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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of local authority housing loan applications approved by each council in each of the years from 2010 to 2015 on an annual basis; his plans to enhance this loan scheme due to the difficulties persons are experiencing in having loan applications approved by financial institutions; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Forestry Management (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to amend the planning regulations in respect of afforestation in view of the fact lands are now being planted very close to dwelling homes and farm yards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40991/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; the likely timescale for the awarding of a contract and construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40992/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; the likely timescale for the awarding of a contract and construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40993/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 263. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure profile of his Department at the end of November 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40919/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 264. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to reopen the embassy in Tehran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40920/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 265. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to reopen the consulate in Cardiff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40921/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 266. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to expand the embassy and consular network in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40922/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 267. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent report by the House of Lords EU committee on Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40923/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 268. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the implementation of the Fresh Start agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40924/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 269. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress on the establishment of a civic forum in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40925/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 270. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will give consideration to a request made to an Oireachtas committee (details supplied); his views on whether the provision of such a service would be particularly beneficial for a sizeable proportion of the population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40926/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 284. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total funding allocated for the INTERREG programme; the breakdown of the funding allocated by the EU and the Irish and British Governments; if all this funding is secure following the referendum on British membership of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40942/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 285. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total funding allocated for the PEACE IV programme; the breakdown of funding allocated by the EU and the Irish and British Governments; if all this funding is secure following the referendum on British membership of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40943/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Development (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 317. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will give further consideration to the extension of the Erne navigation from Belturbet to Killykeen and Killeshandra; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40985/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Development (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 318. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration has been given to a possible extension to the blueway scheme to areas such as Killeshandra which are adjacent to the Erne-Shannon navigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40986/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 385. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided in the HSE's capital programme 2017 towards the provision of additional facilities for the emergency department at Cavan General Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40930/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 386. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand orthopaedic services in the north east with particular reference to the delays experienced by patients in counties Cavan and Monaghan in accessing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40931/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces Funding (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 387. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the funding allocation for the north east drugs task force in view of the increase in the number of persons accessing services that are funded through the task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40932/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (16 Dec 2016)

Brendan Smith: 465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce new measures to assist the mushroom sector due to the particular difficulties that have arisen for that sector since June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40938/16]