Results 1,201-1,220 of 1,750 for speaker:Declan Breathnach

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I remind Deputies to address their remarks through the Chair in order to prevent these altercations.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (26 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a programme of assistance will be introduced to help farmers who have lost up to 70% of their maize crop due to the conditions during Storm Ali; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that harvesting machinery is incapable of lifting a maize crop once it has fallen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38997/18]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I support Deputy Imelda Munster. I know that the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan, visited Dundalk Garda station where he spoke to Chief Superintendent Mangan and when I understand this issue was raised. It is a major issue in the constituency and further exacerbates the problems we face. There have been three murders by stabbing, an issue I have raised in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (2 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for verification of school textbook content prior to being certified as suitable or accurate in detail by his Department or the National Competitiveness Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39934/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (2 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 350. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an initial disability assessment in County Louth in the age brackets 18 to 65 years of age and over 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39488/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (2 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Louth waiting on an initial assessment of needs; the number of children in County Louth waiting longer than three, six and 12 months, respectively for an assessment of needs; if the HSE in County Louth is in compliance with the regulations governing assessments of needs by which assessments must be completed within three...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: A fellow Kildare man of the Ceann Comhairle, Christy Moore, sang, "I'm an ordinary man, nothing special, nothing grand." The lyrics of the song go on to mention the importance of house ownership. 1 o’clock In addition to the issue that Deputy O'Dea has raised, aside from those who are homeless in all our constituencies there are people in trepidation of their properties being...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: On a point of order, on the housing issue, I asked that the vulture funds be instructed to offer properties to the local authorities. I have not received an answer from either the Taoiseach or the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I commend the sector, which lobbied hard, certainly on social media, not to have this issue before the House tonight. What is being experienced by the sector in rural areas is not being experienced elsewhere, particularly Dublin. I refer in particular to the food sector. It is inevitable that this resolution will be passed tonight but I appeal to the Minister for Finance, who,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Laundering (9 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 3 July 2018, if his attention has been drawn to new techniques being employed by fuel smugglers utilising a form of distillation of diesel fuel that successfully removes the marker; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that a large tanker of diesel sludge was illegally dumped in Dundalk in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (9 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an increase in carbon tax on solid fuel in the forthcoming budget will lead to an increase in illicit trade in solid fuels to the detriment of legal business owners south of the Border; if his attention has been drawn further to the fact that such an increase would also lead to increased use of illegal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (9 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the vehicles in the Garda fleet in County Louth; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that gardaí cannot carry out their duties properly due to the unavailability of vehicles for use in community policing; the way in which investment from the €6 million announced...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (9 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the capital funding of €6 million which was allocated in 2017 to enhance the Garda fleet of vehicles by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40891/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I thank Mr. Gough for his presentation. I have a couple of questions relating to the research. In an exit, whether hard, soft or otherwise, there will be a high number of companies - roads maintenance companies would be a classic example - that trade in the North and the South. What will the implications be for Northern companies in regard to being able to partake in the EU tendering...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Mr. Gough stated that 7,800 businesses in the North are trading in the South. Why is there no figure for the individuals in the South trading in the North?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I would like to make a final observation. I apologise for coming in for a third time. When I travel on the motorway every day, I notice that many small carpentry, electrical and services businesses are trading in Dublin. When I am coming the other way, and travelling from the South towards the North, it strikes me that a small fraction of small businesses are able to trade into the North,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I refer to the moneys and funding for Horizon 2020 in the context of Brexit. Will that be a problem from the perspective of the North?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Tourism Ireland has been a great story. It continues to be a growing story of publicising our country and, obviously, that hidden gem of tourism. I have a couple of questions. Have we the capacity to cater for the growing number of tourists to which reference has been made? Is our capacity continuing to grow? It is clear that the UK is our biggest market. Mr. Gibbons referred to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Page 20 of the programme for Government refers to housing affordability. Ireland has the highest mortgage rate for first-time buyers in the eurozone. Our average rate is 3.15% as opposed to the eurozone average of 1.77%. This is a particularly frustrating and ludicrous interest rate because it means Irish people pay €157 more than the average European mortgage payer. That can...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I will be brief in my contribution to the debate as I do not wish to cause undue delay in the passing of this Bill. I personally have a strong pro-life view and would not like to see unrestricted access to abortion in Ireland. As a realist, I realise I cannot force my view on every citizen or on the two thirds of the people of Ireland who expressed a view contrary to mine in the referendum....