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Schools Building Projects Data
Brendan Smith
436. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 6 July 2017, if a building project at a school (details supplied) will proceed to construction stage at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38600/17]
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Brexit Negotiations
Brendan Smith
467. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and at European level regarding the need to ensure that there will be no return to the borders of the past following Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36784/17]
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Brexit Negotiations
Brendan Smith
468. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions recently with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and at European Union level in terms of ensuring that cross-Border travel is fully maintained following Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36785/17]
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EU Meetings
Brendan Smith
469. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed at the recent Foreign Affairs Council meeting; the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36786/17]
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Northern Ireland
Brendan Smith
513. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with the US authorities regarding the appointment of a special envoy to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38552/17]
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Diplomatic Representation
Brendan Smith
514. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with the US authorities regarding the appointment of an ambassador to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38553/17]
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Consular Services Provision
Brendan Smith
530. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he plans to open an embassy in Georgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38913/17]
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Consular Services Provision
Brendan Smith
531. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he plans to open an embassy in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38914/17]
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Consular Services Provision
Brendan Smith
532. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to extend the diplomatic network; the new consulates or embassies that will open in 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38915/17]
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Garda Recruitment
Brendan Smith
664. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the next Garda recruitment campaign will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38554/17]
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Garda Resources
Brendan Smith
673. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 12 July 2017, if he will ensure that additional Garda resources are provided for the Cavan and Monaghan division due to the extra difficulties that arise for policing a Border region; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns in relation to the reduction in Garda personnel over recent years in areas such as the former Ballyconnell Garda district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38682/17]
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European Health Insurance Card
Brendan Smith
758. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if a person who travels to Northern Ireland and becomes ill and undergoes surgery in hospital in Northern Ireland is entitled to have all costs covered by the European health card E111; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36800/17]
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Ambulance Service Response Times
Brendan Smith
789. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if additional resources can be provided to improve ambulance response times in County Monaghan in view of the circumstances outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36942/17]
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National Stroke Programme Implementation
Brendan Smith
1253. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on the implementation to date of the national stroke programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38685/17]
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Departmental Staff Data
Brendan Smith
1294. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of employees at decentralised offices (details supplied); his plans to reduce the level of services administered from that office; if so, the number of employees affected; if this proposal will result in a freeze or embargo on other staff wishing to transfer to that location from other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36776/17]
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Estimates Process
Brendan Smith
1381. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided in his Department's Estimates for 2017 for the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme; the expenditure to date; the projected expenditure by the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38548/17]
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Brexit Issues
Brendan Smith
1394. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish an enterprise stabilisation fund to assist sectors that face particular difficulties due to the reduction in the value of sterling since mid-2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38677/17]
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Beef Exports
Brendan Smith
1395. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects exports of beef to China to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38678/17]
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Basic Payment Scheme
Brendan Smith
1396. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received and approved respectively under the Scottish derogation initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38681/17]
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Brexit Issues
Brendan Smith
1409. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he plans to implement to assist the beef sector due to difficulties that have arisen from the decline in the value of sterling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38910/17]