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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Irish Language Act: Discussion (13 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: It has not been approved by the Executive of the Assembly in that case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Irish Language Act: Discussion (13 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: We are now more than half way through the lifetime of this Assembly and it was in the programme for Government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Irish Language Act: Discussion (13 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: I welcome our guests and thank them for their contributions. Each of the speakers is committed to the promotion of the Irish language, but there is a different emphasis on the part of each of them. The 20 year strategy was published three years ago and promoted by Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív. He attended the meeting earlier but had another commitment at 1 p.m. and was not able to return....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (13 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: 54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further meetings planned at EU Foreign Affairs Council level to discuss the ongoing and escalating conflict in Syria and the humanitarian crisis in that region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28567/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Election Monitoring (13 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: 56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent allegations of voting fraud in the Venezuelan Presidential Election; the efforts being made at an EU level to verify the result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28617/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed building project at a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; the likely timescale for construction work to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28409/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: 72. 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 high rental costs for temporary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Scrutiny Reports 2012: Discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (12 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: Like you, Chairman I welcome Mr. Cooney and his colleagues from the Department. I appreciate that he forwarded his statement to us in advance of the meeting. He mentioned the success of the chairmanship of the OSCE. I compliment all involved in the success - the Tánaiste and the Secretary General and his colleagues in the Department. The decision was made in 2009 that Ireland would...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Recreation Promotion (12 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: 48. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Comhairle na Tuaithe has made any recommendation in relation to legislating for countryside access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28058/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Deposits (12 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: 66. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the net inflow of funds from dormant accounts in the years 2011, 2012 and to date 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28055/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Expenditure (11 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the costs of repair and maintenance by country, of property assets owned by the State as part of foreign diplomatic missions, including embassies, consulates, chanceries and other diplomatic representation as well as residential property used by the State for its diplomatic activity; and the costs of any improvement...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Rockall Island (11 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding negotiations over ownership of Rockall and the steps being taken by him to secure Ireland’s territorial claim; the developments, if any, in the four way talks between Ireland, Iceland, the UK and Denmark; if Iceland made a submission to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: 132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason his Department has not spent €44 million allocated to it as shown in the end of May Exchequer returns; if he expects this underspend to be corrected by the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28035/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Administration (11 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify matters in relation to the property tax; the estimate for a full year of this tax and if estimates are available for each county; the estimate for the full County of Dublin, including the four local authorities; if the proceeds from property tax will go into general Exchequer; when the power for a local authority to increase the tax will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (11 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: 548. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the proceeds from property tax are directly linked to Government grants to local authorities under his Department; if there is any commitment regarding link between where the property tax is raised and where it will be spent; if there will be any restrictions at that stage on the way a local authority spends the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (11 Jun 2013)

Brendan Smith: 941. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position regarding supply and or availability of medication (details supplied) under the various drug schemes; if such medication is available under any circumstances; the extra documentation necessary to support a case for inclusion of this medication under current schemes; if there is an appeal process; if there is an alternative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Brendan Smith: What might be relevant is the future projected enrolment at third level North and South. There has been a significant increase in the level of participation in the South in the past 12 to 15 years. I do not know, but presume there has been a similar increase in the number north of the Border. With increasing levels of participation we need to maximise existing infrastructure and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Brendan Smith: I presume the number is increasing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Brendan Smith: Like the Chairman, I welcome our visitors and very much welcome their presentation, which was good and concise and shows the potential for co-operation on an all-island basis. I welcome the recommendation for a North-South higher education joint working group. It is a proposal that we should be willing to vigorously support and pursue with the Higher Education Authority and the Minister for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Exploring Education and Overcoming Social Disconnection: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (30 May 2013)

Brendan Smith: I have three quick questions for the Minister. Are there any proposals to advance or develop a common curriculum, North and South, in a particular subject or subjects? With regard to rural schools, in parts of the Six Counties, in particular, in Fermanagh with which I am familiar because I live on the Border, there are considerable concerns about proposed closures, not of really small...