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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Accommodation (17 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a project (details supplied) including when it will proceed to the next stage, when the tendering process will commence, the timescale for construction and the cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9755/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (17 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 720. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to provide additional resources for dental services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9829/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (17 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 1075. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to assist dairy farmers through present financial difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10580/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid (17 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 1076. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he proposes to introduce to assist dairy farmers following the decision by the European Union agriculture Council at the March 2016 meeting to give member states the option to provide farmers with state aid up to €15,000 per year for a period up to three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid (17 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 1077. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he proposes to introduce to assist pig producers following the decision by the European Union agriculture Council at the March 2016 meeting to give member states the option to provide farmers with state aid up to €15,000 per year for a period up to three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Superlevy Fine (17 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 1078. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dairy farmers subject to a superlevy penalty at present; the total penalty incurred by the State and the amount paid to the European Union to date; when the remainder of the superlevy penalty has to be paid to the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10583/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Superlevy Fine (17 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 1079. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to defer payments due by farmers to his Department in respect of the superlevy penalty, in view of the serious income problems affecting many dairy farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10584/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony Services (17 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 1093. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will amend the licensing rules implemented by the Commission for Communications Regulation pertaining to mobile coverage obligations on mobile phone operators to facilitate substantially increasing the obligation on operators to provide coverage for 70% to 90% of the population; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony Services (17 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 1094. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will facilitate the placing of licensing obligations on mobile phone operators to provide a universal service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9777/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fish Farming (17 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 1108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to ensure that existing fish farms operated by Inland Fisheries Ireland remain in public ownership, given their importance to the angling sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10588/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Services Provision (17 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 1111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his proposals to ensure that the necessary measures are implemented without further delay to deal with the totally inadequate mobile telephone coverage in parts of the country, particularly Border areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan, as outlined in recent documents published by the Commission for Communications...

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: I appreciate that Deputy Lisa Chambers has given me the opportunity to make a short contribution and I will refer in particular to the crime problems in the Border area. As a representative of two southern Ulster counties, they have particular problems with many offenders crossing the Border. Unfortunately, some of the areas to which they move directly from Cavan and Monaghan are parts of...

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: It goes without saying that this is an extremely important subject and I am glad that we have the debate on it and that Members have the opportunity to contribute. It is a subject to which this Dáil should return on a constant basis, reviewing targets and progress and keeping abreast of all international developments. I want to refer in particular to the fact that over the course of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 222. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals he has to provide additional financial resources in 2016 for the mental health services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9165/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals he has to extend mental health services in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9166/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 224. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals he has to provide new facilities in 2016 for the provision of mental health services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9167/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (4 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 232. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given the violence and murder inflicted by the Islamic State on Yazidis and Christians, his proposals to request the United Nations Security Council to refer this ongoing barbarity to the International Criminal Court; his views on whether this violence and murder classifies as genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9180/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (4 May 2016)

Brendan Smith: 330. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the implications for counties Cavan and Monaghan of the further delay in the roll out of the national broadband plan; if he is aware of the urgent need to provide much-needed investment in upgrading the broadband telecommunications infrastructure throughout both counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

EU Migration and Refugee Crisis: Statements (28 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: This is an important subject and I am glad we have the opportunity to discuss it here today. As the Minister of State will know, for the past five years and the past two in particular this matter has been the subject of constant debate by the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade. Representatives of all parties and none took a very active part in the debates and meeting witnesses...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (28 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for clarification of entitlements under the basic payment scheme, with particular reference to the administration of estates, as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); to provide clarity in relation to this issue to enable persons to prepare applications under the 2016 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....