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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (19 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: Would it not be preferable to discuss the OSCE issue in its entirety?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (18 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the recognised ongoing conflict in the OSCE that is suffering from infighting between the OSCE PA and OSCE/ODIHR, if he agrees with this assessment and what has he done to consolidate this most important democratic international body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56625/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (18 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will respond, in his role as Chairman in Office of the OSCE, to comments in a publication (details supplied) made by the secretary general of the OSCE PA, who has stated that because of the ongoing conflict in this organisation two conflicting reports of the recent American Election were released; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (18 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will respond, in his role, as chairman in office of the OSCE, to the suggestion made by the secretary general of the OSCE PA, that their is a situation of conflict between the OSCE PA and the OSCE/ODIHR and that it is a mess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56822/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56871/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56897/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (18 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Health if he will concede to the request of sufferers from Crohn's disease that it should be added to the long term illness scheme in view of the fact that this is a life long debilitating illness and costly for those without medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56916/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (18 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention been drawn to the request by Dublin City Council for the €300,000 allocation from the sports capital programme under the allocations to local projects scheme that was to kickstart the long promised development of club facilities for clubs (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if his attention has been further drawn to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Motion (13 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: I, too, support the motion. It a comprehensive motion covering almost all the points I would like to make except to say that we had a meeting this morning with the director of the European Union External Action Force who has responsibility for Africa and we touched on this subject matter. I have visited this region and I know it reasonably well. In terms of this conflict, millions of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Work in Syria: Discussion with Médicines sans Frontières (13 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: I wish to ask a supplementary question-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Work in Syria: Discussion with Médicines sans Frontières (13 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: The delegates are very welcome. We welcomed a delegation from Doctors Without Borders previously. It will not do the delegates' cause much good to simply express our congratulations and admiration for their work and tell them they are walking saints, but we do applaud their work. Having said that, we must come to terms with what can we do. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan has mentioned that a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Maternity Benefit (13 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding maternity benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56065/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (13 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a flue stove (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56066/12]

Confidence in the Government: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (12 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: A little less of Sinn Féin's histrionics.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (12 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding home tuition in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; if same will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55728/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (12 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the situation regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55734/12]

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: This is the first time I have spoken on this issue but it is a matter of such importance, nationally and internationally, that it would be remiss of me not to spend some time dealing with the situation that obtains in Ireland today. I am slightly older than the previous speaker, who covered most of the points in great depth. However, in the Ireland of the 1980s, women often did not trust...

Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: There is no former member present.

Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: I would like to see you guys running the country.

Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: Fianna Fáil bankrupted the country. Deputy Martin ought to be ashamed of himself.