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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (1 May 2014)

Brendan Smith: 34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he put forward at the recent EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in relation to sanctions to be imposed at EU level on Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19901/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (1 May 2014)

Brendan Smith: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent initiatives he has taken or proposes to take in relation to the urgent need to reach agreement on the proposals outlined by Ambassador Haass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19908/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (1 May 2014)

Brendan Smith: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the totally inadequate broadband connectivity service available in areas (details supplied) in County Cavan; when the telecommunications infrastructure in this area will be upgraded to provide adequate service for both households and business; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (1 May 2014)

Brendan Smith: 126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the arrangements that have been made, following the establishment of Irish Water, to continue the subvention to local authorities in respect of the ongoing costs of running group water schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19878/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (1 May 2014)

Brendan Smith: 161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which China imposed a ban on beef imports from the European Union; if this ban is still applicable to all member states of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19872/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (1 May 2014)

Brendan Smith: 162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the ongoing efforts to have the ban on imports of Irish beef to China lifted; the recent discussions that have been held at political or official level; the likely timescale for the lifting of this ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19873/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (30 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: 437. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns of local residents and business operators in areas (details supplied) of County Monaghan regarding the totally inadequate level of broadband connectivity; his proposals to upgrade this much-needed service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19654/14]

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: I am not suggesting that. I suggest that at times people are concerned about a change in the particular drug they take. The 2010 Dutch Health Care Performance Report discusses the fact that insurance companies mainly compete to limit the cost of health care services, with quality of care being of limited influence. This is a worrying feature of an insurance company-dominated health...

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: We are discussing the Minister's White Paper, and from some commentary it appears to be the Minister's White Paper rather than the Government's White Paper.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: That is not true. We are discussing the Minister's White Paper. Why, in his fourth year in office, could he not provide costings based on 2014 prices and tax rates? It is very clear from the contents of the White Paper the practicalities of universal health insurance have yet to be clearly established. It is clear the Government does not know the balance of funding for universal health...

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: There were serious difficulties in many areas-----

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: There were many improvements.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: Many improvements were made and the Minister railed against some of them with regard to cancer reorganisation. I hear some of the Minister's party speak laudably about the cancer treatment services available throughout the country, and they are right to laud them, but many members of the Minister's party opposed the changes when they were made.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: The Minister is selective.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: I could give him figures also.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: People cannot get on the waiting list now because they cannot get an assessment done.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: The Minister should speak to the people waiting for an orthopaedic assessment in the north east.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: We table parliamentary questions but we do not receive answers. People are not even called for an assessment.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: It is hard to get on a waiting list if one is not even called to be assessed.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: I will not take the figures the Minister selectively quoted. We can all select statistics from a particular day or month to suit the argument we are putting forward.