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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (18 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will respond, in his role as Chairman in Office of the OSCE, to comments in a publication (details supplied) made by the secretary general of the OSCE PA, who has stated that because of the ongoing conflict in this organisation two conflicting reports of the recent American Election were released; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (18 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will respond, in his role, as chairman in office of the OSCE, to the suggestion made by the secretary general of the OSCE PA, that their is a situation of conflict between the OSCE PA and the OSCE/ODIHR and that it is a mess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56822/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56871/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56897/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (18 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Health if he will concede to the request of sufferers from Crohn's disease that it should be added to the long term illness scheme in view of the fact that this is a life long debilitating illness and costly for those without medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56916/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (18 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention been drawn to the request by Dublin City Council for the €300,000 allocation from the sports capital programme under the allocations to local projects scheme that was to kickstart the long promised development of club facilities for clubs (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if his attention has been further drawn to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (19 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: I refer to item No. 742 in the minutes which records that the committee agreed to seek to meet informally with members of the Oireachtas delegation to the parliamentary assembly of the OSCE. I ask the Chairman to elaborate on this matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (19 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: The Chairman will be aware of the item of correspondence received from the OSEPA which was referred to the committee-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (19 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: Would it not be preferable to discuss the OSCE issue in its entirety?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with Arab-Irish Chamber of Commerce (19 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: It was a Mr. Louis J. Maguire that we were familiar with.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with Arab-Irish Chamber of Commerce (19 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: I welcome Mr. Maguire. I asked him if he was the same person as Mr. Louis J. Maguire, but the "J" has been dropped from his name. Those of us who were around 40 years ago remember that Louis J. Maguire was a household name.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with Arab-Irish Chamber of Commerce (19 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: Mr. Maguire is more than welcome on the basis that anybody working with the Joint Arab-Irish Chamber of Commerce is working on behalf of Ireland. His contribution during the years has been more than welcomed and, I hope, applauded. I have some difficulty with the concepts articulated. Mr. Maguire keeps referring to the Arab world. I still do not have an understanding of what constitutes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with Arab-Irish Chamber of Commerce (19 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: Mr. Maguire mentioned another key issue, that of flights for people who wish to travel or holiday abroad but also in the context of the promotion of trade and commerce. I note that he specialises in the area of commercial, industrial, tourism and financial relations between Arab countries. I have a couple of questions in that regard. This is based on ignorance more than on anything else....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with Arab-Irish Chamber of Commerce (19 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: On banking, I had personal experience of dealing with a Muslim here who stated he could not borrow from a bank because his religion did not permit him to pay interest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with Arab-Irish Chamber of Commerce (19 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: Is there a different kind of banking system in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with Arab-Irish Chamber of Commerce (19 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: No. They are trustworthy people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with Arab-Irish Chamber of Commerce (19 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: That is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with Arab-Irish Chamber of Commerce (19 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Eric Byrne: My question is to Bishop Jones. There were disturbing reports surrounding the death of Savita Halappanavar.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Eric Byrne: That is fair enough. Everybody will be conscious from newspaper reports that the lady concerned had asked the medical profession to terminate her pregnancy.