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Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (12 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his policy regarding tourism marketing for the west of Ireland, including Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1351/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (17 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the implications of phased changes to the teacher-pupil ratio in one, two, three and four-teacher primary schools in respect of a school (details supplied); his plans to review this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2559/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2032/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2396/12]

Foreign Adoptions (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to raise the important issue of intercountry adoptions. I commend the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on the excellent job she has done since taking over her portfolio. She has rightly placed the welfare of our children at the heart of Government. With intercountry adoptions, she inherited the previous Government's decision in January 2010 to suspend...

Foreign Adoptions (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive reply. I thought it was important to raise this issue on the record, because there are many concerned couples out there. As the Minister said, there are 19 couples that were almost on the point of adoption before the agreement was broken. I am delighted to hear the Minister say that any difficulties with the agencies will be sorted out before 1...

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: I call on Deputy Luke Flanagan to withdraw his remark on Deputies crying crocodile tears. Everybody has been touched by suicide and everybody knows a family or individual affected.

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: It is very insensitive of Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan to have made his remark and I believe he should withdraw it.

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. There is no doubt but that we are living in dire straits, strange economic times and circumstances that warrant tough decisions. All of us on this side of the House would prefer if we did not have to make them but, unfortunately, the people elected us to sort out the finances and economic situation. There are tough decisions to be...

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: I remind Deputies that when the Celtic tiger was raging a few years ago and we were flush with money, the then Government delivered very little reform in the education system.

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: I remind Deputies it was the former Government that reduced the number of language support teachers from six to two and axed the 128 special classes for pupils with mild learning disabilities. It was the former Government that cut substitute teachers in schools, reduced class sizes and forced many trainee secondary teachers to choose alternative careers or emigrate. The reality is we are...

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: The Minister explained last night the reasons for the budget reduction. He is anxious to put in place the staffing allocation at 19:1 but, unfortunately, like every other Minister in this Government, he does not have the luxury of unlimited budgets. If he spends the money in one area, he has to make cuts in others. I want to refer to the role played by guidance counsellors. While 42% of...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2671/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3168/12]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3280/12]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4029/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has been refused payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3442/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on their appeal in respect of their application for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3657/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on their appeal in respect of their application for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3662/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an illness benefit appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3713/12]