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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Inquiries (18 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has conveyed to the British Government the need for a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57049/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Cessation Scheme (18 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will obtain compensation in respect of the cessation of turf cutting at Cloughbally/Killacunny Bog, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56919/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Motion (13 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: I support the motion also. The first line which refers to in excess of 5 million people having lost their lives speaks volumes for all of us. The motion is well structured with very good content and I support it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Motion (13 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: Should we forward it to our MEPs as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Motion (13 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Work in Syria: Discussion with Médicines sans Frontières (13 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: I, too, welcome Dr. McMaster and Ms McKenna. We can read reports and briefing documents, but their vivid recollections of the awful challenges and difficulties facing courageous people such as they and their colleagues in delivering a service in difficult circumstances give us a picture of the awful problems facing so many in Syria. It appears that there has been a further escalation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a full breakdown of all the penalties across all the different direct payment scheme of single farm payment, disadvantaged area scheme, REP scheme, agri environment options scheme, sheep grassland, suckler cow welfare and any other farm scheme for 2011 with a county breakdown outlining the number of applicants; the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Application Numbers (13 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information in respect of details on the number of single farm payment and disadvantaged areas applications for County Leitrim covering the number of land eligibility and cross compliance inspections; the number of satellite inspections and the number of farmers that received penalties across these schemes for 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (13 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the matter of US immigration reform and the status of the undocumented Irish with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her recent visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56191/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Agreements (13 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the matter of the EU/US trade agreement with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her recent visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56192/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Illegal Israeli Settlements (13 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the matter of recently announced illegal Israeli settlement development with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her recent visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56193/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (13 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the matter of the conflict in Syria during the OSCE conference last week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56194/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (13 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline his objectives during its chairmanship of the OSCE; his achievements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56195/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Product Labelling (12 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has considered introducing a new labelling system for goods from illegal Israeli settlements as products of Israeli occupied west bank; if his attention has been drawn to other international examples following that model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55928/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (12 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with the Northern Executive and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the outbreak of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland over the past number of days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55929/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (12 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a permanent Garda vehicle will be restored to a Garda station (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55756/12]

Topical Issue Debate: Northern Ireland Issues (11 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: I welcome the Tánaiste's reply. A number of weeks ago at a committee meeting to discuss the Estimates we discussed the huge progress made on the island since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. I referred to the constant need for vigilance, but little did I think we would see a return to headlines such as "Democracy under attack", which appeared in this morning's edition of the...

Topical Issue Debate: Northern Ireland Issues (11 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: I appreciate the presence of the Tánaiste to take this Topical Issue matter. The scale of the challenge facing Northern Ireland was laid bare during recent weeks. The rampant violence, lawlessness and intimidation we have witnessed is symptomatic of a problem which has come to the fore on the streets of Belfast in a profoundly depressing way in the course of the past week. There...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (6 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised concerns regarding the proposed Israeli plans for an additional 3,000 settlement homes in East Jerusalem with his EU colleagues; if the EU has any plans to confront this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55001/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (6 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised concerns regarding Israeli plans for an additional 3,000 settlement homes in East Jerusalem with the Israeli Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55002/12]