Parliamentary questions

Hospital Appointments Status

Brendan Griffin

339. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a date for a cataracts operation will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33480/16]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Brendan Griffin

442. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of a milking parlour grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33661/16]

Joint Labour Committees

Brendan Griffin

501. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether the increased hourly rate to €10.05 for cleaning staff will affect the viability of small cleaning companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33603/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Brendan Griffin

67. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if surplus pension contributions will be reimbursed to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33207/16]

Minor Works Scheme

Brendan Griffin

70. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 20 October 2016, the position in respect of the minor works grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33228/16]

Repair and Leasing Scheme

Brendan Griffin

87. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the terms and conditions of the new renovation scheme to bring uninhabitable residential properties onto the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33213/16]

Flood Relief Schemes

Brendan Griffin

106. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will sanction works to alleviate silting and subsequent flooding of homes and agricultural working land at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33209/16]

Mental Health Act Review

Brendan Griffin

143. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his plans for reform of matters pertaining to involuntary admissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33215/16]

Mental Health Services Funding

Brendan Griffin

145. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the increase in the mental health budget for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33219/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Brendan Griffin

146. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when he will visit a home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33220/16]

Departmental Funding

Brendan Griffin

161. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide full details of the terms and conditions of the new loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33208/16]

Energy Conservation

Brendan Griffin

171. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to a previous parliamentary question the reason for the delay in replacing existing local authority public lighting sodium lamps with high-efficiency LED units to reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33234/16]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

7. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allocate increased funding to Transport Infrastructure Ireland to initiate the shovel-ready projects in the capital investment plan, such as the N22 Ballyvourney to Macroom road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30727/16]

School Curriculum

Brendan Griffin

124. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32568/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Brendan Griffin

197. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for carer's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32597/16]

Fuel Allowance Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

208. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend the fuel allowance scheme to illness benefit scheme recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32661/16]

Fuel Allowance Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

209. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the fuel allowance scheme to illness benefit recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32662/16]

Farm Assist Scheme Appeals

Brendan Griffin

216. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a farm assist appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32814/16]

Carer's Benefit Applications

Brendan Griffin

217. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for carer's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32818/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Brendan Griffin

219. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32823/16]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Brendan Griffin

226. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32870/16]

Flood Relief Schemes

Brendan Griffin

248. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32530/16]

Legislative Programme

Brendan Griffin

288. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the title of physiotherapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32550/16]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Brendan Griffin

290. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a date for an operation will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32619/16]

Mental Health Services Staff

Brendan Griffin

299. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding mental health nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32581/16]

Climate Change Policy

Brendan Griffin

411. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32611/16]

Student Support Schemes

Brendan Griffin

72. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any tax relief or any other support available to working couples who are marginally over the income limit to qualify for student grants and who are struggling with college fees, accommodation and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32381/16]

Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals

Brendan Griffin

97. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of additional information submitted in respect of a jobseeker's allowance appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32405/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Brendan Griffin

98. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32410/16]

Third Level Funding

Brendan Griffin

73. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding third level funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32265/16]

Nitrates Usage

Brendan Griffin

143. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a review of a breach a nitrates regulation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32268/16]

Humanitarian Aid Provision

Brendan Griffin

38. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of direct aid Ireland has provided towards assisting the continuing humanitarian catastrophe in and around Syria since 2011; the immediate financial intentions regarding the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30274/16]

Syrian Conflict

Brendan Griffin

46. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action Ireland can take to help address the reported war crimes and the continuing humanitarian catastrophe in Aleppo and Syria and its surrounds in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30273/16]

Garda Recruitment

Brendan Griffin

93. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a historical motor offence recorded on the Garda PULSE system which did not result in a conviction will preclude that person from becoming a garda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31536/16]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Brendan Griffin

193. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Solas will be recruiting training staff for joinery and carpentry trades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31468/16]

Pensions Data

Brendan Griffin

294. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual costs of the State pension, contributory and non-contributory, in tabular form over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31459/16]

State Pensions Payments

Brendan Griffin

300. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of providing the full rate of contributory pension to all recipients of the reduced rate of the State pension contributory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31529/16]

School Meals Programme

Brendan Griffin

321. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if additional funding will be provided under the school meals programme to community crèches where numbers have increased since their initial application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31761/16]

School Meals Programme

Brendan Griffin

322. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if administration fees will be provided with grants of over €10,000 in view of his Department's requirement for separate bank accounts for the payment of these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31764/16]

