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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (23 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 2 June 2016, if funding has been allocated to the Irish Pig Society to provide compensation to smaller scale pig producers, following on from the pigmeat compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17786/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Improvement Works in lieu of Local Authority Housing Scheme (22 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to encourage the use of and improve the criteria for the scheme of improvements in lieu of rehousing, as this scheme could help in the retention and improvement of existing housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17618/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (22 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 192. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions that have taken place at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council regarding the possibility of suspending trade agreements with Israel until such a time as peace talks resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17382/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme (21 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 311. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his proposals to reverse the changes to the farm assist scheme that were introduced in budgets 2012 and 2013; if he is aware that these changes have had a very negative effect on many low income farmers; if he will give consideration to the immediate reversal of those measures, in view of the serious income difficulties across all farm sectors at...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (21 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 548. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals to launch a new sports capital programme 2016, if he has provided for this in his Estimates for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17240/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (21 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 581. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the next recruitment campaign for the Permanent Defence Force will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17209/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (21 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 595. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his proposals to increase numbers in the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17316/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (16 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the outcome of discussions he had with Eirgrid in relation to the North-South electricity interconnector; if he is aware of the widespread opposition in communities in counties Monaghan, Cavan and Meath placing the transmission lines underground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16156/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (16 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the outcome of discussions he has had with EirGrid on major projects it proposes to undertake over the next few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16157/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 49. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional Garda Síochána personnel will be assigned to the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division, given the substantial reduction in Garda numbers in that division over the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16418/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (16 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the implementation of the Fresh Start agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16420/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (16 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 178. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his proposals, to have further meetings with Members of the Northern Ireland Executive and with other parties represented in the Stormont Assembly and with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the implementation of the Fresh Start agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16421/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (16 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the continued licensing of glyphosate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16419/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Northern Ireland (14 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I do not know if it is possible for the families to find some sense of closure with the truth of how their loved ones were murdered. Again, I emphasise that the killers must be brought to justice and that there has to be answers for this mass murder. Through parliamentary questions and various debates in this House over the years, I have...

Topical Issue Debate: Northern Ireland (14 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: The report of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland on the Loughinisland killings outlines clearly the damning and devastating truth that the police force was guilty of engaging in significant collusion in sectarian mass murder on the fateful night of 18 June 1994. The report contains details that are deeply disturbing and expose for all of us, once again, a dark chapter in Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (9 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of the widespread concerns of the Irish Postmasters Union in respect of recent correspondence issued by his Department regarding payment of jobseeker's payments through financial institutions other than post offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15103/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 394. To ask the Minister for Health when the staffing complement will be increased in a hospital unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14261/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (8 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 515. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to introduce new measures to deal with the growing problems due to the increasing availability of new psychoactive substances and the serious problems this is causing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15050/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (8 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 516. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that additional much needed resources are allocated to an organisation (details supplied) which provides an important service in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if he is aware that demand for the services provided by this organisation is increasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15051/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Brendan Smith: 601. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his proposals to apply a universal service obligation on broadband telecommunications providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14979/16]