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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (23 Oct 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Gaeltacht grant was not restored for students in the professional masters of education; his plans to restore the grant to such students; the amount of Gaeltacht fees which will be covered by the grant that was restored for non-professional masters of education students; the amount of the budget of his Department which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (24 Oct 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an inequitable situation which has arisen between public and private patients in respect of the treatment of patients with stage 3 melanoma by a company (details supplied) which has sanctioned the use of immunotherapy for its customers, which has been proven to be successful to prevent the cancer recurring in stage 3...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Human Trafficking (5 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: The shocking discovery of 39 bodies in a truck recently is testament to the need to look at what measures Ireland will implement to take the scourge of human trafficking more seriously. The treatment of human trafficking victims in Ireland falls well short of humanitarian protection and the measures described in the legal instruments of the UN, the EU and the Council of Europe. I expect the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Human Trafficking (5 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: I express my support of and co-operation with any efforts to alleviate suffering or combat wrong-doing in what might have started as a tragic case arising from the greed of criminals involved with human trafficking. Vietnamese families are currently trying to make a provision in order to bring their loved ones home. I express my deep shock and offer our condolences, as the Minister has...

Illegal Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: I commend the motion. The drugs situation in this country is simply out of control. A total of 195 kg of cocaine and heroin were seized in 2018, compared with 27 kg in 2017. That speaks volumes. These figures represent only the seizures rather than what is actually being used. I attended a joint policing committee in Drogheda yesterday. I commend An Garda Síochána on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 459. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of general practitioner availability in mid-County Louth; when a review of the contractual terms for the GMS and other publicly funded general practitioner services will be complete; the measures which will be put in place to attract general practitioners to rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (5 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 902. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a motion was passed at the Laytown and Bettystown municipal district meeting to designate the R132 Julianstown Road a national road and that this motion will be going before Meath County Council on November 7 2019; if he will consider a Ministerial Order to designate the R132 Julianstown...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: I represent the constituency of Louth. I welcome the comments of the officials and I am conscious of the role of the EPA. I am tempted to say one does not miss the water until the well runs dry. I am a former schoolteacher and recall a child being asked to make a sentence using the word "uisce" and coming up with "Uisce inár saol: cosanta" or, in English, "Water in our environment:...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: We should be looking for a solution rather than seeking a prosecution. Senator Boyhan outlined that the EPA has legal power but it needs to be strengthened. Has the EPA reviewed all of the audits across the country, or will it do so? It is clear that in the case of Leixlip, but also that of County Louth, the actions recommended, not just in one report but two, have not been implemented....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: Locally and regionally. The Deputy is from Dublin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: I asked whether there will be a review of all of the audits that were not acted upon across the country. That question was not answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: I compliment the various organisations, including Irish Water and the Department, for their proactivity on many problems. Staleen in my constituency is a classic example. There were major problems last year. We eventually got to a solution. While today's debate centres on Leixlip, it is symptomatic of other micro-problems across the country. I will start with the issue of turbidity....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (6 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of approved housing bodies that have sold housing units funded under the CLSS scheme; the number of units sold; the conditions under which sale agreements were entered into; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45754/19]

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (7 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: The Deputy is going over time and is reducing the Minister of State’s time to reply.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (7 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: We have debated that matter sufficiently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Voting and Citizenship Rights of Citizens in Northern Ireland: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: I will focus first on voting rights in presidential elections and then move on to citizens' rights. Very few people have a difficulty with extending voting rights in presidential elections to everyone on this island. Professor Harvey mentioned avoiding the risks. I would like to dwell on that for a second. The issue that concerns many people is the possibility of personality politics. We...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex Post Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: I welcome the Minister and his officials. He stated towards the end of his contribution that we were potentially heading into choppier economic waters. He spoke about uncertain times and the hopes for an orderly Brexit. He also flagged the issue of overheating. The Supplementary Estimate for health will be limited to €335 million. The fiscal monitor continues to show health...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex Post Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: I will focus on two areas, starting with the cost pressures associated with demographic changes. The Minister mentioned the greying of the population. I am one of the people to whom he was referring. I recognise that he has allocated €500 million to address these demographic changes and the committee is working on examining them. Will he commit to supporting that work and provide...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Estimates Process (14 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: Deputy Cowen's Priority Questions are being taken by Deputy Calleary.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (14 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: The Deputy is running down the time available to her.