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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Smith: 1181. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions he has had with the five Executive Parties in Northern Ireland in relation to the serious difficulties in the workings of the Northern Ireland Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32256/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Smith: 1182. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has put forward at meetings with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State and with the Political Parties in Northern Ireland in relation to the urgent need to resolve the issues impeding the work of the Northern Ireland Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32257/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Smith: 1183. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the Government's role as co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement, if he will outline the proposals that have been put forward to help bring an immediate end to the impasse that has arisen in the workings of the Northern Ireland Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32258/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Smith: 1184. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has put forward at recent meetings of the EU Foreign Affairs Councils in relation to the urgent need to assist refugees fleeing Syria and the adjoining regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32259/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Immigration Policy (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Smith: 1186. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he will put forward at the next meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the current refugee crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32261/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Smith: 1352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; if she is aware of the urgent need to provide appropriate permanent accommodation, due to the continued growth of enrolment in this school over the years; when this project is likely to proceed to tender; the expected timescale for construction and...

Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: Hear, hear.

Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: It is disgraceful. She should answer the question.

Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: He has declared it in this House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: Apologies for not being able to hear all the contributions but there have been votes and I was in another meeting on the way back. However, I have gone through the documentation. Shared housing and integrated education are contained in one sentence in the Good Friday Agreement but there has not been progress on shared or mixed housing to the extent we would like either. In the early 1990s...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: Is that college still to the fore as a model? Are there still big numbers attending? Am I right that the initiative is not intended for whole schools but there are shared classes such as where students are together in a campus or adjacent in a town? Is it intended that this initiative move forward incrementally, with shared classes rather than a shared or integrated school? It seems,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: May I ask a question on capital budgets? Suppose a group comes together with a need for a school. If school facilities then have to be put in place is there a 100% grant for this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: By "recurrent funding" Ms Merron means revenue on an annual basis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: Is the fund dependent on access to local community facilities in the interim? New builds are not an option.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: That is obviously plus the enrolment.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 16 June 2015, if he is aware of the level of legal and professional fees incurred to date by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in an ongoing legal dispute (details supplied); if his Department has requested these details from the special liquidators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30283/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 16 June 2015, if he will provide a breakdown of the legal and professional fees as listed on page 62 of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation's report of 12 March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30316/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Retention (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: 269. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the outcome of his discussions with an insurance company (details supplied) in relation to the need to retain the maximum level of employment in its office in Cavan town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29625/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: 300. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware of the 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 in the maintenance of existing employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30334/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Smith: 301. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware of the need to provide much needed additional job opportunities throughout County Cavan; the proposals his Department and the State's industrial promotion agencies have to assist in job creation, and in the maintenance of existing employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30335/15]