Contribution to the George Mitchell Scholarship (Amendment) Bill 2010.

February 18th, 2010 - Pat Breen
Posted in Dail Debates, European/Foreign Affairs/Defence/Justice

Thursday, 18th February 2010.

I welcome the opportunity to speak on the George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010. As previous speakers stated, the fund was established in 1999 to…

Breen highlights Clare Crime Statistics during Fine Gael Private Members Debate on Crime.

February 6th, 2010 - Pat Breen
Posted in Dail Debates, European/Foreign Affairs/Defence/Justice

I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this Debate here tonight. There were 53 murders in this Country last year, one murder every week. As well as the increase in…

Government’s Incompetence adds further distress for families wishing to Adopt from Vietnam – BREEN.

January 19th, 2010 - Pat Breen
Posted in European/Foreign Affairs/Defence/Justice, Press Releases

Dozens of Irish Families wishing to adopt children from Vietnam will face further heartbreak following the Governments decision to suspend indefinitely negotiations on a new bilateral intercountry adoption agreement with…

Clare Oireachtas Members unite to appeal for funding for Clare Flood Victims.

December 8th, 2009 - Pat Breen
Posted in European/Foreign Affairs/Defence/Justice, Press Releases

Clare Deputes Pat Breen T.D. and Timmy Dooley T.D.travelled to Brussels on Friday last as part of a European Affairs Committee to meet with the EU Commissioner for Regional Development,…

Breen urges action on Human Trafficking

November 24th, 2009 - Pat Breen
Posted in Dail Debates, European/Foreign Affairs/Defence/Justice

Speaking during the Fine Gael Private Members Motion, Deputy Breen said
“I commend my colleague, Deputy Naughten, on bringing this important motion before the House. Trafficking in human beings is…