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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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (21 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 76. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the roll-out of BreastCheck to 65 to 69 year old women; the number of women screened in 2015; the number of women who will be able to avail of this service in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7944/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Meetings (21 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed at the recent European Union Foreign Affairs Council; the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7859/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (21 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he put forward at North-South Ministerial Council meetings in relation to the establishment of additional cross-Border bodies as provided for in the Good Friday Agreement; the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7860/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes Expenditure (20 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding that has been allocated to Cavan County Council to date in 2016 to carry out essential drainage work; if it is proposed to allocate further funding to the council and, if so, to outline the drainage work to be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7402/16]