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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Declan Breathnach: I am almost afraid to ask the question as they are very tetchy and grumpy over there this morning.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Declan Breathnach: My question is for the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation. 1 o’clock What measures will the Government take to help clients who are not working with local enterprise offices, LEOs, Enterprise Ireland or IDA Ireland? Such people are in business below the radar and will obviously be badly affected by the impact of Brexit. What cushions or measures will the Government...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2019)

Declan Breathnach: With regard to the programme for Government, I raise the issue of the obligations and roles of the British and Irish Governments as co-guarantors of the Good Friday Agreement. The Irish Government made major constitutional amendments to enable the implementation of that agreement yet the British Government is failing to amend simple domestic law in order to protect the rights of Irish...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2019)

Declan Breathnach: Yes. I refer to the DeSouza case and the British Government's interpretation in that case.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (4 Dec 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 142. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the Brexit funding that will be available to the Border region for large IDA Ireland clients and for small and medium scale enterprises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50461/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Dec 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the alternative supports in place for students in view of the decision to cease payments to parents in receipt of child benefit for students aged 18 to 22 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50484/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)

Declan Breathnach: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirlgh. As the Chairman said, I am not a member of this committee, but I am attending it as a members of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and indeed the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. This issue has been raised on numerous occasions. I have two important questions that need to be asked, and that is in the context of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Declan Breathnach: The programme for Government gives a commitment to tackle crime-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Declan Breathnach: I will have the question asked in one minute from now.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Declan Breathnach: The programme for Government gives a commitment to tackle crime, and CCTV surveillance plays a large role in that. There are two schemes, the Garda CCTV scheme and the community scheme. The community scheme is not working. Twenty-two applications have drawn down about €500,000 of a €3 million fund. Will the Taoiseach and the Minister for Justice and Equality examine what...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (3 Dec 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 506. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of class 3 cul-de-sac local roads which have been resurfaced by local authorities in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, excluding CIS funded resurfacing by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49973/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (3 Dec 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 507. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the inequitable situation that persons living on class 3 cul-de-sac roads have to tolerate in that the only chance of having such roads resurfaced is by means of the CIS scheme; his views on the unfairness of those persons having to pay towards the upkeep of the roads in addition to paying road tax...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (3 Dec 2019)

Declan Breathnach: 508. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since the introduction of the CIS scheme that class 3 cul-de-sac roads are being overlooked in the normal course of a local authority roadworks programme; if he will consider issuing guidelines to local authorities to allocate a percentage of their road works funding to class 3...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: The role played by third level institutions in the regions is invaluable in respect not only of attracting employment but also of providing the skills necessary in the regions, as was instanced last week, when WuXi Biologics in Dundalk announced it would add 200 jobs to its workforce, bringing the total to 600. My question relates to the role of Dundalk Institute of Technology, DKIT, and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: I will stick to the rules. There is a commitment, on page 140 of the programme for Government, to protect the Good Friday Agreement and the interests of the people north and south of the Border. What is being done in respect of the ongoing and planned projects and innovations in the Border region? What discussions have the Taoiseach and the Department of Finance had with EU officials in...

Estimates for Public Services 2019: Message from Select Committee (27 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: The Select Committee on Communications, Climate and Environment has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for public services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2019 - Vote 29.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (27 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: Time is running down for this question.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (27 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: I had to cut Deputy Cahill off during his second supplementary question. I ask Deputy Stanley to take no more than 30 seconds.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (27 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: There is a time limit on each question of six and a half minutes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (27 Nov 2019)

Declan Breathnach: Deputy Penrose has 30 seconds for his final supplementary question.