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Extreme Weather (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: I will take on board the Deputy's concerns about the route mentioned. It is a regional route.

Extreme Weather (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: We will take it on board and report it to the various authorities. There are other areas similarly affected throughout the country. I live in a country area and know what flooding is all about. I acknowledge the inconvenience caused for motorists. I will get back to the Deputy about the issue raised. As I said, I appreciate the well intentioned public safety motive behind the current...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees (19 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: Section 41A of the Industrial Relations Act 1946 as amended by Section 11 of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2012 provides that reviews of each Joint Labour Committee (JLC) will be carried out by the Labour Court, as soon as practicable after the commencement of the Act, and at least once every 5 years thereafter. The first such review was completed in April 2013. The second...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (24 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: 430. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17406/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (24 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: 558. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17409/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (24 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: 559. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17410/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (24 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: 560. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17424/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (24 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: 562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17437/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (25 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: I apologise for the Tánaiste. As the Deputies may be aware, he is in Derry today, meeting community politicians and business leaders in relation to Northern Ireland, the peace process, events in Derry and Brexit. The Tánaiste is certainly working hard on the Brexit situation and to ensure that the institutions in Northern Ireland can get back on track again. I thank the three...

Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (25 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: Maximum pressure is being applied at European Union level regarding Ireland's relationship with the United Kingdom. Our colleagues in the EU have an excellent understanding of Ireland's special relationship with the UK, particularly in the area of trade, but also in other areas, including those to which the Deputies refer. The Government wants clear progress to be made on the protocol...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (1 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 201 together. I would draw the deputy’s attention to the fact that lead policy responsibility for the fishing sector resides with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. However, as part of the multi-agency approach to dealing with issues in the fishing sector, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) undertakes workplace inspections...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (1 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I have not had any communication with the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in relation to updating the Regulations on potable electrical appliance testing. Regulation 81(c) of the 2007 Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations (S.I. No. 299 of 2007) includes the issue of portable electrical appliance testing within its scope. This Regulation states:...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Action Plan for Jobs (2 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank Senator Mulherin for raising the issue, which I have addressed in respect of other areas of the country where Deputies and Senators have similar concerns to those of the Senator. The regional action plan for jobs initiative has been a central pillar of the Government’s ability to create 200,000 new jobs by 2020, with 135,000 of these jobs to be located outside of Dublin....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Action Plan for Jobs (2 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I will follow up on that. As I said, I understand the Senator's passion for her area. We do not want to go back to the dark days of the past, when people had to emigrate from Mayo. When I go to the US on trade missions, the number of Mayo people, or the descendants of those who emigrated during the Famine and at other times, whom I meet is significant and perhaps more than from other...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court Recommendations (3 May 2018)

Pat Breen: In November 2016, the Construction Industry Federation made an application to the Labour Court to review the pay, pension and sick pay entitlements of craftsmen, construction operatives and apprentices in the Construction Sector. The Labour Court conducted its Review, which included a public consultation and a hearing of interested parties, and submitted its recommendation to me on 13 July...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I have all night.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I move amendment No. 134:In page 85, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “(3) Where a person is a controller by virtue of his or her being the subject of a designation under subsection (1) or (2) of section 3— (a) a reference in sections 115, 126 and 133(10) to a controller shall be deemed to be a reference to the appropriate authority that, or the Minister who,...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Yes. Section 115 makes provision for a judicial remedy in the case of infringements of the GDPR. Article 80.2 of the GDPR recognises that a member state may allow in its national laws for a not-for-profit body, association or organisation to take action on behalf of a data subject without the data subject's mandate. However, that is not part of our law and compliance with the GDPR does not...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Deputy O'Callaghan said what had to be said, and as I have already outlined, this provision would cause many problems.