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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: Does the Deputy have a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: I just want a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: Can I have a question, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: I call Senator Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (9 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: Apologies for absence have been received from Senator David Norris. Draft minutes of the meeting of 2 July 2014 have been circulated to members. Are those minutes agreed to? Agreed. Unless there are any matters arising from the minutes of the previous meeting, we will proceed with the main business of this meeting with the Iranian ambassador who is joining us this afternoon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: Ambassador Kachoueian is very welcome to the committee. I also wish to welcome the deputy chef de mission, Mr. Hamid Arefipour, who is accompanying the ambassador. I remind members, witnesses and all those in the Public Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off completely for the duration of the meeting as, even on silent mode, they cause interference with the recording...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: I thank the ambassador. He might update the committee on the current status of the nuclear talks with the group.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Registration Issues (8 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29906/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: 411. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29651/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: 412. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance appeal will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29652/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (8 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: 598. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 4 June 2014 , when an agri-environment option scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29590/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (8 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: 600. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 621 of 27 May 2014, when a decision on single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29668/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (8 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: 608. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for AEOS payment will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29885/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (8 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: 735. To ask the Minister for Health if a new application for consideration for the inclusion of the drug Fampyra for multiple sclerosis under the community drugs scheme been received by the Health Service Executive; the timeframe for assessment and decision of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29454/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: The ambassador should not forget the GAA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: The ambassador is a star attraction as Deputy O'Sullivan now has a supplementary question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: We appreciate the ambassador's time before the committee. We understand the work of an ambassador is now very different from what it was; it is a challenging job but it is very enjoyable. Please pass our best wishes to the support team in the Embassy, as they are extremely important to the work. Some of us have had contact with them because of incidents in our constituencies and they have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: I heard that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: Waterford hurling will be improving as the football improves. We thank the ambassador for his interest in all areas of culture and the arts, and much of that was reflected in the event at the Royal Albert Hall during the visit of President Higgins, which he seemed to enjoy so much. That was due to Mr. Mulhall's wealth of experience as a diplomat who has served in Asia and Europe, and his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Pat Breen: The Senator can have the issue raised by way of parliamentary question by a colleague in the other House.