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Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (31 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a community employment scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5054/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (31 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the situation in respect of a scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5093/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 6 December 2011, if she will provide an update on the status of an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5375/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (31 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5575/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 528: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payments have not issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4974/12]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3280/12]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4029/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has been refused payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3442/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on their appeal in respect of their application for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3657/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on their appeal in respect of their application for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3662/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an illness benefit appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3713/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on their appeal in respect of their application for jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3867/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 544: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3370/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3168/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2671/12]

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: I call on Deputy Luke Flanagan to withdraw his remark on Deputies crying crocodile tears. Everybody has been touched by suicide and everybody knows a family or individual affected.

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: It is very insensitive of Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan to have made his remark and I believe he should withdraw it.

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. There is no doubt but that we are living in dire straits, strange economic times and circumstances that warrant tough decisions. All of us on this side of the House would prefer if we did not have to make them but, unfortunately, the people elected us to sort out the finances and economic situation. There are tough decisions to be...

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: I remind Deputies that when the Celtic tiger was raging a few years ago and we were flush with money, the then Government delivered very little reform in the education system.

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Breen: I remind Deputies it was the former Government that reduced the number of language support teachers from six to two and axed the 128 special classes for pupils with mild learning disabilities. It was the former Government that cut substitute teachers in schools, reduced class sizes and forced many trainee secondary teachers to choose alternative careers or emigrate. The reality is we are...