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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (19 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: 178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for disadvantaged area scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8423/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: 379. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an invalidity pension appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7783/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (18 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: 441. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 453 of 28 January 2014, when payment of bog compensation will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8311/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications (18 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: 620. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 667 of 15 January 2014 when an application for dairy equipment scheme grant will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7774/14]

Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to speak about the Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013. So many people have spoken about this Bill over the past day or so. It is one area where everybody agrees. The purpose of this Bill is to reduce the cancer risk specifically for children by prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 years from using a sunbed. It is very welcome legislation and all parties support...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: I have no wish to get into a geography lesson.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: Deputy Crowe is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: Let Mr. Cotter finish and I will let you back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: Please, Senator Daly, let Mr. Cotter finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: You will have to agree to differ on this because otherwise we will be going over and back all day, and I will not do that. Thank you very much Mr. Cotter, Ms Lyster and Mr. O'Grady for coming before the committee this afternoon. As you have seen, there has been good interaction with the committee. It is an area the members have a real interest in, particularly in respect of development...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: I thank Mr. Cotter for his informative presentation on implementing the 11th EDF.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (12 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: Apologies have been received from Senator Jim Walsh. Are the draft minutes of the meeting of 4 February, as circulated, agreed? Agreed. We will now proceed with the main business of this meeting. I remind members, witnesses and people in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off as even when on silent mode they cause interference with the broadcast...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: We are dealing today with issues relating to the European Development Fund, EDF. The committee has received a number of Commission proposals in relation to the EDF including COM (2013) 445, Council Regulation on the implementation of the European Development Fund and COM (2013) 660, Council Regulation on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (11 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: 293. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6377/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (6 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: 90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5894/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peer Review of Ireland's Development Co-operation Programme: OECD (4 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: There would not be a role for the OECD in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peer Review of Ireland's Development Co-operation Programme: OECD (4 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: Obviously, this is not an area in respect of which they have a role but do our guests wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peer Review of Ireland's Development Co-operation Programme: OECD (4 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: What happened in Busan was very important and the progress made there can be continued at the next meeting in Mexico. I thank our guests for coming before the committee. We had an informative and useful discussion on the important work they do, which is all about transparency, openness and accountability. It is vital that the Development Assistance Committee should continue with its work....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (4 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: We will proceed to No. 2 on our agenda, namely, the minutes of the previous meeting. The draft minutes of the meeting of 29 January have been circulated. Are they agreed? Agreed. An issue relating to the Irish International Immigrant Center in Boston was raised at last Wednesday's meeting by Senator Daly. I agreed to meet the relevant officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peer Review of Ireland's Development Co-operation Programme: OECD (4 Feb 2014)

Pat Breen: I am glad you mentioned agriculture. As you know, ours is a good agricultural country and we export a great deal of food. Certainly, the Irish Aid programme and the NGO programmes work with agriculture. Africa is a very rich continent and it has good land. We have seen the projects on our visits. We have seen the developing nurseries and the training of farmers. The skilled people we...