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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 9. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeframe for the restoration of the national monument at Moore Street, Dublin 1; the further difficulties that need to be overcome to ensure that redevelopment takes place in advance of the centenary anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38479/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deer Hunting (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 27. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the further measures he has planned to protect the red deer stag; if he intends to change the licensing in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38482/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ulster Canal Restoration Project (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 757. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the proposed restoration of the Ulster Canal; when this project is likely to proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38800/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent European Union Council of Ministers' meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38808/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions at the EU Council of Ministers in to the ongoing crisis in Syria; the proposals the EU have put forward in relation to the need to achieve a political settlement at the earliest possible date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38809/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals and view points he put forward at the recent EU Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the ongoing crisis in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38811/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals Ireland has put forward at the United Nations in relation to the urgent need to achieve a political settlement in relation to the ongoing crisis in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38812/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Belfast; if he will detail the meetings he had during that visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38804/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to violence on the streets of Belfast during the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38805/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to violence on the streets of Belfast during the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38806/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent Amnesty eport in relation to the victims of violence in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38807/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions at EU Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the humanitarian disaster in Syria and adjoining regions; if there are proposals to provide much needed additional humanitarian aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38810/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update in relation to the arrest of Irish citizens in Egypt; the discussions he has had with the authorities in Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38813/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the most recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State and Members of the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the proposed Bill of Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38822/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the most recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State and Members of the Northern Ireland Executive in respect of the Irish language Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38823/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; the proposals there are to have further discussions with Members of the US Congress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38835/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; the likely timescale for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38802/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided for a project (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38803/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 496. 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 employment in County Cavan taking into account the loss of jobs at a number of enterprises in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37102/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Administration (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Smith: 707. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the number of places on the rural social scheme in Cavan/Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38817/13]