Results 7,161-7,180 of 9,147 for speaker:Pat Breen

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Will the Senator direct his comments through the Chair?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Mr. O'Gorman does not have to answer it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: I will take on board the request from the Deputy and Senator Daly. Politicians are not as perfect as the Deputy thinks and it is doubtful they will refrain from asking questions about the case. This issue will remain on the agenda and I will request an appearance by the Egyptian ambassador.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: I thank the witnesses very much and I look forward to them coming before the committee again, perhaps before the end of the year. I am sure there will be other issues of importance to discuss.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the allocations for special needs assistants for the 2015 / 2016 academic year will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27512/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: 37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27726/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: 158. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated for knee surgery at Croom orthopaedic hospital in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27772/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: 163. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27822/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: We have a good deal of business to do today. We do not have any apologies so we will move on to the draft minutes of the meeting of 1 July 2015. They have been circulated. Are the minutes of the meeting agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: You are saying you looked for information with regard to the minutes and tapes. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: There have to be notes or a report taken by the clerk.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: There may be internal recordings that you could listen to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Will you let the secretariat check that for you as well, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: I do not want to dwell on this now but I will look for clarification and air your concerns to see whether we can get clarification on the matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Sorry. I will look for it and the secretariat will look for it as well. It is your word against the word of the secretariat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Other people were at the meeting, including the clerk. Can we simply get clarification first? Perhaps the other committee could inform us whether-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Will you agree to clarification next week?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Will you send me a note on the matter and we will follow up on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Will you send me a written note on it? Then I will follow up on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: That is not a matter for the committee.