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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (24 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: 462. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the processing of first-time applicants (details supplied) for medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8065/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (24 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: 586. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline his plans to amend the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 to address the concerns relating to self-builds; and if so, the timeframe he envisages for bringing any such amendments before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8109/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Qualifications (24 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: 588. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Fennelly recommendations on the registration of architects; if he will provide the registration arrangements which have been put in place since the publication of the report; if his Department plans to introduce any further registration arrangements to address the concerns of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: GOAL Programmes in South Sudan: CEO of GOAL (18 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: The last speaker is Deputy Durkan. I thank the Deputy for taking the Chair for me earlier in the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: GOAL Programmes in South Sudan: CEO of GOAL (18 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: Thank you, Deputy. Does Mr. Andrews wish to respond to those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: GOAL Programmes in South Sudan: CEO of GOAL (18 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: I wish to ask about the role of the African Union and neighbouring countries such as Ethiopia which has been very accommodating to refugees fleeing the conflict and Uganda. When I was in Uganda I met the foreign Minister and he talked about the role his country had played. Have the neighbouring countries and the African Union made a real effort to try to reach a settlement with these people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: GOAL Programmes in South Sudan: CEO of GOAL (18 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: I thank the representatives from GOAL for their attendance. I also thank the witnesses for facilitating the visit last week of Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan and myself to the Turkish-Syrian border. While we will compile a report on the visit, it provided us with a greater understanding of how GOAL operates in this fragile region. I refer to seeing the operations ourselves at first hand,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (18 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: 97. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7375/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: Senator Terry Brennan referred to the difference in the price of flights in the SkyTeam arrangement with Air France, KLM and Delta Airlines. Yesterday morning I had a constituent from Ennis in my office. As his son is based in San Francisco, he has used the Dublin-San Francisco service on several occasions and been very pleased with the service. When he was booking flights in May, he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: I am talking about competition between Aer Lingus and IAG. One may buy a cheaper ticket on the Shannon-Heathrow-New York route than with Aer Lingus on the Shannon-New York route.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: It would be more inconvenient to fly via London, but many consumers do so on the basis of the price. That could blow Aer Lingus's service out of the water and it could be done right away.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: Mr. Kavanagh has still not addressed my point about the Shannon-New York flight not being full. As someone mentioned, it is all about load factors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: That is what I meant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: The airline will not make a profit unless it fills aircraft.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: Airlines fill them from the front. That is how they make a profit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: My question was on price differences. How often have we seen Aer Lingus flights to Dublin Airport being much cheaper than flights to Shannon Airport? That will happen over time. What about the scenario in which IAG would have control of both Aer Lingus and British Airways? If somebody wanted to reduce the number of passengers coming into Shannon he or she could continue to offer cheap...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: If Aer Lingus did not want to renew its lease with the contractors would that not give it an excuse?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: They are exceptions. With the exception of United Airlines they are seasonal providers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: We are still talking about the price and that is what matters to the consumer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Aer Lingus and Stobart Air (17 Feb 2015)

Pat Breen: Not in a regionally balanced way.