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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: 158. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated for knee surgery at Croom orthopaedic hospital in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27772/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (8 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: 163. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27822/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the allocations for special needs assistants for the 2015 / 2016 academic year will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27512/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Deaths of Irish Citizens in Tunisia: Expressions of Sympathy. (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Apologies have been received from a number of members who are unable to be with us this morning. Deputy Bernard Durkan is on European affairs business, Deputy Seán Crowe is ill-disposed and Senators Walsh and Norris are also unable to attend. Before we start it is important that we remember, with great sadness, the tragic loss of life in Tunisia. I have decided to place it on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Deaths of Irish Citizens in Tunisia: Expressions of Sympathy. (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: I thank Senator Mullins. We will have a few moments of silence as a tribute to the Irish victims and the English and other victims.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: We move on to the draft minutes of the meeting of 24 June. They have been circulated to all the members. Are the minutes agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: That is something we will discuss. It is on the agenda. If Senator Daly does not mind waiting, we will just proceed through the minutes first. Is there anything else?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: There is on the Halawa matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: No, it is not from the Egyptians but we will discuss the matter in conjunction with the proposed visit. If it is okay, we will discuss the matters together as they are related.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: No, I do not have an update but we will discuss the matter later. If there are no matters arising from the minutes we will proceed with the main business of the meeting. I invite the witnesses to come in. We are meeting in public session with Colm O’Gorman of Amnesty International to discuss the annual report of Amnesty concerning human rights issues globally. Mr. O’Gorman...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: I welcome Mr. Colm O'Gorman, executive director of Amnesty International Ireland. We met him informally yesterday, so we have had a busy few days with him. Ms Ashling Seely, who is the Stop Torture campaign officer, is also very welcome. The format is that we will have an opening statement from Mr. O'Gorman, following which we will take questions from the members of the committee. I remind...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: I thank Mr. O'Gorman and note we had a detailed open discussion yesterday in an informal meeting on the Ibrahim Halawa case between members and Amnesty International. I thank Mr. O'Gorman for his important contribution today on what is an important report. There now will be an opportunity for members to question Mr. O'Gorman on that report and I call Deputy Smith.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: I will let Mr. O'Gorman take the questions from those three members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: There is a vote in the House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: He clarified it at the meeting afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: He clarified the point afterwards. We will suspend until immediately after the vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: We have to bear in mind there may be votes throughout the next couple of hours. I will hand back to Mr. O'Gorman. Perhaps he wants to clarify the issue concerning politicians, just to clear the air as to what he intended to say.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Does Mr. O'Gorman want to say: "The world's governments..."?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Is Mr. O'Gorman targeting good governments as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Would Mr. O'Gorman just say "some governments"?