements; if he proposes to reverse those changes and enable such persons to draw down...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Infrastructure (6 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 429. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if grant aid is available to assist small enterprises to install 3 phase electricity in view of the substantial costs involved in having electricity supply upgraded particularly in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38579/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Road Infrastructure: Discussion (1 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Vice Chairman. I welcome the powerful presentation, including the written submission, along with the contributions that have been made. The witnesses very succinctly and comprehensively put forward a very strong case for this piece of infrastructure. Mr. Neely used the phrase "the deficit in infrastructure" and Mr. Kelpie spoke about the unrealised potential and the new era of...