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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (13 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline his proposals to allocate funding in 2016 to Cavan County Council to enable it to undertake drainage works to deal with flooding in a number of areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30184/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (13 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline his proposals to allocate funding in 2016 to Monaghan County Council to enable it undertake drainage works to deal with flooding in a number of areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30185/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (13 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out the total drainage works programme of the Office of Public Works in 2016 in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30186/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes (13 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 115. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will amend the criteria pertaining to the Leader programme to include the provision of community child care facilities as potential eligible projects, since some rural areas lack preschool care places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30041/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (12 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 71. To ask the Minister for Health when additional staff will be recruited to enable the full capacity of a centre (details supplied) to be utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29977/16]

Topical Issue Debate: School Funding (6 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for her reply. I ask her to pass on to her colleague in government, the Minister, Deputy Bruton, my repeated request that should capital funding become available within his Department between now and the end of the year, this is a project in respect of which any funding provided would be put to good use. As the Minister is aware, there can be delays in some capital...

Topical Issue Debate: School Funding (6 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: I appreciate the Office of the Ceann Comhairle giving me the opportunity to raise this subject. It concerns the urgent need for the Minister for Education and Skills to approve funding of €50,000 towards the replacement of windows in Bunscoil Louis Naofa, Cloughvalley Upper, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan. This is an issue I have pursued with the Minister, Deputy Bruton, through...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management: European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management (6 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: Today, we meet Mr. Christos Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management. We are delighted to welcome the Commissioner to the committee to discuss matters of mutual interest. The European Union is the largest donor of humanitarian aid in the world. Its role in co-ordinating and building close working relationships with key partners in its humanitarian work,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management: European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management (6 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Commissioner. The Trócaire representatives present will be pleased that he mentioned the organisation. Trócaire and many other Irish NGOs, with their sister organisations throughout the world, do excellent work in assisting the most underprivileged and disadvantaged communities. The crises in many parts of the world are clearly demonstrated in the Commissioner's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management: European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management (6 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: We are under a time constraint. If the Commissioner could respond to those points, I will bring in all the members in the second round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management: European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management (6 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: Five members are offering. I will take their questions together before going back to the Commissioner. In view of the time constraints, I would appreciate it if members could be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management: European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management (6 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: On behalf of the joint committee I thank Commissioner Stylianides for his presentation and his interaction with members. The worries and concerns expressed by members today are indicative of the views shared by Irish society in general. I hope he will be able to bring our worries and concerns to the attention of his fellow Commissioners. Let me emphasise they are reflective of the views of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management: European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management (6 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: We look forward to continued dialogue with the Commissioner and his officials.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (6 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his proposals to amend the legislation and regulations pertaining to eligibility for the State contributory pension in relation to the calculation of the average yearly social insurance contributions which can adversely affect persons who were in insurable employment, left that employment in many instances for family reasons, returned to insurable...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (6 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the provisions in place to ensure that persons living in this State and in receipt of a British social security payment are compensated when the value of sterling declines, and if such provisions ensure that those persons, if eligible for an Irish payment, receive an appropriate top-up payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28737/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (6 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 53. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been any progress in the investigation by An Garda Síochána into the bombing in Belturbet, County Cavan, on 28 December 1972 which resulted in the death of two teenagers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29005/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (6 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of any discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State and the British Foreign Secretary, in relation to the need for the British Government to release files and papers pertaining to the Dublin-Monaghan bombings; if he has informed the members of the British Government that motions were passed by Dáil...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply and welcome the fact that he has given a clear commitment that the Cabinet committee will meet regularly regarding this very important issue. I represent two very rural counties and the largest number of representations received by me, and I am sure by my fellow public representatives, day in and day out relate to housing. Unfortunately, there are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. After eight years of economic and political crisis, the European Union is now faced with a lengthy crisis about its future direction, not only in the context of Brexit but also in regard to its respect for shared values and rules. In recent weeks, a range of senior politicians, as Deputy Paul Murphy stated, in member states and institutions have begun...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Oct 2016)

Brendan Smith: 56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the proposals he has to amend the planning regulations for forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28620/16]