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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: 295. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39464/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (11 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: 73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out his plans to extend the registration date beyond 26 November 2015 for farmers to register as professional users of pesticides, given that a number of farmers may not have completed an approved pesticide course by the deadline due to illness or the unavailability of space on a locally-organised course; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: 46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare. [39793/15]

Paris Terrorist Attack: Statements (17 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: Like other speakers I welcome the opportunity to comment and to express sympathy with the people of France following the atrocities on Friday night last. Most of us were watching the end of the “Nine O’Clock News” when news filtered through of shootings in Paris. The information came slowly but it kept coming. Most of us also remember last July when we heard the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: 139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40285/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (17 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: 140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a fuel allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40287/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (17 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: 141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal under the disability allowance scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40293/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: 296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40555/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: 51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40815/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Expressions of Sympathy Following Paris Attacks (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: Apologies have been received from Deputies Ruairí Quinn and Seán Crowe and Senator David Norris. I apologise for the early start. Unfortunately, the committee room is booked again at 11 a.m. by another committee as the Finance Bill is before the Houses. We must therefore try to get this meeting concluded as quickly as we can. Before we start, I am sure all members will wish to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Expressions of Sympathy Following Paris Attacks (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: Would Deputy Mitchell like to comment on that briefly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Expressions of Sympathy Following Paris Attacks (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: I thank the members for their comments. I propose that we now go into private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: COP21: Discussion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: I welcome our guests. The very important 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP21, is to take place in Paris soon. I warmly welcome Mr. Jim Clarken, Oxfam Ireland, Mr. Oisín Coghlan, Friends of the Earth, Ms Anja Murray, Stop Climate Chaos, and Mr. Jerry Mac Evilly, Trócaire. We need only look at this morning's weather and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: COP21: Discussion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: That is okay, and I thank Mr. Mac Evilly for his comprehensive presentation on the challenges that we face and for highlighting the importance of the meeting in Paris.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: COP21: Discussion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: I will first call Deputy Olivia Mitchell and then Mr. Coghlan might answer all the questions together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: COP21: Discussion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: I have a question too, after which you can answer all of the questions. We have another 20 minutes, which is not bad. Regarding CO2 and our carbon emissions, there is one coal burning station in Ireland at Moneypoint. That is the main problem we have with CO2 emissions at present and we must decide what we can do about it. To take up Deputy Mitchell's point about the per...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: COP21: Discussion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: I will allow Deputy Durkan to contribute before going to the other witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: COP21: Discussion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: That is a subject for another day. I am very conscious of time, as another committee wants to use the room.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: COP21: Discussion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: I want to allow Mr. Mac Evilly to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: COP21: Discussion (18 Nov 2015)

Pat Breen: Senator Daly, please. No interruptions.