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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (4 Mar 2015)

Brendan Smith: 128. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that adequate funding is provided for the residential centres of the Camphill Community of Ireland to ensure the continuation of services at those centres throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9445/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (4 Mar 2015)

Brendan Smith: 176. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that adequate funding is provided to ensure that there are no reductions in the level of service provided by North East Doctor on Call Ltd. in the north-east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9573/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (4 Mar 2015)

Brendan Smith: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if transport will be provided to a primary school in County Cavan from a location (details supplied); if she will ensure that families in that general area who wish to have their children attend a school under the patronage of their particular denomination will have school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9449/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 Mar 2015)

Brendan Smith: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be provided to a motion passed by Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District in relation to the need to provide funding towards the upgrading of the R179 - Carrickmacross to Donaghmoyne road, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9576/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (4 Mar 2015)

Brendan Smith: 239. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will support the application submitted by the GAA for UNESCO heritage status in respect of hurling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9574/15]

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: I welcome this very substantial legislation. There is a huge amount of work for any Department in preparing legislation of this magnitude and credit is due to the Department officials, to Deputy Alan Shatter in his period as Minister for Justice and Equality, and to the Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald. Unfortunately, since the recent publication of the Bill, I have had not the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his response. Less than three weeks ago, Deputy Martin and I had meetings in Belfast with a number of groups. One of the issues that was particularly highlighted to us was the concern in regard to responsibility for parades being devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. There is a need for a strong Parades Commission. The first Parades Commission was strong and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: I ask the Minister to give me an assurance that every effort will be made to ensure that the work of the historical inquiries unit will commence at the earliest possible time. I asked the Secretary of State and I ask the Minister now that no blockage be put in the way of the referral of particular incidents, carnage and loss of life to that historical inquiries unit, as it has to be approved...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: 4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Stormont House Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8341/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: Since the publication of the Stormont House Agreement on 23 December last, I welcome the fact that the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, has had some meetings on its implementation. Its implementation should be treated with the utmost urgency. Can the Minister outline for us the legislative provisions that would have to be enacted through the Oireachtas and what progress is being made in that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ukrainian Conflict (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: 1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland’s position on the deteriorating situation in the Ukraine; if he has had contact with his Russian counterpart on this matter; if he will provide an update on the discussions he has had about the incursion into Irish airspace by Russian military aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8340/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ukrainian Conflict (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: We have all witnessed the horrific loss of life and displacement of people in the Ukraine. I hope the long-awaited truce that took hold on Wednesday in eastern Ukraine will hold. As a sovereign Parliament, we should send a clear message that the sovereignty of the Ukraine must be respected. Has the Minister conveyed such sentiments to the Russian authorities and can he assure us that he...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ukrainian Conflict (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the work that President Hollande and Chancellor Merkel have done in getting agreement to a ceasefire but, as I have stated previously, the Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy should be leading these discussions on behalf of the 28 member states of the EU. The Minister was correct to condemn the assault on Debaltseve. Concerns have been expressed that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ukrainian Conflict (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: Has the Minister engaged in discussions with his counterparts in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway, all of whom have publicly expressed concern about potential Russian aggression on their borders? In regard to encroachment on Irish-controlled airspace, I understand the Minister directed one of his senior officials to convey directly to the Russian ambassador the concerns of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: 12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet with the Administration of the United States of America in relation to the urgent need to progress the proposed immigration reform legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8234/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Electoral Reform (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: 15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an outline of the discussions he has had with Irish emigrant groups in relation to their ongoing campaigns to participate in the Irish electoral process, such as elections to a reformed Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8236/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: 17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to take any particular initiative in relation to the need to progress outstanding aspects of the Good Friday and Saint Andrews Agreements including the establishment of a civic forum, the introduction of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland, the introduction of an Irish Language Act; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to provide, as a matter of urgency, additional overseas development aid for South Sudan, due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8235/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions his Department has taken to address the persecution of Christians in the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8233/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (26 Feb 2015)

Brendan Smith: 12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet with the Administration of the United States of America in relation to the urgent need to progress the proposed immigration reform legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8234/15]