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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: GOAL Programmes in South Sudan: CEO of GOAL (18 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: The last speaker is Deputy Durkan. I thank the Deputy for taking the Chair for me earlier in the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: GOAL Programmes in South Sudan: CEO of GOAL (18 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: Thank you, Deputy. Does Mr. Andrews wish to respond to those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: GOAL Programmes in South Sudan: CEO of GOAL (18 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: I wish to ask about the role of the African Union and neighbouring countries such as Ethiopia which has been very accommodating to refugees fleeing the conflict and Uganda. When I was in Uganda I met the foreign Minister and he talked about the role his country had played. Have the neighbouring countries and the African Union made a real effort to try to reach a settlement with these people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: GOAL Programmes in South Sudan: CEO of GOAL (18 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: I thank the representatives from GOAL for their attendance. I also thank the witnesses for facilitating the visit last week of Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan and myself to the Turkish-Syrian border. While we will compile a report on the visit, it provided us with a greater understanding of how GOAL operates in this fragile region. I refer to seeing the operations ourselves at first hand,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (24 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: 279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when single farm payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7783/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (24 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: 280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when area based payments for 2013 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7785/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Establishment (24 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: 300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; when the scheme will be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8127/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (24 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: 462. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the processing of first-time applicants (details supplied) for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8065/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (24 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: 586. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline his plans to amend the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 to address the concerns relating to self-builds; and if so, the timeframe he envisages for bringing any such amendments before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8109/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Qualifications (24 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: 588. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Fennelly recommendations on the registration of architects; if he will provide the registration arrangements which have been put in place since the publication of the report; if his Department plans to introduce any further registration arrangements to address the concerns of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: We will now commence the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: I will allow the Deputy to speak first if he wants to leave early. I have received apologies from two Members of the Seanad, Senators Jim Walsh and David Norris. The draft minutes of the meeting of 18 February have been circulated to members. Are the minutes of that meeting agreed? Agreed. Unless there are matters arising from these minutes, we will proceed with the main business of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: I will try to get this meeting over in less than two hours as I have an important group to meet at 4.30 p.m., so I ask members to confine themselves to questions rather than statements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: Two hours is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: We will try to get it done as quickly as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (25 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: We note that and will follow up on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: I welcome the witnesses. We are joined by Liam O'Neill, president of the GAA and Páraic Duffy, director general of the GAA. We have asked Mr. O'Neill to discuss the GAA's role and interaction with the Irish diaspora, so we are delighted to have both the president and the director general here today. Before introducing both men, I want to note the role played by the GAA at Croke Park...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: Excellent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: Would Mr. O'Neill like to say anything?