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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Funding (14 Jan 2016)

Brendan Smith: 131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his proposals to allocate funding to Monaghan County Council for 2016 to carry out essential drainage work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1706/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes (14 Jan 2016)

Brendan Smith: 132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his proposals to carry out major drainage work on the River Erne system in County Cavan, due to the ongoing problems with flooding in that catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1707/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes (14 Jan 2016)

Brendan Smith: 133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his proposals to carry out drainage work on the Dromore River system in County Monaghan, due to ongoing problems with flooding in that catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1708/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes (14 Jan 2016)

Brendan Smith: 134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of discussions he has had with the authorities in Northern Ireland regarding flooding problems caused by the River Erne in County Fermanagh and in County Cavan, including the need to carry out the appropriate drainage and remedial works to alleviate the serious flooding problems that are caused, in part, by the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Job Creation (14 Jan 2016)

Brendan Smith: 234. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to introduce specific programmes through the local authorities to assist small businesses to maintain and create employment in villages and small towns that have lost vital public services in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1715/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (14 Jan 2016)

Brendan Smith: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 5 November 2015, if he will provide funding to Monaghan County Council to carry out essential upgrading work on the R190 Ballybay to Cootehill road, due to the serious flooding that has occurred on that road over the past two months, if he is aware this flooding is the cause of very serious...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (14 Jan 2016)

Brendan Smith: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional specific funding he will allocate to Cavan County Council to carry out improvement works to roads that have been damaged due to the serious flooding problems in December 2015 and January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1698/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (14 Jan 2016)

Brendan Smith: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional specific funding he will allocate to Monaghan County Council to carry out improvement works to roads that have been damaged due to the serious flooding problems in December 2015 and January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1699/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Brendan Smith: 735. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of running all embassies and consulates in the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1549/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Brendan Smith: 736. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost based on current growth forecasts of reaching 0.38%, 0.39%, 0.4%, 0.41%, 0.42%, 0.43%, 0.44%, 0.45%, 0.46%, 0.47%, 0.48%, 0.49% and 0.5% of the United Nations target for overseas development aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1550/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Brendan Smith: 832. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set down the expenditure from the overseas development aid budget spent on the green climate fund in 2014 and in 2015; if any of the increased expenditure announced in budget 2016 will go towards the green climate fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1552/16]

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: As Deputy John Paul Phelan said, this legislation requires detailed and critical scrutiny. I disagree with his remarks on what the former Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Martin, did in the context of supporting the regional technological colleges and the institutes of technology. During the period he held the office that the Minister, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, holds now, there was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Current Developments in Northern Ireland: Discussion on Fresh Start Agreement (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: Would we not have peace if they were turned off for the day? It is the season of peace and goodwill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Current Developments in Northern Ireland: Discussion on Fresh Start Agreement (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for his presentation. We had the opportunity to discuss some of these issues in the Dáil earlier today, when I asked about the fresh start agreement during Priority Questions. Timing is of the utmost importance. There is now a very small window of opportunity to make progress as we are into the electoral cycles both North and South in the new year. As...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Current Developments in Northern Ireland: Discussion on Fresh Start Agreement (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: Who starts the process?

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: From the Seanad (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: Did the Minister of State say that LAMA would have the right to nominate a candidate to the Administrative Panel? Correct. I take it that is the sum total of the Government's Seanad reform as well. I think we should put it on the record that it brought in one piece of reform.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: From the Seanad (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: It was important that this Seanad was kept. It is a very important part of our Legislature.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: From the Seanad (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: Seamus Mallon.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: From the Seanad (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the Minister of State's comments. I believe all election expenditure should be transparent and in the public domain. Most of us do not have problems with donations because we do not get them and so disclosure is not an issue. I am speaking for myself and, I am sure, the vast majority of public representatives as well. We generally go into debt to try to fight elections. I am...

Other Questions: EU Issues (17 Dec 2015)

Brendan Smith: 10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions, he has had with his European counterparts in relation to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45308/15]