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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Farm Assist Scheme (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: I endorse the comments of my colleague, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, on the rural social scheme. If there were more places on it, it would be of great benefit to many individuals and communities because excellent work is carried out on the scheme and Tús also. These are areas where devoting a small amount of additional resources would enable so many more people to participate on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Farm Assist Scheme (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: She was a member of the Labour Party.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Farm Assist Scheme (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 9. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when he will review the farm assist scheme as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18711/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Farm Assist Scheme (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that changes to the farm assist scheme introduced in budgets 2012 and 2013 have had a very negative effect on many low-income farmers; if he will reverse these measures at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18712/16]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Business of Select Committee (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: Apologies have been received from Deputy Noel Grealish, Deputy Seán Crowe, Deputy Darragh O'Brien and Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan. I propose that we go into private session to consider arrangements and the format for today's meeting. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: The Dáil on 16 June 2016 ordered that the Revised Estimates for Public Services in respect of the following Votes be referred to this committee for consideration: Vote 35 - Army Pensions, and Vote 36 - Defence. At today's meeting the select committee will consider these estimates and report back to the Dáil. I welcome the Minister of State with special responsibility for defence,...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for the detail provided in his introductory remarks. The awful tragedy, crisis and mass murder of innocent people in Syria and the difficulties in the region and adjoining states was constantly before the committee during the previous Dáil. The Irish people can be proud of the work of the Naval Service in the Mediterranean. The committee would like the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: Yes. The Minister will then respond. I want to make sure that everybody can make the best possible use of the time.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: I want to give the Minister a chance to respond to the Deputy's questions. If the Deputy has more we can come back to her later.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: They must be specifically on those questions and not additional questions.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: I apologise to the Minister of State, but has Deputy Chambers concluded her supplementary questions?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: Could she deal with them fairly succinctly? We are under time constraints.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: Sorry, Deputy Chambers, but the Minister of State is replying.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: It also has to do with the fact that we are so late in the year.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: The point is taken but we have discussed the issue previously.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: The unelected presidents from different institutions of Europe were probably selected by Germany, France and a few others.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: If the Minister of State does not have the detail that Deputy Barrett has requested on the peacekeeping college, he might write to the Deputy at an early date.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: Does Deputy Chambers have another few queries about Vote 36?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: Before we conclude discussion of Vote 36 and appropriations-in-aid, I wish to endorse the comments made by Deputy Lisa Chambers about the importance of the Reserve Defence Force. I encourage the Minister of State and his Department to have an active campaign. I grew up in a Border parish and over the years the work and value of the RDF was never recognised. I often thought that I was a...