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Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (25 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the plans she has to develop the marketing potential of Bord Bia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17314/05]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (24 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, as promised in the NAPS, child poverty will be substantially reduced or eliminated by 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17152/05]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (24 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether the risk of being in poverty has increased substantially for elderly persons over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17153/05]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Question No. 115 of 1 February 2005, when an assessment of the needs for equipment of a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16947/05]

Written Answers — Emigrant Services: Emigrant Services (24 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will increase financial support for Irish centres in Britain to enable organisations and agencies operating there to meet increased demands for Irish emigrant services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17246/05]

Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this rushed legislation. Fine Gael is fed up with the Government's attitude to doing business. On the one hand, its attitude to the nation's infrastructure reflects paralysis and tardiness, as a result of which airports take decades to build, motorways take years and stadiums do not get built at all. On the other hand, a flurry of...

Planning Issues. (18 May 2005)

Pat Breen: I thank the Ceann Comhairle in his absence for giving me an opportunity to raise this important issue that has arisen as a result of the recent guidelines issued by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche. Rather than loosening planning, the planning guidelines have tightened planning regulations. I refer in particular to landowners' sons and daughters...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (18 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 161: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures which have been put in place to ensure that the record increase of 19.3% in local authority housing plans will result in a commensurate increase in output; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16382/05]

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (18 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 144: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the assurances he will give to communities in Balbriggan and Skerries that the quality of bathing water at their beaches will be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16373/05]

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very complex Bill, which proposes to make a number of changes to the existing law with regard to investment funds and general company law. It will pave the way for a smooth transition of certain EU directives. In addition, there are some amendments to consumer law and it will increase the level of maximum fines that can be imposed on parties found...

Register of Electors. (18 May 2005)

Pat Breen: It happened with Pat O'Connor.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Question No. 254 of 9 February 2005, the amount which is spent per annum on the running of Coovagh House in Limerick, including the ongoing security and staffing costs; the number of children who have been facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16008/05]

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (17 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare did not qualify for housing aid for the elderly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16056/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (17 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the protection the medical practitioners Bill will provide for patients against foreign practitioners who may have been the subject of medical negligence claims in the past; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16074/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (17 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the protection the medical practitioners Bill will provide for patients against foreign practitioners who may have had restrictions placed on their practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16075/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (17 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures contained in the medical practitioners Bill which will regulate the area of cosmetic surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16076/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (17 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the medical practitioners Bill will address publicity stunts by foreign cosmetic surgeons offering their services for free in return for national media exposure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16532/05]

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (17 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will meet a small deputation (details supplied) to discuss the calculation for fees for oil tankers in the Shannon Estuary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15938/05]

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (17 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the vacant post of Garda sergeant in Kilkee, County Clare, will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16142/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be called for a CDC assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15752/05]