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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (26 Sep 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40858/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Sep 2012)

Pat Breen: I welcome Deputy Crowe who was recently appointed a member of this committee. I look forward to working with him. I am sure he will make many valuable contributions during his time as a member of the committee. I take this opportunity to also thank Deputy Crowe's predecessor, Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, for his valuable contribution to the committee during the past year. I ask...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Crisis in South Kordofan and South Sudan: Discussion (26 Sep 2012)

Pat Breen: The joint committee will hear submissions today from two groups, namely, Trócaire and Médecins Sans Frontières, on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in South Kordofan and South Sudan. I welcome Mr. Maurice McQuillan, humanitarian manager at Trócaire, Ms Jane-Ann McKenna, head of office at Médecins Sans Frontières, who has previously appeared before the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Crisis in South Kordofan and South Sudan: Discussion (26 Sep 2012)

Pat Breen: Thank you, Mr. McQuillan, for your very humane contribution on behalf of the people of South Sudan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Crisis in South Kordofan and South Sudan: Discussion (26 Sep 2012)

Pat Breen: Thank you. I compliment both groups on their very informative briefing papers. They are excellent and demonstrate to committee members the level of participation in that region and the work they do there, which we very much appreciate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Crisis in South Kordofan and South Sudan: Discussion (26 Sep 2012)

Pat Breen: That is good. Co-operation is what it is all about. I am delighted Senator Walsh will raise this at the OSCE parliamentary assembly because it comprises 54 countries. Deputy Neville has a special interest in this area because he met some of the refugees.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Crisis in South Kordofan and South Sudan: Discussion (26 Sep 2012)

Pat Breen: May we have a short briefing on the current situation in Syria? I see that the international chairperson of MSF said it was the worst humanitarian crisis he has ever seen. I know that MSF is working very hard in Syria.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Crisis in South Kordofan and South Sudan: Discussion (26 Sep 2012)

Pat Breen: I thank Ms McKenna for that update on the activities of MSF in Syria. I am sure we will be returning to that shortly as the humanitarian situation worsens. I am sure members will agree with me that there is no reason we cannot go ahead and support the request from MSF and Trócaire. We will raise the matter with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to ensure the situation in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Crisis in South Kordofan and South Sudan: Discussion (26 Sep 2012)

Pat Breen: Does Ms McKenna wish to add something?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Crisis in South Kordofan and South Sudan: Discussion (26 Sep 2012)

Pat Breen: I thank our guests for appearing before us. The African Union assists in its own area.

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2012)

Pat Breen: I propose to share time with Deputies Michael Conaghan and Ann Phelan.

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2012)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. It is heartening to observe the support that is forthcoming from all sides of the House for the proposal that is before us. The universal approval that greeted the publication of the proposed wording of the referendum is a testament to the determination of the Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, since she took office 18 months ago....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (2 Oct 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on invalidity pension will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41962/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments (2 Oct 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when payment of bog compensation will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41356/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments (2 Oct 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 928 of 18 September 2012, when payment of bog compensation will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41363/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (2 Oct 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a disadvantaged area scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41835/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Application Numbers (3 Oct 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on domiciliary care allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42211/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (3 Oct 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision on income supplement grant review will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42094/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (3 Oct 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision on single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42210/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with European External Action Service (3 Oct 2012)

Pat Breen: I am conscious that we are behind time and that our witnesses must head to Dublin Airport at 3.45 p.m. I apologise to our witnesses for the delay in commencing the public session of the meeting. We were discussing another matter in private session and it overran. On behalf of the committee I welcome Mr. Pierre Vimont, the Executive Secretary General of the European External Action...