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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (4 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 582. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to animal welfare issues to puppy mills in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16168/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (4 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 671. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to provide jobs in a town (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16037/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Qualifications Recognition (4 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 683. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16047/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: In the programme for Government, there is a clear commitment on the delivery of arts, specifically arts education. Has the Minister's Department had any specific engagement with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on the establishment of the long-promised local arts and education partnerships in education and training boards throughout the country? As the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (30 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 34. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the capital investment being made in Garda resources in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15593/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (30 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review an application (details supplied); the stage at which this application is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15823/17]

Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) 2016 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Ten minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Yes. Excuse me, but I had to leave. I am delighted to see Mr. McDonnell, Mr. Sheridan and Mr. O'Hara here. As a Deputy representing Cavan-Monaghan, I know exactly what they are talking about. I feel so passionately about it. I am delighted to see them raising the concerns they have because on the ground it is exactly as they have put it. The European funding we have had over the past-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Is that mine?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: It is not mine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: We have had European funding coming into towns such as Castleblayney, Clones and Ballybay. Those towns have been decimated over the years and they are just getting back on their feet and just beginning to see economic advancement. What might it mean for people on the ground and local authorities not to have EU funding? We know what PEACE funding has meant for cross-Border projects and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Mr. O'Hara spoke earlier about the agrifood sector, which plays a significant part in our economy in locations like Lakeland Dairies, Lough Egish, Bailieborough and Killeshandra. As we know, various stages of production take place on either side of the Border. Gallons of milk are going from one side of the Border to the other. As it stands, one does not know when one crosses the Border....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Absolutely. It is soul-destroying to think this will happen, especially as we have come so far.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Counties Cavan and Monaghan are unrecognisable compared to when I was a child. Nobody lived or worked in some towns because there was no purpose to doing so. There was nothing to keep us there. They are just getting on their feet. Certain towns and villages still have a long way to go. This could wipe us out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Border Counties: Discussion (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: A special case has to be made for the Border counties.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Brexit Issues (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 37. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of persons in Northern Ireland with Irish passports who wish the join the Defence Forces not just here but in the UN on missions abroad in the event of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15429/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the reinstatement of troops in the Border counties following the triggering of Article 50 and in view of a hard Border being reintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15430/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) with the National Rehabilitation Hospital. [15656/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Branch Closures (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will prevent the closures of banks (details supplied); if he has met with officials regarding the latest announcement of closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15615/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new development (details supplied); the works expected to take place in 2017; if staff have been notified of this; if so, the latest notification they have received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15592/17]