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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: I call Senator Walsh. Members should ask one question and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: Would Dr. Ivory like to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: I believe Deputy Byrne is on a commission from Dublin City Council.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: Dr. Ivory should not forget about the mid-west.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: Before I allow Dr. Ivory to answer that point, I will allow in Senator David Norris who is very anxious to contribute. He had to attend Private Members' business in the Seanad but was present for the presentations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: I thank the Senator. We will now have final round of responses from IBEC and the Irish Exporters Association.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: It is a different issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: I thank our guests. This has been a very useful discussion in the context of the report the committee is preparing. I thank both groups for coming before us. The experiment of having both of them present worked very well because members were able to put the same questions to each of them, which was important. The committee has still to decide on its work programme for next year. Last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: I have visited and been in contact with many of our embassies and they are extremely active in the areas of diplomacy and trade. Ireland has a small network of embassies which cannot be compared to those of the British, the Americans, the Japanese or the Danes. Ireland's embassies are small operations. The embassies of other countries might be run by 40 to 50 staff, while Ireland's may...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Employment Schemes (15 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: I thank the Minister for coming before the House in order to clarify some issues that have arisen in respect of the eligibility criteria for existing participants on community employment schemes, which, I am informed, changed on 8 October last. I have been contacted by a number of schemes with regard to this matter and I am informed that in order to qualify for more than one year on a...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Employment Schemes (15 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive reply. She knows the value of the community employment schemes. She visited County Clare a few weeks ago and I am sure she was in a number of towns and villages to see the wonderful work of these community workers. My concern relates to the over-55 age group. These are people who have given a lifetime of work to their community and they are now...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (20 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51377/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51607/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services (20 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date to reduce waiting lists for orthodontic treatment in the mid west region (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51577/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Vehicle and Driver File (20 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51447/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (21 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51680/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (21 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 550 of 13 November 2012, when payment of a disadvantaged area aid payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51829/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (21 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: We have a quorum. Draft minutes of our meeting of 14 November 2012 have been circulated to members. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. As there are no matters arising from the minutes we will proceed to the main business of the committee. I remind members and those in the Visitors' Gallery to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off completely for the duration of the meeting, as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: The main item on our agenda is a presentation on the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Mr. Peadar King. I am sure members have heard Mr. King on previous occasions. He is a presenter of the "What in the World" television series and director of KMF Productions. Copies of the sixth series of "What in the World" have been distributed to members to allow them to see its work at first hand....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: Very good. The position in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the most extreme examples of such stories. Its colonial history is appalling and it has had a history of corrupt dictator governments. The instability of the Great Lakes region of Africa of which it is a part and competition for control of its rich natural resources have all combined to put it in the last place on...