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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: 1737. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 17 July 2014, if specific funding will be allocated to Cavan County Council for 2015 in respect of the proposed upgrading of the Cootehill, Shercock, Carrickmacross, Dundalk route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34820/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the ambassador. He mentioned that the Israeli Defence Force tried to avoid the deaths of innocent people. That does not add up when one considers that the hospital was bombed and that UN centres where people were advised to go to seek refuge were bombed and innocent people lost their lives. He refers to that as high moral standards. I radically disagree with that. I also refer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: It is important to put that on the record. The ambassador has had a long time to respond to initial questions. Equally, the people who contacted me abhorred the firing of rockets at innocent Israeli targets as well. That should also be put on the record. Will Israel contribute to the cost of rebuilding vital and strategic infrastructure in Gaza, such as hospitals and schools? The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

Brendan Smith: I compliment the Irish NGOs and their sister organisations working in very difficult conditions trying to bring humanitarian aid to people who are suffering greatly. That should be recorded. We are talking about a crisis that is decades old and the result of political failure and the continuous displacement of Palestinians. In view of the Chairman's question, I take it that the ambassador...

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

Brendan Smith: 35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has to meet the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the party leaders in Northern Ireland on the need to progress the Haass talks to a successful conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32166/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Priorities (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his priorities for 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32864/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form any capital investments made in Irish embassies and consulates in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32865/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the cost of running all Irish embassies and consulates in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32866/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Garda Operations (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce additional measures to deal with the problems of smuggling and illegal trading in diesel and tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32632/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; the current stage of this project; when the project is likely to proceed to the next stage; the likely timescale for construction; if this project will be progressed as quickly as possible in view of the increased enrolments over recent years...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to lower the requirement that ten pupils are needed to secure a school bus service; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this criterion is having a detrimental effect on enrolment in smaller schools and is posing further difficulties for such schools in planning for the future; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 315. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any special initiatives will be undertaken by his Department or the State's industrial promotion agencies to assist in the provision of much needed new employment opportunities in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32426/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 316. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any special initiatives will be undertaken by his Department or the State's industrial promotion agencies to assist in the provision of much needed new employment opportunities in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32427/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 660. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expediate a medical card approval in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan as all the medical data has been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32153/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 773. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals to progress the Narrow Water Bridge project in view of the commitment in the statement of Government priorities that a particular emphasis would be placed on infrastructural development in the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32408/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 774. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals to progress the A5 road project in view of the commitment in the statement of Government priorities that a particular emphasis would be placed on infrastructural development in the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32409/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 778. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding to upgrade the Cootehill, Shercock, Carrickmacross, Dundalk route in view of the heavy volume of traffic on this road and the urgent need to have necessary improvement works undertaken and taking into account that substantial preparatory work in planning and design has already been undertaken; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services Provision (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 779. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or the National Transport Authority will provide a subvention towards a rural bus service, which has already been licensed by the National Transport Authority (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this service is extremely important for a large rural area which has no other public...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has put forward any particular proposals at the EU Foreign Affairs Council on the need to resume the EU-Iran human rights dialogue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31992/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Allowances (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will restore the €20 per week additional training allowance for persons accessing SOLAS-funded training in view of the hardship imposed on many persons due to the withdrawal of this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31993/14]