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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date in implementing the recommendations of the Health Information and Quality Authority report for Ennis General Hospital. [9371/10]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (24 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will order an immediate inventory into the products sold in head shops; if she will check whether these products comply with existing legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9431/10]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (24 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the comments by the chief executive officer of Tourism Ireland that the current economic climate in the tourism industry is having a greater impact in the mid-west region; the steps he will take to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9374/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9639/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Boundaries: Local Authority Boundaries (24 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: Question 211: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the terms of reference of Limerick local government committee, the composition of which he announced recently; if its brief includes County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9430/10]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 263 of the 11 November 2009, when a decision will issue in respect of a project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9444/10]

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I congratulate Deputy Varadkar for bringing this very timely issue before the House this week. Our unemployment rates are now at 12.9%, among the highest in the OECD countries, and in the period from January to October 2009 a new economic report stated that Ireland had the second highest unemployment rate in the 15 to 24 age group in...

Road Traffic Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: I welcome this opportunity to speak on the Road Traffic Bill 2009. As previous speakers have said, the purpose of the Bill is to amend the Road Traffic Acts 1961 by introducing mandatory alcohol testing for drivers involved in car collisions and preliminary impairment testing to detect whether drivers are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The Bill will also introduce a penalty for...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (23 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will report on her meeting with the chief executive officer of an airline (details supplied); if she discussed the issue of this airline's proposal to axe 18 of its services from their Shannon schedule commencing in March 2010; if Shannon Airport was discussed as an alternative site for this airline's...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (23 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions he has had on the Government's position on the new Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which opened for signature and ratification in New York on 24 September 2009; and the nature, content and conclusions of those discussions. [8648/10]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (23 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contacts he has had on the Government's position on the new Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which opened for signature and ratification in New York on 24 September 2009; the nature, content and conclusions of those contacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8649/10]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (23 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that have been identified by his Department as necessary to facilitate Ireland's signature and ratification of the new Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which opened for signature and ratification in New York on 24 September 2009; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs 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. [8695/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare. [8772/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8539/10]

George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (18 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010. As previous speakers stated, the fund was established in 1999 to provide scholarships for US post-graduate students to attend certain universities and colleges in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Ireland has a very special and unique friendship with the United States of America. More than 36...

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: During private notice questions last Tuesday, I asked the Tánaiste if she would raise the issue of the axing of 18 routes from Shannon Airport by Ryanair. What reply did she receive during her tete-a-tete with Mr. O'Leary? Earlier she said Shannon Development had made an offer of a hangar to Ryanair in regard to its proposal to create 300 jobs. When was the offer made? Was a meeting...

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: When was the offer made?

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: I raised this on the Adjournment last night and I got no reply. The Minister did not come in.

State Airports. (17 Feb 2010)

Pat Breen: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise this issue. I am disappointed the Tánaiste is not available to clarify the comments made in this House last night. Perhaps she could also update me on her meeting with Michael O'Leary. While I accept that Ryanair is not interested in building an aircraft maintenance facility at Shannon Airport, I am deeply concerned...