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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Housing in Developing Countries: Habitat for Humanity (19 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: I will give the delegation plenty of time to answer all the questions. I am sure all the witnesses will have something to say in reply

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Housing in Developing Countries: Habitat for Humanity (19 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: I apologise for my absence. I was obliged to go to the Dáil in order to raise an issue. I sincerely thank our guests for their contributions and members for their questions. Our guests have really enlightened us with regard to the role their organisation plays. It is important for members to know what it does in the context of housing. Mr. Cunningham referred to Habitat for Humanity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Housing in Developing Countries: Habitat for Humanity (19 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: I again thank our guests for coming before us. We look forward to maintaining contact with them in order that they might brief us in respect of their continuing work for the people they house, particularly in the context of the successes they achieve.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Housing in Developing Countries: Habitat for Humanity (19 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: I did not have an opportunity earlier to deal with the minutes of our previous meeting. The draft minutes of the meeting of 12 February 2014 have been circulated to members. Are they agreed? Agreed. We will now go into private session to discuss a number of matters.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (25 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: 403. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9404/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: 573. 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. [8891/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: 595. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 679 of 15 January 2014, when payment of REP scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9400/14]

Post Office Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to speak. I was very pleased to hear the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, confirm last night that the Government has no programme in place to close our post offices. Indeed the Government is ensuring that the post office network is positioned to maintain its vital economic and social importance to our local communities. I welcome the many post office workers who have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: The first item on the agenda is the minutes of the meeting of 19 February, which have been circulated. Are they agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: If the matter relates to correspondence, I would prefer the Deputy to leave it until we get to correspondence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: I will allow the Deputy to raise it when we deal with correspondence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: If there are no matters arising from the minutes, we will proceed with the main purpose of this afternoon's meeting. I remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off completely for the duration of the meeting as they cause interference, even on silent mode, with the recording equipment in committee rooms. Before commencing I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: He is not retiring.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: His term is completed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: We will move to the main item on the agenda, which is a meeting with the new executive director of Trócaire, Mr. Éamonn Meehan. He is joined by his colleagues, Dr. Lorna Gold and Ms Caoimhe de Barra. We are pleased to have the witnesses before us and I have known Mr. Meehan a long time, as we attended St. Flannan's College in Ennis for five years in Ennis. I was delighted to see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: You have not changed a bit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: I thank Mr. Meehan for his informative presentation on Trócaire's work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: I invite Deputy Crowe to make his contribution before I invite Mr. Meehan to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: Mr. Meehan might answer those questions, as four more members wish to get involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: Mr. Meehan should hold back some of his answers. I am sure that some of the questions will overlap. Regarding the Israeli Embassy's memo, while it acknowledges the fact that Trócaire does good work throughout the world, it claims that Trócaire's policy is unfair and imbalanced and does not take into account the complexities of the situation on the ground. What is Mr. Meehan's...