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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (5 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 154. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed at his recent meeting with the Northern Ireland Executive parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42430/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (5 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide on an annual basis the funding provided for the Emigrant Support Programme in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the expenditure incurred to date in 2014; the programmes supported and the funding allocated to each programme this year; the provision made in his Department's estimates for 2015 for this programme; and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Nigeria: Ambassador of Nigeria to Ireland (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the ambassador and her colleague. I grew up in a rural community. Of all the countries in Africa, we would have been more aware of Nigeria because of the history of missionaries travelling to Nigeria from my county of Cavan. There is a long friendship between our countries. The ambassador has understandably painted a very grim picture of the terrible suffering and terror...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 371. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if provision is made in the vote of the Office of Public Works for 2015 to enable construction to commence on a project (details supplied) in County Cavan; the stage this particular project is at; when the project will proceed to the next stage; when construction is likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers subject to an on-farm and satellite inspection for land eligibility in 2014; the number of those cases that have been sent for digitisation; the number that have had their digitisation complete; the number of those inspection cases that have received their disadvantaged area payment; the number that have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that there will be no limit on the number of animals that individual farmers can apply on and get paid on under the 2015 beef data and genomics programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42091/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the new labelling initiative being pursued by the Minister for Agriculture in Northern Ireland and supported by the Northern Ireland meat industry and by Irish farmers which would allow for cattle born in the Republic of Ireland, fattened in Northern Ireland and slaughtered in Northern Ireland to be placed on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the Bord Bia data which show that the key R3 steer cattle price here is now over €1/kg below the same R3 steer cattle price in the main export market in Britain and that this amounts to a price differential of over €350 per animal; his plans to ensure farmers get a fair price for their cattle; and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is no provision in his Department's Estimates for the beef technology adoption programme for 2015; if this means that farmers under the programme will receive no BTAP payment in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42094/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the severe hardship caused to many family farm households due to delays in issuing payments such as single farm payment and disadvantaged area scheme payments; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many applicants who had an on-farm or satellite inspection as far back as May/June 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 479. To ask the Minister for Defence if the 21 year rule for Permanent Defence Force personnel enlisted after 1994 will be reviewed; his views that many of those affected by this rule are very anxious to remain in the Defence Forces as they have the required fitness levels and have gained very valuable experience over the years which will continue to be of assistance in their duties; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 826. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the volunteer initiative as announced in October 2013; the allocation that was given to this initiative from his Department for 2013, 2014 and 2015; the number of Irish volunteers that were supported in those years and the agencies through which they were supported; his plans to expand the initiative; and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 836. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised concerns with the Israeli ambassador in relation to the proposed further expansion of settlements by the Israeli authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42230/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 837. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to raise at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council the totally unacceptable expansion of settlements by the Israeli authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42231/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Infectious Diseases Epidemic (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 838. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of overseas development assistance funding provided to date to deal with the Ebola outbreak in West Africa; his plans to provide further funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42233/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Infectious Diseases Epidemic (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 839. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the commitments made to fund programmes to deal with the Ebola outbreak following the decision of the EU Council to double funding; the level of funding to be provided by his Department, the overall funding by the EU and its member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42234/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 975. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the arrangements he has put in place to provide interim funding to Leader local action groups including Cavan-Monaghan Leader, whose Leader administration funding (details supplied) will be exhausted by 31 December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40923/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Smith: 1023. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the tyre industry in relation to a proposal by his Department to implement in full a producer responsibility initiative; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the industry is strongly of the view that the full implementation of the producer responsibility...

Order of Business (23 Oct 2014)

Brendan Smith: As the Tánaiste is probably aware, Seanad Éireann passed a motion yesterday calling on the Government to recognise the state of Palestine.

Order of Business (23 Oct 2014)

Brendan Smith: The motion was proposed by Fianna Fáil Senator Averil Power and agreed by the Seanad without a vote. Could the Tánaiste commit that Government time will be allocated in the next sitting week to enable Dáil Éireann to discuss a similar motion?