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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on EU Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: That issue will more than likely be on the Taoiseach's agenda in Washington. I thank the Minister and we wish him well in his mission next week. I understand he is travelling to Canada and New York. We wish all the Ministers well in their travels for St. Patrick's Day. It is a glorious opportunity for Ireland to sell itself in that special week and an opportunity we get only once a year....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Review (24 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: 184. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a domiciliary care allowance review will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11335/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (24 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: 189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on review of a carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11413/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (24 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: 389. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 18 February 2015 when payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12048/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: 763. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in the status of a project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11238/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: 835. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12141/15]

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

Pat Breen: Apologies have been received from Deputy Crowe and Senator Norris. The draft minutes of the meeting of 11 March 2015 have been circulated to members. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone: Irish Ambassador (25 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: The Deputy is a counsellor of a kind from the point of view of foreigners but not from a local authority point of view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone: Irish Ambassador (25 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: I will start the ball rolling. I want to refer in particular to the Médecins Sans Frontières report published yesterday which stated that many of the governments in the region ignored the early warning that was a serious epidemic in the region. That three months delay in responding, particularly in Guinea, caused many problems and caused the disease to spread particularly into...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone: Irish Ambassador (25 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: If Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan does not mind, I will call Deputy Eric Byrne next as he has to leave shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone: Irish Ambassador (25 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: Looking at the way politics works in any democratic country, is Dr. Walsh aware of any political fallout for the governments in Sierra Leone, Liberia or Guinea in relation to how their governments handled the Ebola crisis? Obviously it has also affected their economies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone: Irish Ambassador (25 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: I thank Dr. Walsh. We have had a most interesting conversation this morning. As Deputy Eric Byrne has said, we are very proud of the work that the ambassador and her team do, particularly in Sierra Leone and the surrounding areas. In her address she spoke about the huge challenges and risks. Obviously we are proud that we now have an embassy there and it is no longer just a programme...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone: Irish Ambassador (25 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: Perhaps that is something they might do in the future.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: 549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the marking system for the junior and leaving certificate examinations has not changed since 1969; her plans to review the system, and in particular to round-up the percentages obtained to the nearest percentage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12695/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 Mar 2015)

Pat Breen: 550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No 494 of 10 March 2015, the reason a reply has not issued to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12696/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (1 Apr 2015)

Pat Breen: Apologies have been received from Deputies Seán Crowe, Olivia Mitchell and Maureen O'Sullivan and Senators Michael Mullins and David Norris. The minutes from the meeting of 25 March 2015 have been circulated to members. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Global Irish - Ireland’s Diaspora Policy: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1 Apr 2015)

Pat Breen: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Deenihan, and Ms Emer Rocke, director of the Irish abroad unit, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This meeting provides an opportunity for members to discuss the recently launched Government policy for Ireland's diaspora. I remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Global Irish - Ireland’s Diaspora Policy: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1 Apr 2015)

Pat Breen: I thank the Minister of State. Before I call on Deputy Smith, I wish to refer to the commemorations in 2016 and the role of the diaspora. As a former Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, does he know what plans are in place for the diaspora during next year's commemorations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Global Irish - Ireland’s Diaspora Policy: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1 Apr 2015)

Pat Breen: As there are three sets of questions to the Minister of State, I ask him to reply to them. When he has finished answering them, I will call the final three members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Global Irish - Ireland’s Diaspora Policy: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1 Apr 2015)

Pat Breen: We will be discussing the Ibrahim Halawa case afterwards, just in case the Minister of State does know anything.