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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 110. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to restore orthopaedic services in Cavan General Hospital in County Cavan, at least to the level of service that was provided in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8743/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 115. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to provide new accommodation and additional facilities for the emergency department at Cavan General Hospital in County Cavan, given the large number of patients attending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8752/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (28 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 122. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds in Counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2010, and at present; if he will provide additional beds in these counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8784/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (28 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 130. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the proposal to introduce a bill of rights in Northern Ireland as provided for in the Good Friday Agreement; the outcome of recent discussions with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ms Theresa Villiers, the First Minister, Ms Arlene Foster, and the Deputy First Minister, Mr. Martin McGuinness in the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Development (28 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 155. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the stage of the proposal to make the River Erne navigable from Belturbet to Killykeen and Killeshandra, County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8755/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Development (28 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 156. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the proposal to extend the River Shannon Navigation from Lough Allen in County Leitrim northwards towards Dowra in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8756/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (27 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of his meetings with the European Commissioner for Agriculture and with the European Commissioner for Trade in relation to the proposed Mercosur trade deal; if he has outlined total opposition to such a deal given the adverse impact on European agriculture of such a development; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (27 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 50. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals he has to provide a significant increase in home help hours and improve home care packages in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8575/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Data (26 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 357. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken to rebuild Gaza following pledges made at a conference in Cairo in 2014; the aid committed by the Government to this project; the actual expenditure by the Government on this project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8023/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (26 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 358. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 627 of 14 April 2016 (details supplied), the other efforts he and his European Union counterparts are undertaking to address the migrant crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8024/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (26 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 359. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role of Ireland as a member of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 2017-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8025/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 360. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the current situation in South Sudan; the efforts being made by him and his European Union counterparts to secure peace in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8026/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 361. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made by him and his European Union counterparts regarding the current situation in Mali; the efforts being made to ensure aid reaches those most in need in Mali given the reports of food shortages and starvation in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8027/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 363. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his efforts to restart peace talks in Afghanistan, particularly in view of the launch of the spring offensive by the Taliban and the recent bomb attack in Kabul; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8091/16]

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: In 1973, both Ireland and Britain joined what was then known as the European Economic Community. In the years that have followed, both countries have undergone a dramatic transformation, in many parts thanks to membership of the European Union. In the Republic, Structural Funds have vastly improved our infrastructure, the Common Agricultural Policy has been a key catalyst in the enormous...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (21 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 28. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts made to date and being undertaken at present to attract an industry or manufacturing facility to a location (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7866/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (21 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 29. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware of the urgent need to provide much needed additional job opportunities throughout County Cavan; the proposals, if any, his Department and the State's industrial promotion agencies have to assist in job creation and the maintenance of existing employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7867/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (21 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 30. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware of the urgent need to provide much needed additional job opportunities throughout County Monaghan; the proposals his Department and the State's industrial promotion agencies have to assist in job creation and the maintenance of existing employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7868/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (21 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 31. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if financial assistance is available to develop enterprise centres; if so, the level of funding provided in 2014 and 2015 towards such developments in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7869/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (21 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 32. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if funding is provided to local enterprise offices or to community groups for the development of enterprise centres; if so, the programmes of assistance available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7870/16]