Results 6,901-6,920 of 18,449 for speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 627. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the European Union agreement with Turkey on refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6849/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 628. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new initiatives the European Union will take in relation to the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6850/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 630. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he and his European Union counterparts are taking to find a political and diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6852/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 650. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the ceasefire in Syria; his ongoing efforts to secure peace in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7094/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 631. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his discussions with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ms Theresa Villiers, regarding the implementation of the Fresh Start Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6853/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 640. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure profile for his Department at the end of March 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7037/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 641. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his proposals to raise the need for a co-ordinated response to the persecution of Christians in many regions throughout the world at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council, the United Nations or other international fora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7085/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 642. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding he has provided to the emigrant support programme in 2016 to date and the various programmes he will fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7086/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 643. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the ceasefire agreed in Yemen; the efforts made at European Union level to secure peace in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7087/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 644. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding he has provided to countries neighbouring Syria who have been affected by the conflict; his plans to increase funding to these countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7088/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 651. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on his efforts to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches those most in need in Syria; to stop starvation being used as a weapon of war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7095/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 645. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being taken at a national and European Union level to address the persecution of women and the abuse of female human rights across the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7089/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Guiding Principles (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 646. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has made to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki-moon, to put new structures in place, given that the current structures are outdated, and the lack of effectiveness of the United Nations in dealing with conflict in many parts of the world and the political changes over many decades; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 647. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his efforts to stem electoral violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo; if he has raised the issue at recent European Union Foreign Affairs Council meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7091/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 648. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues he discussed at the most recent North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7092/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 649. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the overseas development aid expenditure in 2015; the provision he has made for 2016; the programmes he will fund in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7093/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Waiver Programme (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 652. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed changes to the J1 visa programme during his visit to the US for the recent Saint Patrick's Day celebrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7096/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 724. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan, including when it will proceed to the next stage, when the tendering process will commence and be completed, when construction will commence, and the funding she will allocate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7025/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 725. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for new permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan, including when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7026/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Smith: 743. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied) in County Cavan; the stage it is at; when it will proceed to the next stage; the timescale for the detailed planning and design work to be undertaken and for commencement of the tendering process; the estimated level of expenditure; if she has made financial provision in her Estimates for this...