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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (17 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: 1122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16255/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (17 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: 1134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16734/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: 1447. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16079/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (17 Apr 2018)

Pat Breen: 1480. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16692/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farm Safety (29 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: In view of the ongoing high rate of accidents and fatalities on Irish farms in May 2017 I convened a Roundtable Meeting of the main farming representative organisations along with officials from my Department, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Health and Safety Authority. I co-chaired that meeting with my colleague the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine,...

Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: I listened attentively to all the speakers in the debate. I thank everybody for their engagement, particularly those who supported the Bill, and for their comments and observations on the Bill. I look forward to working positively with the Members as the Bill progresses through the Houses in the coming weeks and months. Deputy O'Rourke obviously is aware of the importance of foreign...

Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: That is not true.

Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: Some 45% of the jobs attracted by IDA Ireland last year were created outside Dublin.

Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: That is not true.

Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: We will not fight over it.

Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: We now have a motorway running through all of County Clare.

Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: I move:"That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to bring the Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018 before the Dáil. This short, but important Bill addresses the implications of a 2015 Supreme Court judgment and will ensure that IDA Ireland can continue to purchase property for the purposes of industrial development. This is essential if the agency is to have the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank Senator Lombard for raising this very important issue. It is an issue I am familiar with as a Dáil Member.I have seen these prefabricated buildings. If they are old, they are too warm in the summer and too cold in the winter while school authorities experience many problems with leaking roofs, etc. They cause many problems. The Minister for Education and Skills rang me last...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Curriculum (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank the Senator for raising the issue. He has another busy day, as he is hosting a meeting with Oireachtas Members about sexual awareness. I apologise for the absence of the Minister for Education and Skills but he has an urgent meeting elsewhere. He rang me last night to take three Commencement Matters on his behalf. I will get back to him regarding the issue that has been raised....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Curriculum (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: I will convey all the concerns the Senator raised, specifically the areas he covered in the latter part of his contribution.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank the Senator for raising the matter. It is an issue with which we are all familiar in our constituencies. I have a similar problem in my constituency. Students who have applied to the local school in Ennis, which their father or mother attended, find that the school enrolment is full. It is an issue for everybody and we need to try to deal with it in a structured way. I again...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (28 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: I hope the situation will work out for those students who have not yet found a place in Kilmacthomas. There is still time before September and I have seen it happen from time to time. As the Senator said, there is a history to this issue which I will convey to the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton. The board of management may have met senior officials in the Department, but, if not, it is...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Pat Breen: I am available all evening, so do not worry about time. As Minister of State with responsibility for the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, the National Standards Authority and the Health and Safety Authority, I am pleased to have an opportunity to make some introductory remarks on the Department's regulation programme C. I also intend to reflect on the performance of the plans of the...