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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....

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]