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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 257. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 346 of 3 November 2015, when drainage works will be carried out on a river (details supplied) in County Cavan as requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33669/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Data (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 293. To ask the Minister for Health if national lottery funding is available at present through his Department to support the work of community groups; if so, whether there are specific programmes eligible for grant assistance; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33274/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 413. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if national lottery funding is available at present through his Department to support the work of community groups; if so, if there are specific programmes eligible for grant assistance; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33265/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions Data (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of trade promotion visits organised by agencies under the remit of his Department, such as Bord Bia and Bord Iascaigh Mhara, which had representation from Northern Ireland on such missions in each of the years 2010 to 2015 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33686/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Colleges (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase Teagasc education staff at colleges such as Ballyhaise Agricultural College, County Cavan, in view of the increased demand for the green cert programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33726/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Community Development Initiatives (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 460. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if national lottery funding is available at present through his department to support the work of community groups; if so, if there are specific programmes eligible for grant assistance; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33268/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Infrastructure (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 468. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the proposals there are to upgrade the broadband telecommunications infrastructure in an area (details supplied); if the requests of local residents and local business to have an adequate and modern broadband service provided in that area without further delay can be given urgent and favourable consideration; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 471. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if national lottery funding is available at present through his Department to support the work of community groups; if so, if there are specific programmes eligible for grant assistance; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33280/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services Provision (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 502. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the widespread inconvenience caused to persons from counties Cavan and Monaghan who have hearings before the Workplace Relations Commission which are now held in County Sligo and were previously held in centres in both counties Cavan and Monaghan; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 503. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will meet a deputation from Monaghan County Council on the urgent need to find a replacement industry following the closure of a company (details supplied) in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33613/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 505. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Questions Nos. 807 of 12 July 2016 and 1,903 of 16 September 2016, her plans to assist small and medium enterprises that are totally or very heavily dependent on the Northern Irish and British markets for exports, in view of the weakening of the value of sterling; if her attention has been drawn to such companies which...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Promotion (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 506. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of trade promotion visits organised by agencies under the remit of her Department, such as Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, which had representation from Northern Ireland on such missions for each of the years 2010 to 2015, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33694/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 509. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if National Lottery funding is available at present through her Department to support the work of community groups; if so, if there are specific programmes eligible for grant assistance; the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33267/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Lottery Funding Applications (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 535. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if national lottery funding is available at present through his Department to support the work of community groups; if so, if there are specific programmes eligible for grant assistance; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33269/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Promotions (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 536. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to amend the Defence Forces Regulation C S 4 with respect to the Naval Service to make an additional appointment to the rank of captain; if this plan will impact on Naval Service officers currently serving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33284/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (8 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: 537. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department recognises the Defence Forces conciliation and arbitration scheme and Promotion Agreement CR295 & CR447; and his Department's stance on the necessary negotiation with Defence Forces' representative associations prior to changing any elements of either policy instrument. [33285/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Maghaberry Prison: Discussion (3 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the contributions. The three contributors have painted a very depressing and worrying picture of the conditions and treatment meted out to prisoners in Maghaberry Prison. My recollection is that in 2015, the chief inspector of prisons presented a very damning report on the conditions in the prison about management, inefficiencies and a lack of resources that have been referred...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Media Freedom in Turkey: National Union of Journalists (3 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: Apologies have been received from Deputies Barrett and Grealish. At today's meeting, we will discuss with members of the National Union of Journalists, NUJ, the union's campaign to highlight the threat to media freedom in Turkey and the work of the International Federation of Journalists, IFJ, in tackling global abuse of media freedom. I welcome the following: Mr. Gerry Carson, who is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Media Freedom in Turkey: National Union of Journalists (3 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: I understand the witnesses must complete their contributions by 12.30 p.m. at the latest. I ask members to bear that in mind in order that we can have some interaction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Media Freedom in Turkey: National Union of Journalists (3 Nov 2016)

Brendan Smith: Will Mr. Carson and his colleagues now respond to the various points that have been made?