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- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: I thank the Tánaiste. We wish President Higgins well on his state visit to the UK next April. The trade mission between Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland, which was announced yesterday, is an important initiative.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: Does Deputy O'Sullivan wish to speak?
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: Does Deputy Byrne wish to speak?
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: We are talking about promoting Irish games.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: I call Deputy Smith and ask him to be brief as we have three more issues to deal with.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: I wish to pay tribute to our honorary consuls. The committee has used the services of our honorary consuls on a number of occasions when we do not have a resident ambassador. I am talking about people such as Mr. Ramsey Khoury in Jordan, Mr. John Kane in Texas and the honorary consul in Tehran, Mr. Feizollahi, whom I met last week. These people do a wonderful job on behalf of our country...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: I thank the Tánaiste.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: We have five more sections to deal with.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: Okay, but only one, if the Deputy does not mind.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: Deputy Brendan Smith also has a brief supplementary question.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: We will move on to programme B - consular, passport and services for the Irish abroad. I call the Tánaiste to make some brief introductory remarks.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: Can we please have questions, as otherwise we will be here all day?
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: I presume the Deputy asked the last question as it relates to trade.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: We will have questions on that.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: The Tánaiste took note of the report we did regarding the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which is important for us.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: This meeting has been called to consider the Revised Estimates for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Dáil ordered on 18 December 2013 that the following Revised Estimates for public services be referred to this committee for consideration: Vote 27- International Co-operation, and Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade. I welcome the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: I thank the Tánaiste for his introduction. Yesterday's announcement was good news for this country. It is welcome that in spite of the difficult circumstances that we have extended our embassies, in particular in Asia, and a new one in Zagreb in Croatia, as well as extending to the US and other areas. It is very good news despite the tight budgetary constraints that exist because...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (22 Jan 2014) Pat Breen: I thank the Tánaiste. I urge Members to keep their interventions brief and to ask questions. We have to get through six or seven different sections, therefore, there will be ample time for questions. I will take questions on Vote 28, trade interests. I call Deputy Brendan Smith.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (22 Jan 2014)
Pat Breen: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills [3078/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (21 Jan 2014)
Pat Breen: 366. 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. [2686/14]