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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...

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: Well in excess of 100 anyway, from what I gather from some of the commentary in local newspapers and from residents. Has the idea of co-operation on access to schools on both sides of the Border been mooted? Some travel from North to South and vice versa, but the numbers are small. If there was a gap in an area, be it South or North of the Border, are there any such proposals? On skills...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (30 May 2013)

Brendan Smith: 57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting of 27 May 2013 in relation to the ongoing conflict in Syria and the humanitarian crisis in that region; if any new initiatives were approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26560/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (30 May 2013)

Brendan Smith: 58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the request of the Irish Syrian Solidarity Campaign in relation to the call by the local coordinating committees of the opposition in Syria for a no fly zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26561/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (30 May 2013)

Brendan Smith: 56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent actions of the Irish International Immigrant Centre in Boston in relation to a young J1 Irish visa holder; his views on the adequacy and suitability of advice provided by such centres; if he has received a comprehensive report on this particular incident; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (30 May 2013)

Brendan Smith: 59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any new initiatives were discussed at the recent EU Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the urgent need to renew the Middle East Peace Process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26562/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (30 May 2013)

Brendan Smith: 61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the up to date position in relation to the new E3 visa initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26593/13]