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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (4 Dec 2018)

Pat Breen: 508. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50113/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (5 Dec 2018)

Pat Breen: 260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51146/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2018)

Pat Breen: 394. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51569/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (11 Dec 2018)

Pat Breen: 403. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51812/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commencement of Legislation (12 Dec 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank Deputy Joan Collins for raising the matter and acknowledge her special interest in the subject on behalf of her constituents. It is important that she raises these issues. I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty, who is attending the Seanad and cannot take the issue herself. This is a complex issue. Certain...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commencement of Legislation (12 Dec 2018)

Pat Breen: I will give a brief supplementary reply. As the Deputy has rightly pointed out, there are stories of parents in similar situations and this needs to be dealt with. This is complex and there are technical issues involved. It is important to get this right to ensure that there are no problems afterwards, that it is good legislation, and that the technical difficulties, including both parents...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Industry Regulation (19 Dec 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank the Deputy for raising this very important issue. My colleague, the Minister for Finance, asked me to take this Topical Issue debate for him because he has another previously organised engagement. As the Deputy has rightly pointed out, on 28 November the Central Bank announced it had been informed that Qudos Insurance A/S had entered into solvent liquidation. Qudos is authorised...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Industry Regulation (19 Dec 2018)

Pat Breen: This matter is being treated with urgency by the Department of Finance and the Minister. As the Deputy said, the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, has been in contact with the UK Treasury and the European Commission. We hope to get an update as soon as possible on their plans in that regard. We are concerned about it. I have taken careful note of all the points the Deputy has raised...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (15 Jan 2019)

Pat Breen: Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are provided for under the Industrial Relations Act 1946 and were reformed by the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act, 2012. A JLC is comprised of equal numbers of representatives of employers and workers in a sector. The JLC for the Security Industry was established by SI. 377 of 1998, as amended by SI. 30 of 2014, which remains in force. JLCs meet...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (17 Jan 2019)

Pat Breen: 186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2063/19]

JobPath Programme: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank everybody for contributing to the debate this evening. Some contributions were very interesting and helpful. The Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty, eloquently set out the facts about provision of the JobPath service, including performance, the high customer satisfaction level and the low number of complaints. The Comptroller and Auditor General devoted a chapter in his report to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: A Joint Labour Committee (JLC) is composed of equal numbers of representatives of employers and workers in an employment sector. The Committee meets under an independent chairman and an Industrial Relations Officer of the Workplace Relations Commission to discuss and agree proposals for terms and conditions to apply to specified grades or categories of workers in the sector concerned. If...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5002/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5243/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5382/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: Statutory responsibility for the management of the National Apprenticeship System in Ireland falls under the remit of SOLAS, an agency under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills. I understand that craft ?apprentices get paid during their training. The rates of pay can vary, depending on the apprenticeship and on the employer. Furthermore, a craft apprentice allowance is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (12 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 545. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 483 of 5 February 2019, when validation checks will be cleared on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6771/19]

Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank all Deputies who contributed to the debate. The Minister welcomes the broad support for the Bill. She has also considered carefully all the points raised in the debate. The Bill deals with an issue of considerable importance for consumer welfare and businesses which provides goods or services to consumers. It is clear consumers deserve greater protection with gift vouchers....

Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018 [Seanad] : Referral to Select Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to with Standing Orders 84A and 149.

Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: It is a good story.