Results 461-480 of 9,147 for speaker:Pat Breen

Seanad: Visit of Saudi Delegation (10 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I also add my praises and thanks to the delegation from Saudi Arabia and I wish them well. As Minister of State with responsibility for trade I am very anxious to grow trade between our two countries. We have two resident ambassadors present. The delegation is very welcome to Ireland.

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Work Permits Eligibility (10 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank Senator Victor Boyhan for raising the issue. I come from a rural background and agriculture is a very important part of our economy. It has played a very important part in our economic recovery. The good thing about agriculture on this island is that all the regions benefit from it. It is not just focused on one area. Ireland's overarching labour market policy is to promote the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Work Permits Eligibility (10 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I am acutely aware, because I meet these processors and agricultural people on a lot of occasions, that in the horticultural sector, it is the height of the season for strawberries. There is a limited season for these things. It is important that we have the labour force to be able to supply strawberries. The review covers all aspects of the current employment permit system with the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (10 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20717/18]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I am pleased to bring the Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018 before the committee for its consideration. I thank the Chairman and members for the opportunity to do so. This is a short, technical but essential Bill which aims to ensure that IDA Ireland continues to have the capacity to provide property solutions to potential investors. I am sure that members will recognise that...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Deputy Daly has outlined that IDA Ireland has these powers already. It is important to note that, from our point of view, the Bill does not equip the agency with extended, strengthened or additional statutory powers. That must be stated at this meeting. If I could offer any reassurance to Deputy Daly, it would be that in reality I do not expect anything will change in practice with regard...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 May 2018)

Pat Breen: As members will know, a key objective of Government policy is supporting increased levels of research, development and innovation in Ireland based in companies. Innovation is central to Ireland's competitiveness and to the ability of companies based in Ireland to compete internationally. The job of Enterprise Ireland, as part of the wider enterprise supporting role, is to help maintain and...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Yes, that is what I have spoken about. We will have more clarity on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank Deputy Quinlivan for his comments on the purchase of lands by the IDA and for his support in progressing the Bill. I think it is important to have all the members in support of the Bill. I acknowledge the Deputy raised the buy-back provision on Second Stage in the Dáil. I understand where Deputy Quinlivan is coming from in articulating his point of view. As it is only...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I will take note of that and we can deal with that point on Report Stage. Is Deputy Quinlivan okay with that suggestion?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I do not wish to refer to any particular case because we are dealing with a Bill in respect of the IDA and not with the local authorities. The IDA does not pursue its property functions by way of compulsory purchase orders. The case to which Deputy Clare Daly referred earlier, the Reid case, gave rise to the first time the IDA ever attempted to do so. It is exceptionally rare and the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unfair Dismissals (8 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I understand that in the specific case referred to by the deputy, an unfair dismissal case was lodged with the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) in 2013. The case was subsequently heard on 24 October 2014 and the EAT determination issued to the parties on 20 November 2014. I must advise the deputy however that once the determination of the Employment Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (8 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 321. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the system for reimbursement of lidocaine 5% medicated plasters and make them available on the community drug scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19936/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (8 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 386. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19931/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (8 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 448. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19937/18]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I have all night.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I move amendment No. 134:In page 85, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “(3) Where a person is a controller by virtue of his or her being the subject of a designation under subsection (1) or (2) of section 3— (a) a reference in sections 115, 126 and 133(10) to a controller shall be deemed to be a reference to the appropriate authority that, or the Minister who,...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Yes. Section 115 makes provision for a judicial remedy in the case of infringements of the GDPR. Article 80.2 of the GDPR recognises that a member state may allow in its national laws for a not-for-profit body, association or organisation to take action on behalf of a data subject without the data subject's mandate. However, that is not part of our law and compliance with the GDPR does not...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Deputy O'Callaghan said what had to be said, and as I have already outlined, this provision would cause many problems.