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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (30 Apr 2014)

Pat Breen: 655. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment options scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19091/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 2 April 2014, when a REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20565/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of the Joint Committee (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: Apologies have been received from our good colleague, Senator Norris, who cannot be with us this afternoon. The draft minutes of the meeting of 16 April 2014 have been circulated. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. Unless there are matters arising from the minutes we will proceed with the main business of the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: I remind members to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off completely for the duration of the meeting because they cause interference, even in silent mode, with the recording equipment in committee rooms. The committee is delighted to meet with Christian Aid Ireland today. There are many important issues that it wishes to raise, and members will have many questions too. We are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: I thank Ms Balfe for her graphic picture of the deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in Angola. The recommendations that have been made are very reasonable and I see no reason we could not ensure they are raised in the appropriate forums, particularly as we are a member of the Human Rights Council in the UN. I am sure the committee will have no problem in endorsing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: We have just got news that 150 people have been killed in Nigeria by a bomb attack carried out by Boko Haram. That is a very serious situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: Deputy Eric Byrne wishes to make a brief comment even though he is suffering from a bad dose of laryngitis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: There is quite a variety of questions from the members. They all are related to the issues about which both Mr. McCaughey and Ms Balfe spoke in their address here this afternoon. I will let both of them answer whichever questions are appropriate for their expertise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: If I may interrupt Deputy Mitchell, I have invited the Nigerian ambassador to appear before the joint committee next week to discuss this alarming situation. I hope to hear from the embassy in the next few days. Hopefully, we will be able to get him to appear before the joint committee within the next week or two. I have asked him to address members of the Joint Committee on Foreign...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: No, its purpose simply is to update members with regard to the current situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: Very well, I will get that information for the Deputy. The only reason the issue is in the correspondence today is because Senator Walsh sought an update on it at last week's meeting. In the meantime, the secretariat and I have decided to invite the Nigerian ambassador, H.E. Mr. Felix Yusufu Pwol, who I know very well, to provide the joint committee with an update on what his country is doing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: This is an issue that can be raised at the appropriate meeting. It is not an issue for today's meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: That is an issue for another day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: Okay, but it is not for today's meeting, as we have witnesses from Christian Aid in attendance. Did Mr. McCaughey wish to conclude?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: On Angola, the joint committee met the UNITA president some time in early March. He spoke about the frustration of being in opposition in Angolan politics. Obviously, the fact that President dos Santos has been in power for more than 35 years added to this frustration. Does Christian Aid believe a change of regime in Angola would make a difference to the economy and to the widespread...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: Does Christian Aid think the present regime could change those structures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: I thank Ms Balfe and Mr. McCaughey for their attendance. It is important for the joint committee to highlight the humanitarian situation and the witnesses have been there and have seen it for themselves. As the opposition leader from Angola has also appeared before the joint committee, members are well versed on the difficult situation the Angolan people must endure. Obviously, we will use...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (8 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who did not reach the entire stocking density in 2011 and thereafter increased their stocking density will receive payment for 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20660/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Appeals (13 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 349. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a child benefit appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20992/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (13 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance appeal will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20995/14]