Results 161-180 of 337 for long speaker:Pat Breen

Schools Building Projects. (21 Oct 2009)

Pat Breen: ...€500,000 has been spent by the Minister on temporary accommodation to date. How much more will be spent given the likelihood of other prefabs being required up to 2013? That money would go a long way towards covering the cost of the extension at the school and would provide much needed work for the construction industry. The other problem facing the school is that by 2013 it might...

Government Charges on Businesses: Motion (21 Oct 2009)

Pat Breen: ...Clare Enterprise Board in my constituency, play an important role in job creation for businesses and we should be very slow to abolish them. Chambers of commerce in Ennis, Kilrush and Shannon have long argued the need for reductions in rates and rents as well as for a freeze in local authority rates. In spite of pre-election promises by the Government that action would be taken and a...

European Union Bill 2009: Second Stage (21 Oct 2009)

Pat Breen: ...October could see that this country was at the forefront of the news on Euronews, France 24, al-Jazeera and others. They were camped outside awaiting the result. They did not have to wait for too long as the results came in early on Saturday morning. It was clear from early on that this country was going to endorse the Lisbon treaty on this occasion. I was at the count in Ennis where...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (20 Oct 2009)

Pat Breen: ...his plans to review the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009; if he will allow for exemptions to this charge due to inability to pay particularly in cases when persons have lost their jobs or are on long-term illness benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37160/09]

Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Oct 2009)

Pat Breen: ...for the creation of such an army. These concerns were addressed in the second referendum by the legal guarantees on security and defence negotiated by the Taoiseach in Brussels. Ireland has a long-standing commitment to conflict prevention, peacekeeping and conflict resolution. We salute our servicemen and women for the wonderful work they have done. They have contributed enormously...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2009)

Pat Breen: ...facing the council. There is no way it can keep up with the demand for housing, even though a fund of €20 million was announced for a new social housing scheme to provide social housing through long-term leasing of unsold, vacant houses in the private market. Only 2,000 units are available nationally and this will not be enough. I would like to make several other points but I do not...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Sep 2009)

Pat Breen: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 666 of 17 June 2008 when the long term projection assessment in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Clare will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32349/09]

Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Sep 2009)

Pat Breen: ...and are worried about the increased incidence of burglaries in their areas. They are concerned that the short opening hours of their local Garda stations are resulting in gardaí having to travel long distances to respond to incidents. It is sad that it takes gardaí a long time to respond to incidents in villages like Miltown Malbay, which is 13 km from Ennistymon, and Ballyvaughan,...

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

Pat Breen: ...were not allowed to buy duty free at their point of departure. At one point, were one to buy duty free in Shannon Airport before travelling to London Heathrow or London Gatwick to catch a long-haul flight, such liquor would be confiscated in the United Kingdom unless the purchase was put into one's checked-in luggage. Time is limited at every airport and if passengers do not purchase...

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (7 Jul 2009)

Pat Breen: ...for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the assertion of the Competition Authority that the problem of the Republic of Ireland's higher cost base is a much more long-term threat to the competitiveness of retailers, suppliers and all businesses here; the action she is taking to lower the business cost base here; and the action she is taking to tackle energy...

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Pat Breen: The Minister was one such fairy godmother for a long time.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Pat Breen: ...it is best placed to challenge for new opportunities when there is an upturn in the fortunes of the aviation sector. While I would have liked to see this legislation come before this House a long ago, I very much welcome it this afternoon. I have always advocated and supported the setting up of the full US preclearance facility at Shannon Airport. I discussed this matter with the...

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Motion (21 May 2009)

Pat Breen: ...before they died. As they got older, their mother told me, they learned more about their disorder from the Internet. Of course, it gets harder because such children know they do not have long to live. At night time they need constant monitoring because they cannot move in bed and the parents must be awake at night to move them at regular times, otherwise they get bed sores. They are...

Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Pat Breen: ...a new direction for Ireland and the people of the State will soon have an opportunity to pass judgment on the Government's record. From what I hear on the doorsteps, the people are waiting in the long grass for the opportunity. The Minister has included a welcome amendment to the Bill to extend the deadline for applications for the mid-Shannon corridor tourism investment scheme. This...

Job Protection. (6 May 2009)

Pat Breen: ...specific details, it is concerning that its accompanying factsheet identified three countries - Ireland, Bermuda and the Netherlands - as tax havens for US multinational companies. Ireland has a long and proud history of association and friendship with the United States. No other world leader was fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet with the new US President so soon after his...

Schools Building Projects. (10 Mar 2009)

Pat Breen: ...of the project. That is not good enough. I am sick and tired of these old excuses. The teachers, board of management and the parents are frustrated. They have been very patient. Ten years is a long time to put up with the conditions in the school. Last week the Bishop of Killaloe, Bishop Willie Walsh, described the conditions at the school and the other two schools in Ennis as...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (4 Mar 2009)

Pat Breen: ...Food if he will clarify the situation regarding REP scheme four; his plans to phase in payments in line with his recent decision on the farm waste management scheme; if funding is available in the long-term for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9122/09]

Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) (11 Feb 2009)

Pat Breen: ...report requires €380 million. This plan to remove services from the hospital from 1 April must be an April Fools' Day joke. As a Councillor I served the people in west Clare, and the area is long and far from Limerick Regional Hospital. I welcome the members of Ennis General Hospital who are here to listen to this debate. The Ennis General Hospital development committee recently...

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (27 Jan 2009)

Pat Breen: Question 501: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans to include a long-term illness (details supplied) under the terms of the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1976/09]

Hospital Services. (18 Dec 2008)

Pat Breen: ...report is already in place and being implemented by a project manager. Who is going to pay the price for the cutbacks in the health service? The answer is that patients in the system will suffer. Long before the publication of the plan, patients were finding it difficult to access health services. Despite commitments given by the Minister for Health and Children, not only are hospital...