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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme Expenditure (10 Oct 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that of the €25 million announced in December 2016 for the sheep welfare scheme that only €20 million of this has been spent; if additional funding will be granted for an enhanced sheep welfare scheme in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42572/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services Provision (4 Oct 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I do not often find myself agreeing with Deputy Adams but as the Minister of State spoke, I wrote down, "Not one word other than further discussion exploring options." That is of no benefit to the family of a 26 year old severely disabled daughter who have been looking for proper respite care for three years. Even when she gives a few months' notice, she is told there is none available. I...

Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services Provision (4 Oct 2017)

Declan Breathnach: As the Minister of State is aware, we have highlighted the plight of families in Louth who have been looking for respite for their loved ones since this Dáil began. We have organised meetings with the Minister of State and other Ministers and have had numerous representations on behalf of the families. Deputy Adams referred to a perpetual crisis; I would describe it as breaking point....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (3 Oct 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 391. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for a further podiatrist in County Louth will be made available in the upcoming budget; and the reason for the sudden increase in County Louth in the number of persons with diabetes requiring inpatient treatment for diabetic foot ulceration. [41565/17]

UK Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (26 Sep 2017)

Declan Breathnach: This is my first opportunity to wish the Minister well in his role, which I do. It is a difficult position. I have always commended the all-Ireland dialogue, which I have attended to date. Unfortunately, I will not be able to do so on Thursday as I have other business in Jersey relating to the British-Irish Parliamentary Association. That said, I note the lack of devolved government in...

Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I will be brief. In the programme for Government, there is a commitment to better connectivity between urban and rural areas. I welcome the utterances of the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, when he was Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and those of the Taoiseach in recent days on the upgrading of a high-speed train between Dublin and Belfast. I would like the Taoiseach to confirm that and...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)

Declan Breathnach: In the programme for Government, there is a commitment to both urban and rural regeneration and rejuvenation. Could the Tánaiste tell us specifically when the sports capital grant for this year will be issued? When will the village renewal programme be announced? It is normally announced at this time of year. I am led to believe it has been postponed until October. Perhaps Deputy...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)

Declan Breathnach: It is in the programme for Government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Special Meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs meeting with the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence and the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Engagement with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt MEP, European Parliament Brexit Co-ordinator (21 Sep 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I address my remarks to you, a Cheann Comhairle and to parliamentarians of this State, Northern Ireland, Europe and beyond. Today is world International Day of Peace, as designated by the United Nations and that should not be lost on our defining moment in 1998 with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement and the subsequent establishment of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Special Meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs meeting with the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence and the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Engagement with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt MEP, European Parliament Brexit Co-ordinator (21 Sep 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I address my remarks to you, a Cheann Comhairle and to parliamentarians of this State, Northern Ireland, Europe and beyond. Today is world International Day of Peace, as designated by the United Nations and that should not be lost on our defining moment in 1998 with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement and the subsequent establishment of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Special Meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs meeting with the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence and the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Engagement with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt MEP, European Parliament Brexit Co-ordinator (21 Sep 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I address my remarks to you, a Cheann Comhairle and to parliamentarians of this State, Northern Ireland, Europe and beyond. Today is world International Day of Peace, as designated by the United Nations and that should not be lost on our defining moment in 1998 with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement and the subsequent establishment of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (20 Sep 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 751. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider making funding available for the taking in charge of estates other than ghost estates in circumstances in which the builder has gone bankrupt with no bond in place; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that local authorities are slow to take estates in charge in circumstances in which no bond is in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (20 Sep 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 752. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing estates in each county that have not been taken in charge by local authorities for which no bond was in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39137/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (11 Sep 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 601. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the joint agency response to crime announced in 2015 to bring Gardaí, the Irish Prison Service and the Probation Service together to target repeat offenders with diversion programmes in order to stop reoffending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37594/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (11 Sep 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 1009. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing surcharging by some nursing homes for items that should be covered by the medical card scheme, such as doctor on call, and to the ongoing surcharge to nursing home fees for activities even in circumstances in which a person is unable to partake in such activities; his plans to put an end to these surcharges or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Haulage Industry Cabotage Regulations (26 Jul 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 468. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many road haulage companies registered in Northern Ireland are operating here contrary to the cabotage rules governed by Regulation (EC) 1072/2009 as of 14 May 2010 (details supplied); if he will increase monitoring of this practice through An Garda Síochána; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry Regulation (26 Jul 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 1352. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many road haulage companies registered in Northern Ireland are operating here contrary to the cabotage rules governed by Regulation (EC) 1072/2009 as of 14 May 2010 (details supplied); if he will increase monitoring of this through the Road Safety Authority; and if his attention has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (26 Jul 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 1634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons employed over the past three years by the 13 approved housing agencies tier three; the salary paid to these employees over the past three years; the number of new housing units completed over the past three years; the number of housing units procured and refurbished over the past three years, in...

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I had no intention of speaking today but I want to support the work of Deputy Browne and to acknowledge the importance of this debate because I recollect the angst and annoyance of the public 12 months ago when the mental health services were being discussed regarding the lack of attendance in the Chamber to discuss such important issues. Today's debate and the work that has been done over...

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jul 2017)

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