Parliamentary questions

Regional Road Network

Brendan Griffin

208. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for local tertiary and cul-de-sac roads (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26371/14]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

211. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide maps of the proposed new Ballyvourney to Ovens road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26403/14]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Brendan Griffin

213. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a decision has been made on an application for a sports capital grant in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26449/14]

School Accommodation

Brendan Griffin

65. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for temporary classrooms (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26321/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Brendan Griffin

190. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied); if the medical card in question will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26302/14]

Leader's Allowance

Brendan Griffin

283. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amounts paid to individual Independent Deputies since the beginning of the 31st Dáil under the leader's allowance heading; if any Deputy has returned any of the leader's allowance; the date from which the leader's allowance has to be vouched; the amount Independent Deputies were paid while the allowance was unvouched; if he will abolish the allowance altogether; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25340/14]

Departmental Correspondence

Brendan Griffin

393. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a sign with bus timetables will be erected at a site (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25373/14]

Energy Regulation

Brendan Griffin

406. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will establish a multi-departmental task force to progress the Shannon LNG project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25279/14]

Motor Tax Collection

Brendan Griffin

438. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will put in place a fairer motor tax system in order that newer more expensive vehicles pay more than older less valuable vehicles as the current system penalises persons who cannot afford newer cars and allows situations where a person with a brand new Mercedes pays less than the person with a 20-year-old family hatch; his views on the decline in national motor tax receipts due to the emissions-based system and that the figures will continue to decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25404/14]

Farm Safety

Brendan Griffin

500. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to advise farmers on the dangers of slurry gases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25234/14]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

505. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when details of a 2012 overclaim of single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [25397/14]

TB Eradication Scheme

Brendan Griffin

506. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review and increase the income supplement for farmers who find themselves locked up long term by the district veterinary office in view of the additional financial costs incurred by farmers in this position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25424/14]

Beef Data Programme

Brendan Griffin

520. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason proof of postage will not be accepted in respect of a 2014 beef data programme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25828/14]

Single Payment Scheme Appeals

Brendan Griffin

534. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on the review of a single farm payment overclaim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [25957/14]

Medical Card Appeals

Brendan Griffin

728. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will directly intervene in a unacceptable delay on a medical card appeal in respect of a person ( details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25996/14]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Brendan Griffin

758. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will establish a working group to investigate ways of clearing the long lists of local improvement scheme applicants nationwide; if he will consider proposals like allowing the applicants to contribute a greater amount of the cost if they are willing; if he will ring-fence funding for local authorities for LIS jobs only; if he would allow CCAs to be contributed to LISs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25466/14]

Property Tax Application

Brendan Griffin

76. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce concessions on the local property tax for pensioners who are in receipt of the household benefits package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25165/14]

National Parks Projects

Brendan Griffin

136. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht noting the recent welcome allocation of €100,000, when works on repairing roads in Killarney National Park will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25082/14]

Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

161. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a combination of purchased and leased quota will qualify a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for a dairy equipment scheme grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25073/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Brendan Griffin

227. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when the 80 new nationwide posts allocated to County Kerry Health Service Executive for multidisciplinary services will come on stream; if additional posts will be allocated to County Kerry from the national allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25077/14]

Nursing Staff Provision

Brendan Griffin

228. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a disability nurse will be provided for a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25078/14]

Wild Atlantic Way Project

Brendan Griffin

249. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a decision will be made without further delay to include the County Kerry villages of Cloghane and Brandon in the Wild Atlantic Way; if he will ensure that this happens sooner rather than later to allow logistical changes such as signage and GPS information to be updated in order that the persons of these communities can get the optimum benefit from inclusion on the route in the current tourism season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25083/14]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

44. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of May 2014, the position of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who was adversely affected by the changes to the OPFTC in budget 2014 and now faces losing their home and consequently placing a financial burden on the State; if he will look at ways of easing the financial impact of this measure on such persons by introducing a limited credit for secondary carers who do not qualify for the SPCCC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24927/14]

