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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: US Surveillance in EU Institutions (5 Nov 2013)

Brendan Smith: 127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 24 of 2 October 2013, if he will provide any subsequent information relating to and arising from his response and the Topical Issue raised on 2 July in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47026/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Brendan Smith: 132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State the serious issues relating to collusion outlined in the recent publication, Lethal Allies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47095/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (5 Nov 2013)

Brendan Smith: 352. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine the pension paid to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46048/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (5 Nov 2013)

Brendan Smith: 406. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures that are provided for in the EU/Canada Trade Agreement to protect the Irish and European beef and pork sectors, in view of the major concessions on beef and pork ceded by the EU to Canada in the Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46486/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Maintenance (5 Nov 2013)

Brendan Smith: 597. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will indicate the current stage of the proposed restoration of the Ulster Canal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46485/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Brendan Smith: 745. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the British Government’s decision to rule out a public inquiry into the Omagh bombing by the Real IRA in 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41185/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Brendan Smith: 747. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress he has made in advancing the Irish role in EU judicial and home affairs co-operation as set out in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41213/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economic Development: Discussion with InterTradeIreland (24 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: I welcome Mr. Hunter McGowan and Mr. Gough and compliment them on their work. They say that InterTradeIreland is 14 years in existence. The Acumen programme was running in Ballyconnell more than 14 years ago, so it probably predated the political progress made at the end of the 1990s and the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. I am glad the witnesses have highlighted the significant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: We want to amend the record of the committee not to say the "village of Belturbet". Deputy Joe O'Reilly and I would be very offended to think people would class Belturbet as a village.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: Unfortunately, it is losing its town council, which it should not be, and my colleague and friend agrees with me on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: It is the N2.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: I welcome Mr. Barry and his colleague, Mr. Nolan. The landscape of our national routes has changed dramatically over the past decade. The establishment of the National Roads Authority was pivotal to the co-ordination of the work undertaken. Many people in our area of public life refer to every statutory and semi-State agency as a quango but the NRA is not a quango. It has been extremely...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (24 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: 16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his position regarding the classification of the ESB's pension scheme; if he is satisfied that the ESB pension scheme meets the Pension Board's minimum funding standard [44962/13]

Older Citizens: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the opportunity to make a short contribution on what is an important debate. I am one of the Members representing counties Cavan and Monaghan, an area commonly referred to as drumlin country. I have a particular concern in regard to the poor or, indeed, non-existent mobile telephone coverage in parts of the two counties. When one travels through that area, calls constantly drop....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: 51. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the projected reduction in funding for the RAPID and LCDP programmes in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44877/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: 72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent World Bank report in relation to the costs to the Palestinian Economy of €3.4 billion a year due to Israeli restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45005/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: 73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update in relation to the Immigration Reform Bill in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45006/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a building project (details supplied) in County Cavan will progress to the next stage in view of the fact that there is an urgent need to provide additional permanent accommodation at this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45004/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for additional permanent accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; if this application will be processed as soon as possible as the school has outlined in detail to his Department the need for this building project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45273/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (22 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the impact the €14.1 million reduction in the Irish Aid programme budget will have on its programmes, projects and services; the programmes, projects or services that will be cancelled as a result of this reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44589/13]