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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Objectives, Foreign Affairs Council and Membership of Human Rights Council: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: As Senator Walsh mentioned, with the President-elect of Iran, Hassan Rouhani to take office on 3 August, will the situation with the new President be discussed at the Council meeting on Monday and what efforts will the EU make to reach out to Iran, particularly as the President-elect is a former nuclear negotiator?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Objectives, Foreign Affairs Council and Membership of Human Rights Council: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: I thank the Tánaiste for his direct answers to the members' questions. It was an interesting discussion and we raised many issues, particularly on the Middle East process which the committee will revisit from time to time, particularly when we come back in September until Christmas, when it will dominate our agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Objectives, Foreign Affairs Council and Membership of Human Rights Council: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: I will take Deputy Olivia Mitchell first, followed by Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Objectives, Foreign Affairs Council and Membership of Human Rights Council: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: During our own visit to Jordan, Israel and Palestine, most local experts said the situation in Syria will go on and on, perhaps for up to ten years. There seems to be a sense of hopelessness about the current Syrian situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Objectives, Foreign Affairs Council and Membership of Human Rights Council: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: There are a lot of questions for the Tánaiste. Perhaps he could respond to some of them initially.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Objectives, Foreign Affairs Council and Membership of Human Rights Council: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: Before opening the floor to members, I wish to pose one question. As the Tánaiste is aware, the committee recently visited Jordan, Palestine and Israel and met the Foreign Ministers in each jurisdiction. People in Jordan and Palestine are treating the Middle East peace process and the initiative taken by US Secretary of State John Kerry as urgent. They see that latter as offering a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (17 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: We will begin in public session. Draft minutes of the meeting of 10 July have been circulated. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. I remind everybody to switch off their mobile telephones completely for the duration of the meeting, as they cause interference with recording equipment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Recommendations from AWEPA Conference (17 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: The next item on the agenda is a report from Deputy O'Sullivan on the AWEPA conference, so I will call on the Deputy to address the committee. I hope you do not mind if we do not have any discussion on this, because I want to move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Recommendations from AWEPA Conference (17 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: Thank you. I will make an exception for Deputy Eric Byrne because the Tánaiste is here. He wants to make a brief comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Recommendations from AWEPA Conference (17 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: The only reason we put this on the agenda was to note the recommendations coming from the conference. We are not going to discuss them this evening, because there will be time another day for it, but I am sure Deputy O'Sullivan will be pleased to answer any questions for you privately afterwards. AWEPA is separate from us, but Deputy O'Sullivan included it on the agenda here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Objectives, Foreign Affairs Council and Membership of Human Rights Council: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: The main purpose of this evening's meeting is for a discussion with the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on the achievements of the EU Presidency, the Foreign Affairs Council in the second quarter of 2013 and the objectives of the membership of the Human Rights Council. We have quite a busy agenda so I am quite anxious to get the proceedings started quickly. On...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (17 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: 133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a domiciliary care allowance appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35568/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: 484. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on jobseeker's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34173/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: 627. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment of a domiciliary allowance will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34970/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (16 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: 643. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not been facilitated in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35183/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Unethical Organ Harvesting in China: Discussion (10 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: Will Senator Norris move the revised motion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Unethical Organ Harvesting in China: Discussion (10 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: When it is agreed, it goes to the Department of Foreign Affairs. I now call on Senator Clune, who is a member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Unethical Organ Harvesting in China: Discussion (10 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: I hope it is an issue the Senator will follow closely on the Council of Europe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Unethical Organ Harvesting in China: Discussion (10 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: We can send a copy of the motion to the Chinese embassy. The ambassador is indisposed currently, but we can forward the motion agreed at this meeting. I propose that we forward the motion to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and to the Chinese embassy. Is this agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Unethical Organ Harvesting in China: Discussion (10 Jul 2013)

Pat Breen: We can do that.