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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (13 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance appeal will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20995/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (13 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21207/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (13 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 514. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 11 March 2014, when area aid and single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20991/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (13 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 891 of 25 March 2014, when a decision will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20993/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications (13 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 516. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No.193 of 2 April 2014 when an application for a DES grant will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20997/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (13 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 517. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 3 April 2014, when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20998/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (13 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 518. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision on a REP scheme 4 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20999/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (13 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 532. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when agri-environment options scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21382/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 670. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in reaching agreement with Canadian provinces regarding driving licence exchange, which would allow Irish emigrants travelling to Canada to exchange their Irish licence for one from the relevant Canadian province; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21065/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (8 May 2014)

Pat Breen: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who did not reach the entire stocking density in 2011 and thereafter increased their stocking density will receive payment for 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20660/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: If I may interrupt Deputy Mitchell, I have invited the Nigerian ambassador to appear before the joint committee next week to discuss this alarming situation. I hope to hear from the embassy in the next few days. Hopefully, we will be able to get him to appear before the joint committee within the next week or two. I have asked him to address members of the Joint Committee on Foreign...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: No, its purpose simply is to update members with regard to the current situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: Very well, I will get that information for the Deputy. The only reason the issue is in the correspondence today is because Senator Walsh sought an update on it at last week's meeting. In the meantime, the secretariat and I have decided to invite the Nigerian ambassador, H.E. Mr. Felix Yusufu Pwol, who I know very well, to provide the joint committee with an update on what his country is doing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: This is an issue that can be raised at the appropriate meeting. It is not an issue for today's meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: That is an issue for another day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: Okay, but it is not for today's meeting, as we have witnesses from Christian Aid in attendance. Did Mr. McCaughey wish to conclude?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: On Angola, the joint committee met the UNITA president some time in early March. He spoke about the frustration of being in opposition in Angolan politics. Obviously, the fact that President dos Santos has been in power for more than 35 years added to this frustration. Does Christian Aid believe a change of regime in Angola would make a difference to the economy and to the widespread...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: Does Christian Aid think the present regime could change those structures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: I thank Ms Balfe and Mr. McCaughey for their attendance. It is important for the joint committee to highlight the humanitarian situation and the witnesses have been there and have seen it for themselves. As the opposition leader from Angola has also appeared before the joint committee, members are well versed on the difficult situation the Angolan people must endure. Obviously, we will use...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of Christian Aid Ireland (7 May 2014)

Pat Breen: There is quite a variety of questions from the members. They all are related to the issues about which both Mr. McCaughey and Ms Balfe spoke in their address here this afternoon. I will let both of them answer whichever questions are appropriate for their expertise.