Hospital Staff

Brendan Griffin

485. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the policy on the reversal of the financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, cuts imposed on the private sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32000/16]

Greyhound Industry

Brendan Griffin

508. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Irish Greyhound Board will consider meeting representatives of an association (details supplied) on a more regular basis to discuss the modernisation of the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31589/16]

Greyhound Industry

Brendan Griffin

509. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all the findings from the Morris report into the greyhound industry in Ireland will be implemented in the greyhound industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31590/16]

Minor Works Scheme

Brendan Griffin

110. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the minor works grant will be paid to schools in 2016/2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31195/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Brendan Griffin

140. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) who was in receipt of carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31213/16]

State Pension (Contributory)

Brendan Griffin

150. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review State pension contributory average number of contributions per year requirement in view of the difficulty it is posing for the self employed and returning emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31358/16]

National Broadband Plan

Brendan Griffin

161. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31127/16]

School Management

Brendan Griffin

224. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; if its future will be safeguarded; the actions his Department is taking to resolve difficult issues affecting the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30242/16]

Nitrates Action Programme Implementation

Brendan Griffin

274. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider giving discretion to the local authority to extend the slurry ban deadline time for 2016 and for future years as the current deadline has the potential, due to inclement weather, to cause needless pollution in local areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30432/16]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

465. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when free GP care will be extended to all children under 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30545/16]

Pension Provisions

Brendan Griffin

69. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding public health pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29973/16]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Brendan Griffin

83. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the tender process for the national broadband plan will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29949/16]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

90. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if there is a capital gains exemption available in respect of the trade of equivalent areas of land without any monetary gain from one brother to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29617/16]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Brendan Griffin

261. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of further information submitted in support of a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29480/16]

Social Welfare Benefits

Brendan Griffin

267. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a qualified adult payment of an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be backdated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29615/16]

Broadband Service Provision

Brendan Griffin

567. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an area (details supplied) in County Kerry will be included in the upcoming fibre broadband roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29857/16]

Dublin Airport Authority

Brendan Griffin

600. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the daa's growth incentives for 2017; when these will be notified; the reason for the delay in revealing these incentives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29602/16]

Airport Development Projects

Brendan Griffin

601. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the 30% rise in the projected cost of the second runway at Dublin Airport; if the planned length of the runway is necessary for the demand anticipated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29603/16]

Medicinal Products

Brendan Griffin

219. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the making available of Orkambi free to cystic fibrosis sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29118/16]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals

Brendan Griffin

209. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to withdraw from the AEO scheme on force majeure grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28887/16]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

138. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if there is a capital gains exemption available in respect of the transfer of land without any monetary gain from one brother to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28277/16]

Tax Collection

Brendan Griffin

140. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners' policy on interest penalties for the self-employed can be reviewed in view of the burden it is putting on small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28338/16]

Fire Stations Upgrade

Brendan Griffin

233. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the extension of the fire station at Bypass Road, Killarney, will be prioritised for emergency reasons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28399/16]

Invalidity Pension Payments

Brendan Griffin

277. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection when an invalidity pension payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [28275/16]

Medical Card Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

434. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when medical card cover will be extended to recipients of the domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28436/16]

Rural Development Programme Projects

Brendan Griffin

525. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the introduction of a sheep payment; the proposed requirements to receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28343/16]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Brendan Griffin

526. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reopen the beef data and genomics programme for new participants with additional funding for suckler cow support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28344/16]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding

Brendan Griffin

527. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be increased for areas of the natural constraints scheme to reverse cuts in previous budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28345/16]

TAMS Funding

Brendan Griffin

528. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if unspent TAMS II funding from 2016 will be carried forward to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28346/16]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

14. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a farm management deposit scheme, as proposed by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, ICMSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27532/16]

National Lottery Funding Data

Brendan Griffin

170. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a number of issues (details supplied); if price and odds increase restrictions apply to the national lottery agreement with Premier Lotteries; the increases in the cost of playing the lotto, lotto plus, EuroMillions, EuroMillions Plus, Daily Millions and Daily Millions Plus since administration of these games was privatised; the amounts being allocated to charitable causes before and after privatisation; the total jackpot amounts being paid out before and after privatisation; the profits or otherwise made by Premier Lotteries since assuming administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27938/16]

Coastal Protection

Brendan Griffin

174. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be made available to address a flooding threat at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27923/16]

Flood Relief Schemes Funding

Brendan Griffin

175. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be made available to address a flooding threat at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27924/16]

