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- Flood Relief: Statements. (24 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: I will start with the words of a ten year old child rescued from the waters in Ennis on Thursday: "It was scary, it was really scary, all the water was everywhere. It was like our house was in a big puddle and all the water was going into the house, just going in and in and would not stop." Those are the words of Clodagh, a ten year old child who was rescued along with her mother and...
- Flood Relief: Statements. (24 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: The Minister referred to the ESB and Inniscarra. Has he had discussions with the company regarding the release of water at Ardnacrusha? Is he satisfied everything was handled properly there? Will he comment on the IFA president's statement at the weekend that there are too many bodies in charge of our rivers? Is that a contributing factor to what happened in our rivers? They are all...
- Flood Relief: Statements. (24 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: Was it discussed at Cabinet earlier?
- Written Answers — Employment Protection: Employment Protection (24 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he intends to introduce to protect current employment levels in the restaurant sector; if he will provide assistance to the sector which contributes â¬2 billion each year to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43036/09]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the problems being experienced by medical card patients (details supplied) in County Clare who require regular blood tests; if she will ensure that these patients continue to have this service provided as heretofore free of charge at their local medical clinics; and if she will make a statement on...
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (24 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the US preclearance facilities at Shannon Airport; the feedback from airlines availing of the service; when he expects an airline (details supplied) to commence using the facility; if there are outstanding issues or difficulties which need to be addressed in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42924/09]
- Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (24 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the measures he intends to introduce to assist the restaurant sector here which employs one in four workers in the tourism industry and contributing â¬2 billion to the Exchequer; if he intends to increase marketing support for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43037/09]
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 569: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43076/09]
- Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Adoption Bill 2009. I have listened to the contributions made over the past few hours, some of which have been very emotional and all of which have been serious. One of the objects of the Bill is to ratify the Hague Convention and to statutorily provide for inter-country adoptions in accordance with the standards set out in the convention. It also...
- Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (26 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the recent discussions he has had with his Northern Ireland counterpart with regard to the establishment of an all-Ireland animal health regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43558/09]
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (26 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange, in conjunction with the Health Service Executive, for a second clinic to open in County Clare in view of the increased demand for vaccination against swine flu; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43740/09]
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (26 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of General Practitioners in County Clare who are providing the vaccine against swine flu; the number of GPs who have not signed up to provide the vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43743/09]
- Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (26 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Human Trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43534/09]
- Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (26 Nov 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 249: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the recent flooding in County Clare he will provide emergency funding to the town councils in Ennis and Kilrush and to Clare County Council to facilitate remedial works and to compensate families whose homes were flooded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43467/09]
- Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (1 Dec 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has sought emergency funding from the EU to help alleviate the hardship which is being experienced by householders and businesses as a result of the flooding crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44139/09]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Dec 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of emergency cases from County Clare which have presented at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 am as a result of the Accident and Emergency Department being closed during these hours at Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43984/09]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Dec 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of minor injury cases from County Clare which have presented at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 am as a result of the Accident and Emergency Department being closed during these hours at Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43985/09]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Dec 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of appointments cancelled at the Mid West Regional Hospital in Ennis, County Clare as a result of the one day stoppage on 24 November 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44109/09]
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (1 Dec 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the impact of a reduction in the local development inclusion programme (details supplied) in County Clare; his views regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43979/09]
- Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (1 Dec 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 293: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the recent flooding crisis and the prospects of further flooding in the next number of years, he will invest in the purchase of new fire tenders for the fire service which are available in the UK and have the capacity to pump out 25,000 gallons of water per minute compared to the current fire...