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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (2 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 1305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce incentives to Irish emigrants returning home from abroad to help them to reintegrate into society, for example, to obtain driving licences and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20003/17]

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I wish to join with those who have acknowledged the work of various Members of both Houses in introducing this legislation. I also wish to acknowledge the work of various environmental groups, including tidy towns organisations and green schools. School children, both at primary and secondary level, are acutely aware of difficulties arising from pollution. The environmentalist, Robert...

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: And the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Michael Creed.

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: Tell us who has which functions.

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: Tell us about the microbeads.

Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I am not the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on this matter but I suggest the Whips and spokespersons get together with the Minister with a view to having an agreement.

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: Numerous Deputies, including me, have raised the issue of the reintroduction of the mobility grant for those with the primary medical certificate and those caring for them. They have been disadvantaged and discommoded and are suffering and I hope this is the last time the matter will have to be raised.

Topical Issue Debate: Road Safety (4 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Acht na Gaeilge: Engagement with Conradh na Gaeilge (4 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil agus fáilte a chur roimh na finnéithe anseo inniu. Nuair a tháinig mé isteach sa Teach seo, thug mé geallúint an Ghaeilge a spreagadh agus go ndéanfainn mo dhícheall caint i nGaeilge, scríobh i nGaeilge agus comhrá a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge, cé nach bhfuil...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Acht na Gaeilge: Engagement with Conradh na Gaeilge (4 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: Rinne mé dearmad ceist a chur ar na finnéithe. Bhí mise mar mhúinteoir scoile ar feadh 35 bliain. Nuair a bhí mise sa bhunscoil agus sa mheánscoil, agus nuair a chuaigh mé go dtí an choláiste, bhí gach canúint difriúil á múineadh do pháistí. Tá sé sin ag tarlú sna scoileanna fós. An bhfuil...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Acht na Gaeilge: Engagement with Conradh na Gaeilge (4 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: Feicim go bhfuil an raidió áitiúla ag tabhairt scéalta sa dá theanga. Tá sé soiléir go bhfuil daoine ag éisteacht leis na cláir sin a bhíonn dhátheangach. Faightear an scéal, cé nach mbeadh an Ghaeilge chomh líofa ag duine.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Screening Service (9 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 483. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that testing for Lyme disease here uses the inaccurate standardised test called ELISA, which is at best 35% accurate thereby resulting in missed diagnosis; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that German and other EU laboratories are using a more accurate test which cost the European Union...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Products Regulatory Authority (9 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 498. To ask the Minister for Health the number of schools and sports clubs that have registered with the Health Products Regulatory Authority to administer salbutamol in emergency situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22058/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (9 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a matter regarding an outstanding TAMS II payment; when a person (details supplied) will receive the payment; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that delays in TAMS payments are causing severe financial difficulty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22038/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: The programme for Government includes a commitment to reduce carbon emissions, particularly in respect of diesel. Will the Ministers for Transport, Tourism and Sport and Finance carry out an urgent review of variations in diesel prices at the pumps, which, despite the same company supplying the fuel, can be as much as €10 per fill? There is also a concern, which is not related to...

Dublin Transport: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: It is a long way to Tipperary.

Dublin Transport: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: When one hits the outskirts of Dublin on the M1 at 6 a.m., it is clear that the queues of commuters trying to access work in the city grow longer every day. The mixture of container freight is causing untold delays for those trying to get to work and school. Dundalk to Dublin off-peak can be achieved in one hour, but at rush hour it can take two and a half hours. That often means that...

Ireland and the Negotiations on the UK's Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: My party leader addressed the macro issues of Brexit's impact on the European project and our party spokesperson, Deputy Donnelly, focused on the matter of trade and the difficulties and opportunities therein, so I will focus on the difficulties for the Border from a North-South perspective. Rudderless leadership and squabbling over cash for ash and the Irish language north of the Border...

Order of Business (16 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: With respect to payments due to the agricultural sector, it is totally unacceptable that where some slight misinformation appears on a application for a farm payment the computers in the Department spit out the form into a corner, such files are being left there and nobody is handling them on a manual basis. I have been informed by senior officials in the Department that this is what is...

Order of Business (16 May 2017)

Declan Breathnach: We have a Charter for the Rights for Farmers and it is unfair that the grants that people are due are going towards paying bank interest. That is unacceptable and we need to get to the bottom of it.