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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (24 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: 296. 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. [27148/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Premium Payments (24 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: 406. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when forestry payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26606/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications (24 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: 409. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 13 May 2014, when an application for a DES grant will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26632/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (24 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: 425. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 532 of 13 May 2014, when the balance of payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27147/14]

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. It is a parochial issue for me. I was disappointed that Deputy Pringle criticised US military traffic through Shannon Airport. This business has passed through the airport since the Second World War and has generated significant revenue for the people of the region and I am supportive of this. The United States and the airport have...

Beef Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I agree with the Minister of State that beef prices are down and a number of issues are at play. This is not only a problem for Irish farmers; farmers are also experiencing reduced prices in the UK. I have met representatives of farming organisations in my constituency and they are rightly concerned, as we all are, about this. I was a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Panel Rights (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties of access to the main or supplementary teaching panels for teachers who have been teaching in special schools since qualifying as primary teachers and who have a minimum of five years teaching experience; the efforts being made to find an acceptable resolution to the matter; and if he will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: The draft minutes of the meeting on 18 June have been circulated to members. Are they agreed? Agreed. I remind members, witnesses and those in the Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off completely for the duration of the meeting, as they interfere with the recording equipment in the committee room even when in silent mode. I extend a warm welcome to the Tánaiste and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: I thank the Tánaiste for his very comprehensive overview and presentation of what transpired at the meeting last Monday. Could the Tánaiste please give us a synopsis of his visit to the United States last week, particularly on the window of opportunity for immigration reform for the undocumented Irish?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: I thank the Tánaiste for making the visit. It was an important visit. It is always difficult to time these visits to fit the domestic political situation. We will continue to take a keen interest in immigration reform.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: The Deputy should ask questions, if possible, because time is limited.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: As I stated earlier, members should confine themselves to asking questions rather than making statements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: The final member offering is Senator Walsh. I would appreciate it if he would limit himself to asking questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: I thank Senator Walsh. I apologise to the Tánaiste for putting all the questions to him together. I expected many of the questions to focus on the Middle East peace process, Ukraine and Iraq. I wished him to have time to digest all the questions. I know he will do the best in the limited time – approximately 20 minutes – that he has.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: Briefly, there was a question from Senator Mullins on Bosnia.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: The Tánaiste has covered that at the beginning of his statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: Senator Daly asked a question on the intern work and travel programme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: I thank the Tánaiste for engaging with the joint committee in an open and constructive way. While I am sorry that so many questions were fired at him, a lot of them overlapped. This is probably the joint committee's last meeting with the Tánaiste in that role and in his role as leader of the Labour Party. We wish him well and hope that he continues in his role as Minister for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Motor Tax Collection (26 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: 8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the progress of the working group considering the establishment of a road-charging regime for heavy goods vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27225/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Motor Tax Collection (26 Jun 2014)

Pat Breen: As the Minister knows, I have been working with the Irish Road Haulage Association, IRHA, and making representations on its behalf to both him and the Minister for Finance. The haulage industry is an important sector to Ireland worth €1 billion a year and employing 50,000 people. We are an island nation and 95% of inward goods are transported by truck. The IRHA would like to see the...