Breen secures changes to the Visa Waiver Programme to facilitate business travellers flying into Shannon Airport.

November 4th, 2011 - Pat Breen
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Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs & Trade Pat Breen has secured approval from the Ministers of Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar T.D. and his colleague the…

Chairman of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade welcomes release of Corporal Gilad Shailt

October 19th, 2011 - Pat Breen
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The Chairman of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, Pat Breen TD., today warmly welcomed the release of Corporal Gilad Shailt as part of the prisoner release agreement…

Foreign Affairs & Trade Committee to discuss European External Action Service this afternoon

October 12th, 2011 - Pat Breen
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The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade will meet at 2.30 p.m., today, Wednesday 12 October 2011 to discuss the European External Action Service with Mr. David O’Sullivan, CEO…

Breen attending Global Economic Forum

October 7th, 2011 - Pat Breen
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Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs & Trade Pat Breen will join members of the Cabinet today at the Global Irish Economic Forum which is taking place at…

Foreign Affairs & Trade Committee met with members of the family of Michael Dwyer who was killed in Bolivia in 2009.

September 28th, 2011 - Pat Breen
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Members of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs & Trade today met with members of the family of Michael Dwyer, who was killed by Bolivian Police in Santa Cruz in…