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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes Status (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 396. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of recent discussions, if any, he has had with the Northern Ireland authorities relating to flooding problems caused by the River Erne in County Fermanagh and County Cavan; if there have been any discussions regarding the need to carry out the appropriate drainage and remedial works to alleviate the serious flooding...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 397. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding that has been allocated to Cavan County Council to date in 2016 to carry out essential drainage work; his plans to allocate further funding to the council and, if so, if he will outline the drainage work to be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23476/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 398. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding that has been allocated to Monaghan County Council to date in 2016 to carry out essential drainage work; if it proposed to allocate further funding to the council and, if so, if he will outline the drainage work to be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23477/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 444. To ask the Minister for Health when the full complement of beds will be in use at a nursing unit (details supplied); when additional staff will be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23475/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Publication (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 640. To ask the Minister for Health when the new national drugs strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24057/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 641. To ask the Minister for Health the average delay that occurs in commencing home support following initial approval of such support in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24058/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 642. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals there are to recruit additional home support workers in counties Cavan and Monaghan as difficulties arise in some instances in commencing such support for persons following initial approval and also at holiday time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24059/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 643. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours approved for counties Cavan and Monaghan for 2016; the number approved to date; if the number of hours approved is likely to meet the demand for these supports in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24060/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 679. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help-home support hours provided in counties Cavan and Monaghan on an annual basis from 2010 to 2015 inclusive and to date in 2016; the proposals there are to increase the number of hours currently available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24117/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Council Meetings (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 731. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the most recent European Agriculture and Fisheries Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24110/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Colleges (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 732. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals to increase the number of places on courses in the Teagasc agricultural colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24111/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony Services (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 755. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the outcome of any recent discussions he or his Department has had with the Commission for Communications Regulation or with mobile telephone companies on the inadequate mobile telephone coverage, particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan; his plans to improve coverage without further delay; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 757. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to improve broadband telecommunications infrastructure in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23565/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 838. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals to provide specific funding in 2017 to Transport Infrastructure Ireland to advance the necessary upgrading of the N2 from north of Monaghan town to the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24106/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 839. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals to provide specific funding in 2017 to progress a road project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24107/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Supports (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 855. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts made to date, and if any new initiatives are being undertaken, to attract an industry or manufacturing facility to a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23473/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (21 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 862. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if projects in counties Cavan and Monaghan will be funded under the community enterprise centre scheme in 2016, if a new competitive call will be launched under this scheme in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24062/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (20 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: Be ambitious.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (20 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: The people of the two southern Ulster counties that I have the privilege of representing want us to focus on the immediate issues. The people in my clinics were concerned about sectors in which they work facing particular trading difficulties because of the weakness of sterling. Is the Government considering giving some assistance to small and medium enterprises in sectors that are very...

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (20 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: I indicated to the Taoiseach previously that there are significant concerns in the Border counties, both North and South, following the British decision to exit the European Union. Fortunately, there was 20 years of good growth in trade and commerce between North and South and South and North. Those businesses in the Border region - I am familiar with those in the two southern Ulster...