Harbours and Piers Funding

Brendan Griffin

54. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review all budgets to see if funding can be found to fix the pier at An Blascaod Mór, County Kerry, in view of the large number of visitors to the island annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24930/14]

State Properties

Brendan Griffin

57. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding access for disabled persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24938/14]

Social Welfare Benefits

Brendan Griffin

63. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the living alone allowance for pensioners in view of the huge financial pressure of running a household on one income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24825/14]

Special Areas of Conservation Designation

Brendan Griffin

79. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the scientific evidence available to prove afforestation affects the breeding grounds of the hen harrier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24879/14]

Energy Schemes

Brendan Griffin

98. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has grant aided schemes available to businesses to reduce their energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24828/14]

Inland Fisheries

Brendan Griffin

101. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 13 May 2014, if some form of stocking will take place at a lake in County Kerry; if he will consider stocking the lake for the months of July and August or some fairer outcome than the complete cessation of stocking; his views that just because the lake is the furthest away from the rearing-on facility that it should not be completely dropped from the stocking schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24925/14]

Inland Fisheries

Brendan Griffin

102. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding fishing licences and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24926/14]

Water Charges Exemptions

Brendan Griffin

111. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether householders with septic tanks, whose outflowing water does not go back into the public sewer mains system, where it would have to be treated at a cost, should have to pay less for water as they are less expensive customers to service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24936/14]

Electoral Reform

Brendan Griffin

112. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reduce or limit the use of election posters for future elections or referendums; if he has considered the matter; the number of posters and plastic it is estimated was used nationwide in the 2014 local and European elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24937/14]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

121. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is entitled to increased entitlements now that they are milking and have moved away from sucklers. [24935/14]

Road Projects Status

Brendan Griffin

172. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are ways to finance the completion of the Dingle inner relief road; if he will bundle the project with future planned works on the N86 or if there is some other way of progressing it in view of the fact that the local authority cannot afford to finance the project from its own resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24922/14]

Sports Events

Brendan Griffin

173. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an up to date position on efforts to bring the Rugby World Cup 2023 to Ireland; if he sees potential for Killarney being a host town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24923/14]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Brendan Griffin

174. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to announce allocations under the 2014 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24924/14]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

175. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided by the National Roads Authority for a road (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24939/14]

Drugs Crime

Brendan Griffin

156. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he expects the inclusion of the value of illegal drug activity and prostitution in the measure of GDP to impact significantly on the figures; if he is confident that the Central Statistics Office can ascertain an accurate reading in respect of these activities; the way the CSO is researching the levels of activity in drug dealing and prostitution; if he is concerned that the inclusion of these activities in the calculation of GDP somewhat destigmatises them and that some persons involved could see this as the State morally legitimising their actions; his plans to account for other black market activity in GDP calculation; if he was surprised by the scale of the impact of the inclusion of these activities on the UK's GDP figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24213/14]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

157. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether income tax cuts-USC reductions-widening of the tax bands in the forthcoming budget would pay for themselves through additional spending in the economy; if so, if he will consider holding a mini-budget before the summer recess to ease the income tax burden on workers and to stimulate the economy by putting money in people's pockets; if his attention has been drawn to the number of persons who believe it is hardly worth their while to go to work anymore and feel they would be better off not working; his views on whether working is not rewarding in many scenarios due to the income tax burden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24215/14]

VAT Rate Reductions

Brendan Griffin

197. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 18 February 2014, the reason a reduced rate of 9% VAT could apply to the construction of residential properties and not all construction activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24739/14]

Medicinal Products Availability

Brendan Griffin

470. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if the MS drug Fampyra has been taken off the long-term illness scheme; if so, the reason for same; the person who made this decision; if it will be reinstated; if he is aware of the benefits that the drug brings to MS sufferers; if his Department will apologise to the persons affected for the distress caused at this time of already great difficulties in their lives; the way he plans to hold the person or persons responsible for this decision to account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24214/14]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

537. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his plans for a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24528/14]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Brendan Griffin

83. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision on an invalidity pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23570/14]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

99. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an agri-environment options scheme 1 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23568/14]

Tax Credits

Brendan Griffin

73. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the amount the changes to the one-parent family tax credit system will save in 2014; his views that the measure is forcing some parents into poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22720/14]

Pension Provisions

Brendan Griffin

78. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will allow persons in private pensions to cash in their pensions without a tax liability if they invest in a start-up business; if he sees a merit in such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22127/14]

Teacher Redeployment

Brendan Griffin

200. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry did not qualify for the supplementary panel for 2014-2015; if his Department will provide details of their shortcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22235/14]

Teacher Redeployment

Brendan Griffin

201. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the qualifying criteria for supplementary panel rights will be changed so that overall experience rather than just one year's earnings will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22236/14]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Brendan Griffin

382. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22448/14]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

418. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage and number of domiciliary care allowance applications in the past three years that were initially refused by her Department; the percentage and number of applications that were subsequently granted on appeal; if the results suggest there is a policy of blanket refusal of initial applications within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22742/14]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

419. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is departmental policy to refuse domiciliary care allowance in respect of children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22743/14]

Community Development Projects

Brendan Griffin

475. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if sources of funding will be available for a community project in a Gaeltacht (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22732/14]

Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants

Brendan Griffin

506. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the grants available for rain water harvesting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22238/14]

Leader Programmes Expenditure

Brendan Griffin

547. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has additional funding for a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22726/14]

Leader Programmes Applications

Brendan Griffin

548. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when community groups will be able to apply for the new Leader programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22731/14]

Rural Development Programme Projects

Brendan Griffin

620. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the targeted investment scheme TAMS II will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22953/14]

Aquaculture Licence Applications

Brendan Griffin

623. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the appropriate assessment of a site for an aquaculture licence application will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22999/14]

Legal Services Regulation

Brendan Griffin

668. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding solicitor training contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22581/14]

Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Awards

Brendan Griffin

699. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on a criminal injuries tribunal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23143/14]

Patient Transfers

Brendan Griffin

707. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if financial assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to assist with the costs of transport to a Health Service Executive day centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22451/14]

Obesity Strategy

Brendan Griffin

710. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider appointing health promotion officers to schools to help tackle issues such as childhood obesity and poor diet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22733/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Brendan Griffin

738. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on a review of a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22303/14]

Hospital Complaints Procedures

Brendan Griffin

762. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the care provided to a person (details supplied) in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22434/14]

Medical Card Administration

Brendan Griffin

875. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider transferring the assessment of discretionary medical cards to local Health Service Executive offices in view of the ongoing difficulties being experienced by applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22959/14]

Child Protection

Brendan Griffin

917. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if urgent intervention services will be provided in County Kerry to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23151/14]

Primary Medical Certificates Applications

Brendan Griffin

941. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision on an application for a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23296/14]

Hospital Appointment Status

Brendan Griffin

955. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when an orthopaedic appointment will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23393/14]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Brendan Griffin

958. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a decision has been made for funding for a club (details supplied) in County Kerry under the sports capital grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22126/14]

Road Safety

Brendan Griffin

959. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make it compulsory by law for all drivers of motorcycles to wear high-visibility jackets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22136/14]

Road Projects Status

Brendan Griffin

9. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will prioritise the construction of the new N22 Cork Kerry road via Ballyvourney and Macroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21526/14]

Tax Credits

Brendan Griffin

62. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the savings expected in 2014 from changes made to one-parent family tax credit as a result of budget 2014; his views on the difficulty that the changes have caused for parents adversely affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21957/14]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

63. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on increasing the threshold for inheritance tax in the Budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21967/14]

Tax Yield

Brendan Griffin

64. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the income to the Exchequer from inheritance tax for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21968/14]

Tax Rebates

Brendan Griffin

65. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the savings anticipated in 2014 by changes to the rate of rebate available to charitable organisations in respect of donations from PAYE workers; his plans to review this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21979/14]

