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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (2 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: I note the Tánaiste's comment that the Government wants to be involved as closely as possible. We want to see a conclusion as rapidly as possible. We are into the marching season again. There are conflicting reports from different parts of the North of Ireland in regard to trouble in some places and relative calm in other areas that have seen difficulties in the past. We hope that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (2 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions, if any, he has had with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State or with members of the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to outstanding aspects of the Good Friday Agreement which need to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28227/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Egyptian Conflict (2 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with the Egyptian authorities to protest at the seven-year jail terms handed down in the case of the three Al-Jazeera journalists recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28225/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions at the recent EU Foreign Affairs Council regarding the conflict and humanitarian disaster in South Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28226/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (2 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns in an area (details supplied) in County Cavan regarding the poor quality of broadband telecommunications service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28639/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (2 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 181. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card is treated as an urgent application if the person is having palliative care and the relevant medical evidence is submitted with the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28697/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (1 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the most recent discussions at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council with regard to the Ukrainian crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28230/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (1 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals, if any, he has outlined at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meetings regarding the urgent need for the European Union to play a more active role to assist in confronting the obstacles impeding a negotiated, two-state solution in relation to Israel-Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (1 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has outlined at EU Foreign Affairs Council meetings regarding the need for an adequate programme of labelling of products due to Israel's continued expansion of settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28477/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (1 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there have been discussions at EU Foreign Affairs Council meetings regarding the need for Israel to desist from its continued expansion of settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28478/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (1 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise at the forthcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting the urgent need for an early resumption of negotiations pertaining to the Middle East peace process in view of the deteriorating situation in that region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28480/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (1 Jul 2014)

Brendan Smith: 571. To ask the Minister for Health the proposals he has to extend BreastCheck to women aged between 65 and 69 during 2014 in view of the commitments made in the programme for Government and in Future Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28453/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: I apologise but I must leave to attend another meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: Like you, Chairman, I welcome the delegation's contributions on this important subject. They have followed the high standard of presentations that were made in 2012 by the local authorities involved. The map of areas that are disadvantaged by not having good arterial routes covers an extremely large part of our national population. On the last occasion, Mr. Séamus Neely, gave a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: It is a criminal issue that might be found in any state.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: If that was in Britain, one should say.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: I welcome Ms Taillon and thank her for her detailed presentation containing a lot of very good material, which is of importance to all of us, as public representatives, both North and South. I compliment the centre which has done exceptionally good research over the years. It has pulled together many issues affecting both sides of the Border and which need to addressed in an all-Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: 55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the details of his recent meetings in the US in relation to the immigration reform legislation; the likely time scale he envisages for the completion of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27714/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: 56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the issues discussed at this week's meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27718/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Smith: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the new arrangements for the provision of training through the education and training boards and the proposal to transfer the financial provision for training from Dundalk Training Centre to the Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board and similarly the new arrangements for the IT system, if he will confirm that the...