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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (22 Sep 2015)

Pat Breen: 537. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged areas scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31724/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (22 Sep 2015)

Pat Breen: 741. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on an application for a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30502/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (15 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: 327. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for a project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29355/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications Waiting Times (14 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: 197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28537/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (14 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: 401. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision on an appeal under the single farm payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28890/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (14 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: 405. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 9 June 2015, when payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29087/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: The minutes of today's meeting will be circulated to members in time for the private meeting on 15 July.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's 60th Year of UN Membership: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: The permanent representative from Ireland to the United Nations, Mr. David Donoghue, is familiar to the committee. We all know him well from his previous role with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It is great to have him in attendance in his role as ambassador to the UN. I extend a warm welcome to Mr. Donoghue. Today's meeting is timely. Ireland's permanent representative only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's 60th Year of UN Membership: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: You are fine, work away.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's 60th Year of UN Membership: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: No, you are fine. We were all very honoured to be in attendance at a forum held earlier in the year at Dublin Castle which was addressed by the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon. Perhaps Mr. Donoghue will just say a few words on Ireland's membership of the United Nations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's 60th Year of UN Membership: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: I thank the ambassador very much indeed and call Deputy Smith.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's 60th Year of UN Membership: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: The ambassador can answer the questions posed by the two sets of speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's 60th Year of UN Membership: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Does Senator Norris wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's 60th Year of UN Membership: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: Does Senator Norris wish to make a brief comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's 60th Year of UN Membership: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: I suggest the ambassador briefly answer Senator Norris's questions and then the Senator can leave.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's 60th Year of UN Membership: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: A division has been called, but I will allow Senator Mullins and Deputy Conway to put questions that can be replied to when we resume.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's 60th Year of UN Membership: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: I will suspend the meeting because I would like to give Deputy Conway adequate time to ask her questions. She can do so when we return.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's 60th Year of UN Membership: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: I understand the Deputy was doing his duty in the Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland's 60th Year of UN Membership: Discussion (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: I thank the ambassador for his comprehensive overview of his job and what will, hopefully, happen in Addis Ababa. We hope that conference is successful and that the countries attending it will achieve the development goals. What is important is the people in the countries concerned. As stated by the ambassador, the first of the three very high level conferences is the one on financing,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)

Pat Breen: The next item on the agenda is a motion on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. Before calling Senator Daly to move the motion, I remind members that this matter was dealt with last week by the committee, at which it was noted by the clerk that in the opinion of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, this matter came within its remit and that it...