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Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (10 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a green card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13652/08]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (10 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when an employment permit will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare. [13647/08]

Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: I congratulate the Tánaiste on his elevation. My question concerns the health information Bill. In view of serious reports in the national media this morning about 15 people who died at Ennis General Hospital and who were affected by the superbug c.difficile, will extra infrastructural resources be provided in the hospital to restore patient confidence?

Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Will the necessary backup be given for families who are affected by this situation?

Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: My question concerns the health information Bill.

Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: A very serious situation has arisen in the hospital and confidence must be restored.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (9 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13539/08]

Cluster Munitions Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Like Deputy Creighton, I congratulate Deputy Timmins on bringing forward this Bill. As Deputy Creighton and other speakers have pointed out, Deputy Timmins has a vast wealth of experience in this area, having served in the UN and been a member of the Defence Forces. I am disappointed, however, that the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, is unwilling to accept the Fine Gael Bill and instead is...

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (8 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to plans to provide a facility (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13102/08]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (8 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12812/08]

Written Answers — Property Sale: Property Sale (8 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 424: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12890/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12621/08]

Community Development. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position with the Leader partnership company for offshore islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12344/08]

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on Second Stage of the Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008 on the Lisbon reform treaty. I am delighted also that the Taoiseach named the date for the referendum, Thursday, 12 June 2008. This gives all parties the opportunity over the next few months to go to the people and explain the treaty to them. The people need to have...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Yes, and it is a country that has just joined the European Union. It is the seventh country to have ratified the treaty. We already had Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Malta, Slovenia and recently France, at an elaborate ceremony in Versailles. What are we asking the people to vote for in June? Many of the people do not know the provisions of the Lisbon treaty or for what they are voting. The...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: The treaty will not raise taxes because it contains no reference to a common tax policy. Ireland will retain control of its own tax policy and tax rates. The treaty does not create a superstate. It safeguards our sovereignty and sets out the areas for which the EU has responsibility and its limits. It will not lead to abortion and stem cell research. The opposite is the case. Health...

Unemployment Rate: Motion (Resumed). (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Last December the Opposition warned the House of the impending economic crisis. At the time the Minister, Deputy Martin, said he believed the economy was continuing to show many signs of strength and that the figures showed employment levels were high and rising. We were accused of being the prophets of doom yet the statistical analysis shows that Ireland's economy is facing its greatest...

Written Answers — Socio-Economic Review: Socio-Economic Review (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the annual Socio Economic review for 2008, entitled Planning for Progress and Fairness, published by CORI Justice, which showed that almost 750,000 people still live in households with incomes below the poverty line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12124/08]

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 163: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions with the US President, Mr George Bush in Washington recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11897/08]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Breen: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the funding allocated for the phase one development of Ennis General Hospital; the amount of funding allocated to date; if extra funding will be provided for the project as a result of inflation increases; if her attention has been drawn to the plans to divert moneys allocated to Ennis General Hospital to another...