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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 642. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposals to provide a new fire station in Virginia in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46187/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 643. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposals to provide a new fire station in Ballyjamesduff in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46188/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 644. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided to Cavan County Council and to Cavan Town Council for housing construction, housing repairs and various housing grant schemes for each of the years from 2007 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter [46189/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 645. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided to local authorities in County Monaghan for housing construction, housing repairs and various housing grant schemes, for each of the years from 2007 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46190/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 646. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to provide funding for men's sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46191/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 725. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated to the National Roads Authority for 2016 in respect of the necessary upgrading of the east-west route from Cootehill through Shercock and Carrickmacross to Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46208/15]

1916 Quarter Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: I am delighted to have the opportunity to make a short contribution to this debate. As my colleague Deputy Fleming has said, it is appropriate that we are discussing this Bill on the eve of 2016. This is the last Private Member's Bill to be put before the Dáil in this session. I compliment Deputy Ó Cuív on the work he has done in preparing the Bill in consultation with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Boko Haram Insurgency: Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of Nigeria (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: I welcome Mr. Iginla who in the course of his presentation referred to the "wanton destruction of lives...", with the murder of 12,000 people and more than 8,000 injured, but that "as a result of these efforts, the military are better equipped now and their operations are beginning to yield the desired results". What are the desired results and what has been achieved to date? How optimistic...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Framework Agreement: Motion (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Chairman and welcome the statement by the Minister of State. Fianna Fáil is completely supportive of the proposed agreement and the European Union obviously should have the best possible relationships from the point of view of trade and other aspects with a country that has a population of 93 million people. I notice there is a huge imbalance in trade between the European...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposals the Office of Public Works has to carry out essential drainage work in County Cavan; if he is aware of the serious problems caused for households and businesses in parts of County Cavan, particularly in the Crossdoney, Killeshandra and Farnham areas, due to recent severe flooding; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland Issues (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the re-introduction of the paramilitary monitoring commission and the establishment of a cross-Border agency to deal with organised crime, as outlined in the Fresh Start agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45609/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Investigations (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the status of the investigation of the murder of a person (details supplied) in 1976, if An Garda Síochána will carry out further investigations, the level of co-operation by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, if she will ensure that further full and thorough investigations are undertaken without further delay; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals to provide additional funding to non-governmental organisations towards their programmes working to mitigate the risk of gender-based violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45603/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has put forward at European Union Foreign Affairs Councils on the need to increase funding to non-governmental organisations to assist their programmes dealing with gender-based violence in many regions, particularly in countries where a significant cohort of the population are victims of conflict-related sexual violence;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the most recent discussions he has had with the British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mr Philip Hammond, and with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ms Theresa Villiers, in relation to the forthcoming referendum on British membership of the European Union; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he and his European Union counterparts have made in relation to the plight of refugees fleeing the Middle East and North Africa, the progress on developing an adequate and comprehensive European Union response programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45608/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide additional funding for humanitarian aid for Syria and adjoining areas in view of the ongoing conflict, the appalling loss of life and the urgent need to get essential humanitarian aid to persons living in desperate conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45615/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise at the next European Union Foreign Affairs Council the need for the European Union to provide additional funding to Syria and that region given the ongoing conflict, the appalling loss of lives and the urgent need to get humanitarian aid to persons living in desperate conditions; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on using an underground alternative on the North South Interconnector which employs High Voltage Direct Current technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45621/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments (16 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 197. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cavan in respect of the purchase of bog under the cessation of turf cutting scheme, if this application will be finalised without further delay as it has been ongoing for years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45622/15]