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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (5 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 897 of 16 January 2013, when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5516/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (5 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on a single farm payment to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5548/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (5 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of suckler calf premium will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5603/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Applications (5 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 30 January 2013, the position regarding a review of a suckler welfare scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5953/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (5 Feb 2013)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to introduce a community roads scheme; if he envisages that there will be a change in the eligibility criteria for the scheme, that is, an increased local contribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5103/13]

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: I wish to share time with Deputies Liam Twomey and John Paul Phelan.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012. Like other Deputies, I questioned previous health Ministers on the management and delivery of health services in my constituency. Of course, I got the usual reply that the Minister was not responsible but the Health Service Executive, HSE, under the Health Act 2004. That Act imposed structures on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (31 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for single farm payments will be processed in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4826/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (31 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment of disadvantaged area scheme 2012 has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4912/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services (31 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to alleviate the situation at the accident and emergency department at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick, in view of the fact that patients, especially elderly people, have to endure long waiting times on trolleys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4965/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with Asia Matters (30 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: I expect the beef trade to Indonesia, which is worth approximately €20 million per annum, to open some time this year. Incidentally, I understand that in the event that the economy improves, there is strong interest in opening an embassy in Japan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with Asia Matters (30 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: The Irish operation in Tokyo is very good. I attended a working meeting in Japan, where we operate a version of the "Ireland House" concept, under which the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and the embassy are located in one building. Our staff in Tokyo work extremely hard. A number of projects are in the pipeline this year and Japanese companies are also set to expand in this country. I pay...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with Asia Matters (30 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: I thank Mr. Murray for coming before the joint committee for this useful and interesting discussion and presentation on Asia. I ask him to keep the committee informed of the activities of Asia Matters in promoting trade with Asia. Asia Matters and other organisations are important for trade promotion. The benefits of their work are visible in the increase in business between Asian...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with Asia Matters (30 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: We have representatives from Dublin and Cork but, coming from the mid-west region, I have to say that the international airport at Shannon could be used as a hub, with fifth freedom rights for Chinese or other airlines to go on to the United States as well. I wanted to get my little bit in there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with Asia Matters (30 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: I thought Senator Mullins was a Shannon man.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with Asia Matters (30 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: Mr. Murray talked about Japan being the largest foreign direct investor in the world at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with Asia Matters (30 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: They have about 50 companies in Ireland. Mr. Murray spoke about the go-ahead for the EU-Japan free trade agreement in November and those discussions will commence in March under Ireland's EU Presidency.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with Asia Matters (30 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: Japan imports 60% of the food it consumes. I wish to ask about the benefits for a small open economy like Ireland, which has huge food exports, of the removal of tariffs into a country such as Japan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with Asia Matters (30 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: I thank Mr. Murray. There are many practical ideas there and an exciting plan for Asia Matters in which the committee has a real interest. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan raised her hand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with Asia Matters (30 Jan 2013)

Pat Breen: Will Mr. Martin answer that? Many other speakers wish to contribute.