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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Services Provision (15 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 446. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has received complaints on the totally inadequate mobile telephone coverage in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if such concerns have been brought to the attention of the Commission for Communications Regulation or to the telecommunications companies; the proposals, if any, there are to upgrade the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Infrastructure (15 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 447. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the licensing process for a company to provide a mobile telephone service; if there is an ongoing assessment of a company's investment in telecommunications infrastructure to provide appropriate coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31611/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (15 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 561. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he has to provide financial support to the poultry sector under the rural development plan; the specific allocation of funding that will be made available for this sector; the investment measures that will be supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31658/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (10 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for the reply and I endorse the comments of my colleague, Deputy Dara Calleary. Over the past two years, as Fianna Fáil spokesperson on foreign affairs and trade, in priority questions and oral questions, I have raised this very important issue with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. During that period, I have had the opportunity to meet the Secretary of...

Topical Issue Debate: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (10 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: I appreciate the Ceann Comhairle giving us an opportunity to raise this important issue, which is one of concern also to the Acting Chairman, Deputy Joe O'Reilly. It has been raised by our constituency colleague, Senator Diarmuid Wilson, in the Seanad on a number of occasions. Bombs in Monaghan and Dublin on 17 May 1974 resulted in the deaths of 33 civilians and the wounding of almost 300...

Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: Has the Government, or the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, sought an emergency meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council to discuss the escalating Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the terrible loss of life?

Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: It is very important.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North South Ministerial Council (10 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the cancellation of the North-South Ministerial Council meeting due to be held on 4 July 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30562/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North South Ministerial Council (10 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the items that were due to be discussed at the North-South Ministerial Council Meeting due to be held on 4 July 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30564/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North South Ministerial Council (10 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when it is proposed to hold the next meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30565/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (10 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent contacts he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and with party leaders in Northern Ireland in relation to the urgent need to progress the Haass talks to a successful conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30566/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: Unfortunately, with so much conflict elsewhere in the world, the tragedy of the Syrian crisis, with such terrible loss of life, does not get nearly as much attention as it deserves. Iran's support for President al-Assad's regime is a source of concern to us, given the regime's behaviour over the years and the horror, terror and loss of life inflicted on so many of its citizens. Could the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: I wish to follow up on a question raised by the Chairman. I understand the EU-Iran human rights dialogue was ended by Iran in 2004. If I understand the ambassador correctly, he indicated that the problem in resuming the talks is on the EU side. If that is the case, I will table parliamentary questions to identify the difficulties arising for the European Union in resuming dialogue. Human...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: I thank the ambassador for his presentation. I had an opportunity recently to meet him to be briefed on different issues. Last week, in response to a parliamentary question, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade indicated there has been progress in the nuclear issue and Iran is engaging fully in resolving it. Is it hoped the deadline for agreement by 20 July will be...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he proposes to raise at the EU Foreign Affairs Council the issues referred to in correspondence (details supplied) regarding Burma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30300/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will have the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied) regarding Burma considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30301/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Reform (8 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has made to the Secretary General of the United Nations to put in place new structures, given that the current structures are totally outdated and in view of the lack of effectiveness of the UN in dealing with conflict in many parts of the world and taking into account political changes over many decades; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (8 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 153. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had recent contact with the Egyptian authorities in relation to the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29812/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (8 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 843. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff currently employed by the rural transport programme who will be made redundant due to the restructuring of the programme into 18 transport co-ordination units; the redundancy package that is being offered to those staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29917/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Education and Training Boards (3 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I sincerely hope that the proposal from Cavan and Monaghan ETB will indeed be considered in detail and subsequently approved. It will not be acceptable to anybody in Cavan-Monaghan if we do not have our own training remit. We are fortunate that in the past two decades we have built up a very good further education structure in the area. For...