Teaching Qualifications

Brendan Griffin

87. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the requirement of a certificate of religious education for entry in to primary school teaching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21966/14]

Leader's Allowance

Brendan Griffin

94. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total Independents' leaders' allowance claimed by each recipient during the Thirty-first Dáil to date; the amount of this that was vouched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21978/14]

Regional Aid

Brendan Griffin

96. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland plan to highlight Kerry's new investment aid status from July 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22113/14]

Job Initiatives

Brendan Griffin

97. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the success or otherwise of the south east jobs plan; if he will consider such a move for other geographic regions such as the south west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22114/14]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

152. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to complete the Dingle inner relief road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22023/14]

Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Payments

Brendan Griffin

173. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to substitute a task that was completed in conjunction with two other tasks for a sheep technology substitute programme group application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21952/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Brendan Griffin

191. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the amount her Department has spent on translation and interpreting services over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21951/14]

Land Ownership

Brendan Griffin

195. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a lessee is permitted to claim vacancy or squatters' rights on lands in which they have been a tenant for a period of more than ten years; if a verbal rental agreement is binding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21965/14]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

231. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if rheumatoid arthritis will be included as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21931/14]

Hospital Services

Brendan Griffin

251. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he plans to invest further capital funding in Temple Street Children's Hospital, Dublin; if so, in which departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22029/14]

National Car Test

Brendan Griffin

260. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the income over the past five years from the two national car test centres in County Kerry; the way the proceeds have been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21866/14]

Road Traffic Accidents Data

Brendan Griffin

264. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the statistical decline in road traffic collisions, serious injuries and fatalities involving HGVs and other vehicles fitted with speed restricting devices since the introduction of speed limiting; if he will provide as much comparative data on this area as is reasonably possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22014/14]

Road Traffic Accidents Data

Brendan Griffin

265. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the statistical decline in road traffic collisions, serious injuries and fatalities involving vehicles that were deemed defective or unroadworthy; if he will provide as much comparative data on this area as is reasonably possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22015/14]

National Car Test

Brendan Griffin

266. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport where the revenue generated by NCT fees goes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22016/14]

Air Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

267. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the seeking of tenders for flights on the Kerry-Dublin route; when he expects further progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22017/14]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

137. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons for linear reductions applied to a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21616/14]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

138. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons for linear reductions applied to a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [21617/14]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

143. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if lands in special areas of conservation are considered as eligible areas for single farm payment applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21763/14]

Tax Rebates

Brendan Griffin

176. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the reason persons who pay their local property tax by monthly direct debit are unable to receive revenue refunds unless they pay the remainder of their liability; if the Revenue Commissioners will review this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21056/14]

Credit Unions Services

Brendan Griffin

191. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if credit unions will be facilitated to return to lending and serving their members by the Central Bank of Ireland easing or lifting unreasonable, inflexible lending restrictions, as the section 35 restrictions are preventing members from benefitting from improvements in the financial circumstances and should be revisited and revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21170/14]

Credit Unions Regulation

Brendan Griffin

192. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will revise the tiered regulatory approach proposals contained within the consultation paper published by the Central Bank of Ireland which would have significant detrimental impact on many credit union until the next phase of the consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21171/14]

Coastal Protection

Brendan Griffin

290. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will reinstate funding that was allocated in 2007-2008 by the Department of Finance in respect of coastal protection works at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry but was not paid; if he will now direct this allocation to the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21091/14]

Flood Prevention Measures

Brendan Griffin

304. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when works will be continued at a location (details supplied); the Office of Public Works' future works plan for the location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21087/14]

Flood Relief Schemes Funding

Brendan Griffin

305. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will provide a specific grant to Kerry County Council for repair works to an embankment at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21095/14]

Flood Relief Schemes Funding

Brendan Griffin

306. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will provide a specific grant to Kerry County Council for repair works to an embankment at a location in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21096/14]

Inland Fisheries

Brendan Griffin

424. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding fishing licences and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20891/14]