Results 201-220 of 587 for speaker:James Breen

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (2 Jun 2006)

James Breen: The whole country is saying that.

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2006)

James Breen: Anything that will help to progress the delivery of infrastructure is to be welcomed but I do not believe this Bill is the means by which it will be achieved. That said, certain aspects of the Bill are welcome. I refer in particular to the stipulation whereby non-compliance by developers with planning conditions previously imposed will result in future planning refusals. This clause has been...

Courts (Register of Sentences) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)

James Breen: Will the Deputy vote for it?

Courts (Register of Sentences) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)

James Breen: The concept and principles behind the Bill are praiseworthy and I commend Deputy Jim O'Keeffe on the work he has put into its preparation. However, in practical terms, building and maintaining such a database would not be feasible and it would never be complete or up-to-date. Aside from the fact that the outcome of certain cases cannot be put on public record owing to the in camera rule, it...

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 May 2006)

James Breen: Like previous speakers, I welcome the Bill and the part it will play in furthering higher education. Since the inception of regional technical colleges in 1970, the development and participation of students has grown to the point of 50% of all students entering third level education now doing so by enrolling in institutes of technology and more than 20,000 students attending part-time courses...

Drug Abuse: Motion (Resumed). (24 May 2006)

James Breen: Ireland has seen great advances in recent years economically, industrially and socially. With this change has come a sharp increase in crime. Drug use in particular has risen rapidly and has left far behind it those institutions that might protect and guard society from the dangers and crimes associated with the drug trade. In County Clare the number of drug samples forwarded by the Garda to...

Death of Staff Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (18 May 2006)

James Breen: On behalf of the Independent group in this House I wish to be associated with the expressions of sympathy on Ms Breda Courtney's death. It is a sorry day that we cannot see her at the reporter's desk.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed). (17 May 2006)

James Breen: Everybody accepts a right to education. Today's debate on the institutes of technology dealt with the latter end of this scale. This motion, which I fully endorse, deals with the even more important primary education. Throughout the country we have seen massive urban construction development, particularly in the past 20 years. This brings with it a duty to put proper infrastructure and...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed). (17 May 2006)

James Breen: ——for school building in the years since then merely adds to the shame the Minister should feel, but the tabling of the amendment to the motion shows how out of touch with reality this Government is. I wish I had longer because I have much more to say.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed). (17 May 2006)

James Breen: The Deputy can write that down.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (10 May 2006)

James Breen: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, based on the number of drug samples submitted to the State Laboratory for analysis already in 2006, County Clare can expect at least a 78% increase in drug detections; the reason the Clare Garda drug division which has responsibility for the whole of the County of Clare has only two permanent and one temporary member...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (10 May 2006)

James Breen: Question 106: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 367 of 3 May 2006 the measures he has in place to ensure plastic silage wrapping will be collected in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17501/06]

Energy Sector: Motion (Resumed). (10 May 2006)

James Breen: Our dependence on imported energy sources is currently as high as 90%, something of which this Administration should be ashamed. This dependence should have been attacked aggressively in the lifetime of the Government. It is scandalous that despite a major increase in energy use, alternative energies contribute less than 3% of that output. We have known for years of the dwindling oil reserves...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (9 May 2006)

James Breen: Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding for the employment of two full-time drug counsellors in the mid-west region in view of the abuse of hard drugs in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17277/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (9 May 2006)

James Breen: Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of drug counsellors employed on a permanent basis by the Health Services Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17278/06]

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (9 May 2006)

James Breen: Question 331: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria which will be used to measure the physical, mental and psychological suitability of candidates who apply to join the proposed Garda Reserve Force; if they will be required to undergo medical examinations and an aptitude test similar to full members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the...

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed). (4 May 2006)

James Breen: The Deputy is attacking a better position.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 May 2006)

James Breen: Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of people who have contracted clostridium difficile; the number of cases which have proven to be fatal as a result of this superbug; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16060/06]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (3 May 2006)

James Breen: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she has in place to ensure plastic silage wrapping will be collected in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16070/06]

Written Answers — Bovine Disease Controls: Bovine Disease Controls (3 May 2006)

James Breen: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will extend the age from 30 to 40 months for BSE testing, in view of the fact that numbers testing positive are falling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16075/06]