Parliamentary questions

Sports Funding

Brendan Griffin

25. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the current position regarding the next allocations of the sports capital and equipment programme; when the grants will be allocated; if a budget has been agreed; how this compares to the total demand;the total allocation versus eligible demand for the recent equipment scheme; if a similar allocation can be achieved for the remaining capital applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24379/24]

Broadcasting Sector

Brendan Griffin

48. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her future plans for funding of RTÉ and other broadcasters and radio film and television sector operators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24378/24]

Housing Schemes

Brendan Griffin

67. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase housing assistance payment rent limits in Kerry, in line with Cork and Limerick rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24415/24]

Housing Schemes

Brendan Griffin

132. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase social housing income thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24417/24]

Television Licence Fee

Brendan Griffin

182. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the latest up-to-date figures regarding TV licence renewal and purchase of TV licences for 2024 versus 2023; the figures for July 2022 to May 2023 inclusive versus July 2023 to May 2024 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24578/24]

Vacant Properties

Brendan Griffin

190. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine ways to streamline the application and drawdown of croí cónaithe grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24410/24]

School Meals Programme

Brendan Griffin

207. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of primary and secondary schools in Kerry approved for the hot school meals programme; the total number actively in receipt of hot meals at this point; the total number of schools approved but not yet commenced; the total number of schools not approved yet; the number of children benefitting from the programme nationwide; her plans for further expansion of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24524/24]

National Educational Psychological Service

Brendan Griffin

82. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education for clarification on a matter (details supplied); if changes will be implemented to improve services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24190/24]

Health Services Staff

Brendan Griffin

172. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if an ex-gratia payment will issue to a widower of a former employee (details supplied) without the requirement of a grant of administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24176/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Brendan Griffin

199. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24385/24]

Road Signage

Brendan Griffin

138. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if additional traffic calming measures, including further raised pedestrian crossings will be installed on the N86 in the vicinity of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23610/24]

Tax Exemptions

Brendan Griffin

165. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if lands that have received business tax relief for fixed terms will be exempted from the residential lands zoned tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23731/24]

National Monuments

Brendan Griffin

177. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his office will facilitate a meeting between the head of monuments and a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23894/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Brendan Griffin

305. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of further medical and financial evidence submitted for a review of a decision on a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23537/24]

State Pensions

Brendan Griffin

320. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review/appeal of a decision to apply a State pension (non-contributory) overpayment on the estate of a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23741/24]

Harbours and Piers

Brendan Griffin

364. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a winch will be repaired at the pier in Ballinskelligs, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23905/24]

Further and Higher Education

Brendan Griffin

29. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current position regarding the development of the old Pretty Polly facility in Killarney as a new training centre of excellence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23281/24]

Grant Payments

Brendan Griffin

38. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his priorities for further SUSI reform in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23282/24]

Business Supports

Brendan Griffin

75. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how the recent package of supports for business will impact on business owners; to provide up-to-date county breakdowns of take-up of the ICOB scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23279/24]

Industrial Development

Brendan Griffin

80. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the IDA's plans to proceed with providing a new advance technology facility at Kerry Technology Park in Tralee, County Kerry; what progress has been made on the plan over the past four years; if the target in respect of this facility, as set out in the IDA's own plans, will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23278/24]

Public Transport

Brendan Griffin

144. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if he will address as a matter of urgency the lack of facilitation of rail passengers travelling with bicycles on trains bound for Tralee Casement station, which is immediately adjacent to the Tralee to Fenit greenway; his views on whether the unique location of Tralee station on the greenway warrants a tailored service response from Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23431/24]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

154. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reversal of changes to benefit-in-kind treatment of workers, particularly in respect of sales representatives and other similar position holders, whose primary use of company cars is for the sole purpose of carrying out their roles; if he sees a distinction between the use of company cars to travel to work versus travelling as part of work; if he will declare the total additional revenue generated for the State in 2023 following the recent changes made to benefit-in-kind rules in respect of company cars; how this compares with the additional revenue generated from unbudgeted increases in revenues from fuel excise and all other fuel related taxes in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23432/24]

Office of Public Works

Brendan Griffin

165. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of residences owned by the OPW in Killarney, County Kerry; the number of these that are currently occupied, unoccupied or uninhabitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23427/24]

