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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when orthodontic treatment will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12036/08]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 419: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Question No. 159 of 3 October 2007 (details supplied), when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12070/08]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 27 February 2008, if he will report on the progress made to date on negotiations, between Ireland and the US on plans to extend the US customs and border protection facility at Shannon Airport; if legislation is required, if this legislation will come before Dáil Éireann during this term; and if he...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 547: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the introduction of a contributory old age pension to carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11234/08]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will abolish the means test for the carers allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11235/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 646: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when REP scheme four payment will issue to farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11961/08]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 827: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he discussed the extension of the US customs and border protection facility at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11897/08]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 894: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12037/08]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 895: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12038/08]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 1013: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department's engineering adviser has examined the documentation submitted by Clare County Council regarding the Carrigaholt/Labasheeda sewerage schemes; if not, when he expects the report to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12394/08]

Unemployment Rate: Motion (Resumed). (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Last December the Opposition warned the House of the impending economic crisis. At the time the Minister, Deputy Martin, said he believed the economy was continuing to show many signs of strength and that the figures showed employment levels were high and rising. We were accused of being the prophets of doom yet the statistical analysis shows that Ireland's economy is facing its greatest...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on Second Stage of the Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008 on the Lisbon reform treaty. I am delighted also that the Taoiseach named the date for the referendum, Thursday, 12 June 2008. This gives all parties the opportunity over the next few months to go to the people and explain the treaty to them. The people need to have...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Yes, and it is a country that has just joined the European Union. It is the seventh country to have ratified the treaty. We already had Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Malta, Slovenia and recently France, at an elaborate ceremony in Versailles. What are we asking the people to vote for in June? Many of the people do not know the provisions of the Lisbon treaty or for what they are voting. The...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: The treaty will not raise taxes because it contains no reference to a common tax policy. Ireland will retain control of its own tax policy and tax rates. The treaty does not create a superstate. It safeguards our sovereignty and sets out the areas for which the EU has responsibility and its limits. It will not lead to abortion and stem cell research. The opposite is the case. Health...

Community Development. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position with the Leader partnership company for offshore islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12344/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12621/08]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (8 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to plans to provide a facility (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13102/08]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (8 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12812/08]

Written Answers — Property Sale: Property Sale (8 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 424: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12890/08]

Cluster Munitions Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Like Deputy Creighton, I congratulate Deputy Timmins on bringing forward this Bill. As Deputy Creighton and other speakers have pointed out, Deputy Timmins has a vast wealth of experience in this area, having served in the UN and been a member of the Defence Forces. I am disappointed, however, that the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, is unwilling to accept the Fine Gael Bill and instead is...