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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]

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 in view of accelerated illegal settlement development by Israel in the East Jerusalem area if he will once again raise the issue of banning imports from illegal Israeli settlements with his EU colleagues; if he will consider the issue on a unilateral level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55003/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (6 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the Construction Contracts Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54851/12]

Funding for Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: I commend my party colleague, Deputy Billy Kelleher, for tabling this motion. This Fianna Fail Private Members' motion gives the opportunity to all Members in this House to give a clear commitment to provide the necessary support and services to enable people with disabilities to fulfil their potential. Over the past few months in particular, many people with disabilities and their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (5 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided on a yearly basis under the minor works grants scheme in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each year since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54635/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (5 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop primary care facilities at a centre (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54733/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (4 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money allocated for projects in the 2007- 2014 Leader Programmme; the percentage of this approved for projects to date; the amount spent, broken down by company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54201/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Development Companies (4 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended to integrate the activities of integrated development companies into the local authorities; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54202/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (4 Dec 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the proposals, if any, he has put forward in relation to the need to put in place effective market support measures to deal with price volatility in the context of common agricultural policy reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54489/12]

Other Questions: Semi-State Companies (29 Nov 2012)

Brendan Smith: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he is taking to secure a viable future for Bórd na Mona and its workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53269/12]