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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: ...natural resources have all combined to put it in the last place on the 2011 human development index. That shows how volatile and serious is the situation there. The figures are shocking. Some 5 million people have died as a direct result of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1998. Around 500,000 people continue to die there each year mostly from preventable and...

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2012)

Pat Breen: ...comments. The credit union movement is the bedrock upon which our communities have been built and have survived in every corner of Ireland. With 399 registered credit unions in Ireland serving 3million members, the credit union movement is substantial. Credit unions could be best described as our grass-roots banks because they are the champions of ordinary people in our communities...

Waste Management (5 May 2010)

Pat Breen: ...this can cost up to €1,000 per day. The allocation received this year by Clare County Council under the national roads maintenance programme has been significantly cut this year, down by €157,987 as compared to 2009. The big problem facing many local authorities in terms of waste enforcement is that when a person dumps plastic bags of rubbish on private property, it is the owner of...

Public Health (Tobacco)(Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Jul 2009)

Pat Breen: ...penalty for offences committed under the Public Health (Tobacco) Act, most notably those relating to the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 18. The latter are covered in sections 3 and 5. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Áine Brady, for keeping Members updated on progress relating to the drafting of the Bill. I also thank her officials for providing us with copies of it...

Ambulance Service. (21 May 2009)

Pat Breen: ...the need for the introduction of an air ambulance service. Thankfully, a helicopter pad is in operation at the Mid-West Regional Hospital in Limerick. I had campaigned for this since 2005 because, prior to this, patients had to be transferred by road. During a recent briefing of Oireachtas Members by Professor Drumm and his team from the HSE, I pressed them on the need to base an...

Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed). (9 Apr 2009)

Pat Breen: ...Minister claim this budget is fair when workers earning as little as €289 a week will have to pay an income levy, following the decision to reduce the exemption threshold from €18,304 to €15,028. The only disincentive to work should be its unavailability. However, because of this budget people on low incomes will be forced to remain on social welfare and driven into the black...

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

Pat Breen: The facts are that 3,752 suckler farmers in County Clare will lose an average of €713 each from the suckler welfare scheme. A total of 2,500 farmers will lose €1,000 each because of the disadvantaged area cuts. That amounts to €5 million from County Clare alone because two schemes were cut. The loss of installation aid was a major blow to young farmers, many of whom had decided to...

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2008)

Pat Breen: ...Northern Ireland, in addition to a network of distribution lines throughout Ireland. Bord Gáis made a considerable profit last year but needs the money badly. Its profits before tax were €166 million. As a Deputy from County Clare, I have seen at first hand the work that Bord Gáis and its contractors do. Much of the pipeline that was extended from the west to Galway and into County...

Finance Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Pat Breen: ...warnings, including those from the Central Bank, that growth will halve this year. The housing market is edgy, the latest information shows that prices fell by 7.3% in 2007 and a further drop of 5% is forecast for this year. The numbers on the live register are expected to rise by 26,000 due to the slowing of the economy. The numbers in work are set to grow by only 0.8% with spending to...

Order of Business (6 Dec 2007)

Pat Breen: Some €5 million was put aside for tourism in the Shannon region in yesterday's budget. Has €53 million tourism development funding been set aside in the budget to prepare Shannon for open skies?

Road Safety: Motion (16 Oct 2007)

Pat Breen: ...over 31% on the same period last year. Some 60% of the incidents occurred between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. One the main factors contributing to road deaths in Ireland is alcohol, which was a factor in 36.5% of fatal crashes, of which 62% were single occupant fatal crashes. Some 89% of drivers where alcohol was a factor were male, with the weekend periods the worst time for alcohol related...

Postal Services: Motion (5 Dec 2006)

Pat Breen: ...and there is little evidence of any substantial progress in reversing the decline. The figures are startling in that one quarter of post offices have closed since 2000. There are now only 1,365 post offices in the country and just 84 of them are full post offices. The remainder are sub-offices and these are in grave danger also. A substantial number of these post offices are still...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Jun 2006)

Pat Breen: ...overspending on major road projects and delays in their completion. In County Clare, the Ennis bypass is currently under construction, two years behind schedule. It was to be completed in 2005 but is now due for completion in 2007. I welcome the progress being made but I understand problems have arisen and are being considered by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy...

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion. (10 May 2005)

Pat Breen: ...in the Hanly report, and even to close it. It is no wonder staff and consultants are frustrated by promises in recent years. According to the most recent figures for 2003, staff dealt with a 5% increase in accident and emergency cases despite the great work done by Shannon Doc and the out of hours GP services in the mid-west region. A CT scan is essential in this hospital so that patients...