Special Educational Needs

Brendan Griffin

191. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if concessions and additional accommodation for students with dyscalculia will be considered for Leaving Certificate mathematics; if such measures would include additional points for students with dyscalculia; her views on whether such students have been unfairly overlooked to date; if she is prepared to review their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23428/24]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Brendan Griffin

210. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of residences the NPWS owns in Killarney, County Kerry; the number of these that are currently occupied, unoccupied or uninhabitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23464/24]

Tobacco Control Measures

Brendan Griffin

277. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he is considering new measures in respect of vaping and the use of vaping products; if he is considering an outright ban on vaping; if so, the legal challenges and impediments that exist in this regard; the timelines he anticipates in respect of any actions he is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23430/24]

Road Safety

Brendan Griffin

48. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if TII will install a zebra crossing at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23221/24]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

54. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland is an outlier in personal taxation on investments; if citizens from other EU countries have a tax advantage when investing in funds domiciled in Ireland, whereas Irish citizens are at a disadvantage, thereby making investment in property and pensions the only simple alternative to leaving money in low interest savings accounts; if the matter will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23239/24]

Tax Yield

Brendan Griffin

56. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the amount generated by the local property tax, per local authority area, in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23298/24]

Tax Yield

Brendan Griffin

57. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the number of individual properties registered for payment of the local property tax, per local authority area, in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23299/24]

Tax Yield

Brendan Griffin

58. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the amount generated by the local property tax per category of property valuation, per local authority area, in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23300/24]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

59. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider plans to reintroduce further excise increases on fuel later this year; if tax receipts from fuel are ahead of schedule to date in 2024; if so, by how much; if he will provide a breakdown of actual income versus projected income, per category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23302/24]

Flood Risk Management

Brendan Griffin

60. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if repairs to a breach in the river bank at a location in County Kerry (details supplied) will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23220/24]

Employment Rights

Brendan Griffin

70. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will formally confirm the terms of a registered employment agreement variation order (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23233/24]

Work Permits

Brendan Griffin

71. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a decision has been made on an application for an employment permit by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23260/24]

School Staff

Brendan Griffin

81. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if an appeal on behalf of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be allowed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23121/24]

Local Authorities

Brendan Griffin

96. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount contributed to the local government fund, per local authority area, in 2023; the amount received, per local authority area, from the local government fund in the same year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23301/24]

National Parks

Brendan Griffin

106. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the roadside fence at the new Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara Ciarraí in Inch (details supplied) will be replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23288/24]

Work Permits

Brendan Griffin

116. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice if a decision has been made on an application for an employment permit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23222/24]

Coillte Teoranta

Brendan Griffin

136. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if she has engaged with Coillte on the issue of gravel cycling events on their lands; the reason Coillte is not allowing gravel cycling events take place on their lands; if she is aware that this decision is affecting ten events across Ireland and approximately 10,000 cyclists who cannot take part in the sport because of it; if she recognises that gravel cycling and gravel events are actively promoted in Northern Ireland and all across the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23230/24]

Business Supports

Brendan Griffin

260. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a late increased cost-of-living business grant application will be taken from a business in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22583/24]

Special Educational Needs

Brendan Griffin

292. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education when an assistive device laptop will be provided for a child in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22504/24]

Special Educational Needs

Brendan Griffin

297. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the reason there has been a reduction of special needs assistant hours from 95 to 90 in a school (details supplied); whether she understands that the parents as well as the staff in the school are very concerned about this, as it means more pressure on them; and whether this reduction could be reversed. [22532/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Brendan Griffin

368. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22340/24]

School Meals Programme

Brendan Griffin

395. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an issue with a school (details supplied) in County Kerry has still not been resolved. [22718/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

494. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a late 2023 Eco application will be accepted from a farmer in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22967/24]

Departmental Schemes

Brendan Griffin

669. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 325 of 18 April and the commitment given therein to furnish the information, the total length or area of road completed, per county per annum, under the local improvement scheme, LIS, since 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22992/24]

Defence Forces

Brendan Griffin

5. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will further review the pandemic recognition payment for Defence Forces personnel who worked in test centres to make sure all deserving individuals received the payment, given that some did not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22112/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Griffin

48. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if all test centre personnel should have received the pandemic recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22113/24]

Active Travel

Brendan Griffin

75. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding new calls for active travel projects in 2024; if there is an anti-rural bias in the allocation of funding and the projects completed nationwide to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of where the funding has gone, projects completed and whether each was an urban or rural location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22110/24]