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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: 203. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the proposed bill of rights for Northern Ireland, the Irish Language Act and the establishment of the civic forum were discussed at the recent North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48711/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: 204. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the outstanding issues arising from the Good Friday Agreement and the St. Andrews Agreement were discussed at the recent North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48712/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: 205. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if tax issues, such as corporation tax, were discussed at the recent North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48713/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: 206. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues that were discussed at the recent North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48714/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: 166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if assistance will be provided by his Department to the proprietors of an Irish company (details supplied) that has had for a number of years ongoing and serious business difficulties abroad; if he will ensure that the interests of this family will be pursued with the relevant authorities in that country as outlined in correspondence; if...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: 201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the totally inadequate broadband telecommunications infrastructure in an area (details supplied) in County Cavan; when it is planned to have this infrastructure upgraded to ensure that business and households in that area have an appropriate level of communications; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: 213. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to upgrade broadband telecommunications infrastructure in an area (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47694/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: 218. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the proposal to extend the Erne navigation from Belturbet to Killykeen and Killeshandra, County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47529/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Palestine and Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (10 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: With regard to Ms Minch's comment and the fact that the recognition of Palestine will not, unfortunately, change things overnight, we all know this, and we are all supportive of the motion before the Dáil at the moment and the motion that was passed by Seanad Éireann. I made the point last night in the Dáil that the one difference it makes is that it gives some parity of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Palestine and Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (10 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: I must apologise, as I was delayed at an earlier meeting. I am sorry that I missed the presentation. On the honest broker about whom Councillor Patrick Costello spoke, the European Union has been a generous donor in the rebuilding of Gaza on a number of occasions. Does Ms Minch sense a willingness on the part of the European Union from her interaction with the Commission to move on and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Palestine and Israel: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (10 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: It is easy to pledge funding for a project that we know will not be drawn down, but I presume that is not the ethos of the European Union when it makes commitments and pledges. To Ms Minch's knowledge, when the European Union, on behalf of its 500 million citizens, makes a pledge to provide much needed funding to relieve the desperate plight of so many innocent people, is there any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (10 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: 82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent commentary by Teagasc on likely future returns for dairy farmers resulting in a severe drop in income; the proposals, he has put to the European Commission on the need to introduce adequate market support measures to assist the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47466/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Relations (10 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: 83. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he proposes to raise at the next EU Agriculture Council the need for the European Commission to introduce adequate market support measures following the negative effects of the ban imposed by Russia on products from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47470/14]

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: I would like to share time with Deputy Keaveney.

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: On behalf of Fianna Fáil, I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the need for the Government to recognise the state of Palestine on the basis of the 1967 borders. We will be supporting this motion. I am glad that Deputies on all sides of the House are supportive of this proposal. We believe this House must send out a strong message in one voice on behalf of the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (9 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: 326. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the requests of Monaghan County Council regarding the provision of services and also a meeting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46988/14]

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: Nobody ever said they did not.

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: Not in this House, but I have done so.

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: Following on from comments made by Deputy Billy Timmins, I recently tabled a parliamentary question to the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the brutal and horrific murder of a young man named Paul Quinn who was murdered some years ago in County Monaghan, in my constituency. There is a duty on everybody who has information regarding the killers of this innocent man to provide that...

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2014)

Brendan Smith: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle should have sympathy for me, because I have lost most of my constituency. I thank him for his sympathy, however. This Government has engaged in more than ten U-turns on the implementation of water charges. Clearly, it is making up water policy as it goes along. There were even last-minute changes to the legislation before us today, which gives effect to the...