Results 6,121-6,140 of 9,147 for speaker:Pat Breen
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (19 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 30 May 2000, if the Dublin Airport Authority is being retained on an annual fee basis to advise his Department in relation to planning applications for development works in the vicinity of Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel which might affect the use of the aerodrome; the moneys paid by his Department to...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (19 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the use of the Air Corps to provide an air ambulance service in the mid-west region, particularly in the peripheral areas of west Clare; if he has held discussions with the Health Service Executive regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20038/09]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19599/09]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare did not qualify for full payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19657/09]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will visit a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19401/09]
- Grangegorman Development Agency. (14 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when his Department will allow the Grangegorman development, bringing together the Dublin Institute of Technology onto one campus, to proceed in order that a planning application under the SDZ procedure can be advanced by the relevant authority. [19304/09]
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. The Minister for Finance claims it is designed to protect jobs and build confidence but this is not the case, it is more of the same of what we have got from the Government over the last two budgets. It squeezes every last penny from lower and middle income families and does little to stimulate the economy or restore confidence. Deputy...
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Pat Breen: We will be doomed if the Government remains in office any longer. The Minister, Deputy Roche, might fit one of the characters portrayed in "Dad's Army", but that is another matter. We must be optimistic about the future of this country. My party is confident that we have a plan to ensure a brighter future for this and the next generation.
- Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Yesterday we heard that the Dublin Airport Authority was to cut 400 jobs. Today we hear that Aer Lingus is to axe five services-----
- Order of Business (13 May 2009)
Pat Breen: It relates to proposed legislation. Aer Lingus is to axe five services in Belfast and Dublin. The news on the ground is that the aviation sector is in crisis with further cuts to be made, probably by Ryanair and Aer Lingus. When will the Aviation (Pre-Clearance) Bill which is imperative to provide full customs and border facilities at Shannon Airport be brought before the House?
- Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Pat Breen: She is only trying to correct the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review the decision to abolish the Christmas bonus; if her attention has been drawn to the implications that this decision will have on families and the elderly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18510/09]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18390/09]
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (7 May 2009)
Pat Breen: I congratulate my colleague Deputy Brian Hayes on pursuing the Government on this matter. The decision to axe special needs classes and abandon the most vulnerable children shows how out of touch the Government has become. Last February, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, pulled the rug from under these children to save â¬7 million without any thought of the...
- Job Protection. (6 May 2009)
Pat Breen: I congratulate Deputy Calleary on his recent appointment as a Minister of State and wish him well in his new role. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating this matter on the Adjournment. Exchequer returns for the first four months of 2009 were published yesterday afternoon and do not make for pretty reading. The deficit for the four months of this year is â¬7.3 billion. Taxes are...
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (6 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of the 18 February 2009, if she will report on the ongoing negotiations regarding the bilateral agreement between Ireland and Vietnam; if she will clarify if the current agreement remains in place while finalisation on a new agreement is reached; the implications for families who are in the...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (6 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the position regarding the roll out of BreastCheck to County Clare; if she will report on whether the moratorium on employment in the public service will affect the roll out to Clare; if so, if she will lift this embargo to facilitate the appointment of personnel to ensure the roll out of this service to the women...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Clare on medical grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17994/09]
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (6 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Transport if the Irish Aviation Authority document of November 1997 entitled Policy in Advising on Planning Applications and Appeals and in particular paragraph 3.6 thereof, labelled Protected Zones under Runway Approaches, still applies; if so, if such policy is endorsed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17585/09]
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 May 2009)
Pat Breen: Question 478: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17581/09]