Oireachtas Members' Remuneration

Brendan Griffin

176. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current totals in the Thirty-second Dáil paid to individual Independent Deputies under the category, leader's allowance, or any subsequent equivalent category name; if the monthly amounts involved have been increased since the Thirty-first Dáil; if the amounts available to Independent Deputies differ depending on circumstances; if so, the reason; if these payments must be vouched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27937/16]

Post Office Network

Brendan Griffin

183. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will outline her efforts on behalf of the post office network in budget 2017 negotiations; if she will seek a major funding increase for the network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27918/16]

National Roads Authority Projects

Brendan Griffin

271. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position and anticipated timeframe for a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27935/16]

National Roads Authority Projects

Brendan Griffin

272. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position and anticipated timeframe for a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27936/16]

NAMA Portfolio

Brendan Griffin

145. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set down in tabular form the number of housing units that have been offered to each local authority in each year since 2010; the numbers that have been accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27644/16]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Brendan Griffin

149. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the reason funding was not provided for a group water scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27682/16]

Employment Data

Brendan Griffin

49. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach if the CSO will explore ways of publishing regular data pertaining to the numbers of persons at work per county as distinct from per region, as the current system makes it difficult to measure progress or otherwise in rural counties such as Kerry, which is categorised with Cork city and county and the live register figures do not take account of emigration. [26708/16]

Tax Exemptions

Brendan Griffin

166. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if the budget 2016 measure of doubling the tax-free gift certificate for employees from €250 to €500 is applicable to previously existing gift cert schemes within organisations or if it is only applicable to new schemes; if the latter is the case, if this is an unintended consequence; if the matter will be addressed in the forthcoming budget to allow existing schemes to benefit from the change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26693/16]

Central Bank of Ireland Supervision

Brendan Griffin

175. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) has met all legal and regulatory requirements to operate here; if this has been checked and verified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26778/16]

Banking Sector Data

Brendan Griffin

176. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if an annual profit limit exists for Irish banks or foreign banks operating here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26779/16]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Brendan Griffin

226. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistants can be Garda vetted by the Teaching Council to allow them work in a number of schools without having to get individual approval for each school in the same year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26446/16]

School Transport Review

Brendan Griffin

237. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the review of the concessionary charges and rule elements of the school transport scheme have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26527/16]

School Transport Review

Brendan Griffin

238. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the review of the concessionary charges and rule elements of the school transport scheme will take into account the annual difficulties with school transport at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26528/16]

Summer Works Scheme

Brendan Griffin

249. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the avenues open to a school community (details supplied) in County Kerry where the school is awaiting funding for urgently required drop-off and collection works to prevent possible serious injury or death occurring; if his Department will treat the school's application as an emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26689/16]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

255. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26776/16]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Brendan Griffin

329. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the timeline he anticipates in determining proper setback distances for wind turbines; if he has a preferred distance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26690/16]

Local Authority Legal Services

Brendan Griffin

330. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if it is common practice for local authorities to tender for external legal services as they are required in cases, such as personal injury and conveyancing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26692/16]

Community Services Programme

Brendan Griffin

385. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a situation (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26742/16]

Wildlife Protection

Brendan Griffin

524. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when new regulations in respect of gorse burning and hedge cutting will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26651/16]

Leader Programmes Funding

Brendan Griffin

525. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will increase matching funding to optimum levels to draw down the optimum amount of European funding for community and rural development; the amounts involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26688/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

784. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2015 basic payment scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26657/16]

Farm Safety

Brendan Griffin

786. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26675/16]

Aquaculture Development

Brendan Griffin

787. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the independent review group to look into the entire area of aquaculture licensing will be established, take submissions and report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26687/16]

Traffic Calming Measures

Brendan Griffin

883. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if traffic calming measures and street lighting will be provided at the junction for Kilgarvan and Kenmare on the N22 Cork-Kerry road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26712/16]

Driver Test Regulations

Brendan Griffin

886. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the assistance available to persons with reading and writing difficulties wishing to sit the driver theory test; if the person may be accompanied by a person to assist during the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26788/16]

Freedom of Information Requests

Brendan Griffin

887. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procurement process which was followed by his Department when acquiring legal expertise to deal with FOI requests from a person (details supplied); the amount his Department has spent on these FOI requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26805/16]

Departmental Legal Costs

Brendan Griffin

888. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate a case involving his Department (details supplied); his views on the fact that public funds may have been wasted through subsequent legal costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26806/16]

Road Projects Status

Brendan Griffin

889. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the anticipated progress timeline for the Dingle relief road phase 4, which is included in the capital plan for 2016-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26807/16]