Parliamentary questions

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Brendan Griffin

494. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the annual immediate cost if he made the drug Kuvan available on the long-term illness scheme to sufferers of Phenyketonuria and BH4; the number of sufferers who would benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5751/16]

Passport Services

Brendan Griffin

615. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a passport rapid renewal service in the Cork Passport Office (details supplied); if he will apply regional balance and equality of access to this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5862/16]

Irish Sign Language

Brendan Griffin

625. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to address a matter (details supplied) regarding Irish Sign Language. [5715/16]

School Curriculum

Brendan Griffin

632. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if first-aid training should be included in the curriculum for second level students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5360/16]

School Staff

Brendan Griffin

678. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to retain an English-as-an-additional-language post in a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5707/16]

School Staff

Brendan Griffin

679. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to permit a mainstream teacher to continue in a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5708/16]

Further Education and Training Programmes

Brendan Griffin

680. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to develop a course for a trade (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5711/16]

School Enrolments

Brendan Griffin

681. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding equality in the education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5718/16]

Pension Provisions

Brendan Griffin

682. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to review an application for a children's pension by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5720/16]

School Accommodation Provision

Brendan Griffin

684. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide funding to a school extension (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5737/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Brendan Griffin

685. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to agree a site for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5740/16]

School Transport

Brendan Griffin

687. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding school transport in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5749/16]

School Staff

Brendan Griffin

701. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to review an unsuccessful appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry for a mainstream post, given the exceptional circumstances and the rapidly increasing enrolment for the 2016-17 term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5956/16]

Technological Universities

Brendan Griffin

702. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the concerns of many members of the teaching staff in the Tralee Institute of Technology in County Kerry relating to the proposed development of a Munster technological university in conjunction with Cork Institute of Technology; how she will address their many concerns; if she will take an active role in resolving the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5962/16]

Election Management System

Brendan Griffin

744. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to payments made to election officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5482/16]

Scheme to Support National Organisations

Brendan Griffin

745. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure funding is available for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5487/16]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Brendan Griffin

755. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide funding for a group water scheme (details provided) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5650/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure

Brendan Griffin

759. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5709/16]

Approved Housing Bodies

Brendan Griffin

765. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the assistance he can provide to a group (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5978/16]

Energy Policy

Brendan Griffin

788. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason for the delay in replacing existing local authority public lighting sodium lamps with high efficiency light emitting diode, LED, units to reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5757/16]

Road Projects Status

Brendan Griffin

816. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the construction of the new N22 Ballyvourney to Macroom bypass which is included in the capital investment plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5701/16]

Employment Rights

Brendan Griffin

817. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a sporting dispensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5712/16]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Brendan Griffin

819. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on introducing a pilot scheme in which local tertiary back roads would be re-designated priority cycle routes between locations (details supplied); if this would be a cheaper and quicker way of developing family and tourist friendly cycling networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5756/16]

Railway Stations

Brendan Griffin

820. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to rename Rathmore railway station in County Kerry after Patrick O'Connor, a local volunteer, who lost his life fighting for Irish freedom in Moore Street during Easter Week 1916; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5759/16]

Road Signage

Brendan Griffin

821. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to devise new universal road safety signs, similar to the children symbol signs on approaches to schools, to indicate the presence of crèche, child care and preschool facilities; if these extra measures are warranted given the higher road safety risk involving young children and toddlers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5760/16]

Tourism Industry

Brendan Griffin

822. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Iarnród Éireann and Fáilte Ireland will investigate the possibility and viability of running a steam locomotive out of Killarney railway station in County Kerry on the existing line through the countryside and stopping at other stations in the county as a visitor attraction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5761/16]

Burial Grounds

Brendan Griffin

846. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will make land available in the vicinity of Muckross Abbey for a public burial ground for Killarney in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5703/16]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Brendan Griffin

853. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to re-introduce the bóthar áise scheme, given the deteriorating condition of some roads in Gaeltacht areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5697/16]

Employment Data

Brendan Griffin

1. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office will provide statistics on the number of persons at work in County Kerry, as distinct from the South-West Region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5029/16]

Civil Registration Documentation

Brendan Griffin

22. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will oversee the discontinuation of the grossly insensitive practice of charging parents for birth and death certificates in respect of stillborn infants or infants who die soon after birth; if she accepts that this is ultimately her responsibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5012/16]

Motor Insurance Regulation

Brendan Griffin

73. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on the huge motor insurance premiums returning emigrants are being charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5022/16]

VAT Rate Reductions

Brendan Griffin

74. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will now introduce a 9% rate of value added tax for residential construction activity given the shortage of houses and the number of unemployed construction workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5032/16]

Flood Prevention Measures

Brendan Griffin

107. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a flood defence mechanism at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry [5010/16]

Flood Relief Schemes

Brendan Griffin

108. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide additional sluices at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5011/16]

Zero-hour Contracts

Brendan Griffin

122. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to stop the exploitation of workers through zero-hour contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4999/16]

Action Plan for Jobs

Brendan Griffin

123. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation how he will measure the success or otherwise of the south-west regional Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5028/16]

Industrial Development

Brendan Griffin

124. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to prioritise County Kerry for a major new employer, given the lack of major new employers coming into the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5030/16]

Industrial Development

Brendan Griffin

125. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the IDA Ireland advance facility for Tralee in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5031/16]

Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

142. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to re-instate installation aid for category D young farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4721/16]

Agriculture Scheme Penalties

Brendan Griffin

143. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made a decision on a review of a penalty 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. [4722/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

152. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review a penalty applied to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry under the 2015 basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4790/16]

Farm Inspections

Brendan Griffin

153. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is permitted to carry out farm inspections when farmers are "locked up" owing to the TB eradication scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4791/16]

GLAS Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

185. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accept tier 3 applicants under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5004/16]

GLAS Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

186. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason tier 3 applicants were refused under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme and if their applications will stand for a future round of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5005/16]

GLAS Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

187. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he continues to assess and process tier 3 applications under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5006/16]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Brendan Griffin

196. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be allocated entitlements under the national reserve and young farmers' scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5120/16]

TAMS Applications

Brendan Griffin

197. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an approval for the construction of a farm shed under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5168/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

198. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry under the basic payment scheme and young farmers' scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5186/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

199. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5190/16]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

200. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment under the young farmers' scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5192/16]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Brendan Griffin

270. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he will make the next round of capital funding available for applications from community child care facilities to build new centres such as one in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5014/16]

Hospitals Funding

Brendan Griffin

349. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the status of funding for improvement works at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied). [5015/16]

State Visits

Brendan Griffin

428. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the foreign Heads of State who have been officially invited to visit Ireland since 2011; the number of visits which have materialised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5000/16]

Diplomatic Representation

Brendan Griffin

429. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of pressure applied by the European Union on the Arab League to take a more proactive approach to assisting with the Syrian and Iraqi refugee crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5001/16]

Education and Training Boards

Brendan Griffin

469. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned centralisation of the education and training boards' payroll; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5002/16]

School Transport Tendering

Brendan Griffin

470. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to review the criteria used by Bus Éireann to tender bus routes to ensure that displacement of private operators by bodies in receipt of State subsidies will not occur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5003/16]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

471. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she will announce the outcome of applications under the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5007/16]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Brendan Griffin

472. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she will provide a revised allocation for a school extension (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5008/16]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Brendan Griffin

473. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an extension for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5009/16]

Emergency Works Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

502. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for emergency works to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5235/16]

Leader Programmes Administration

Brendan Griffin

525. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will resolve issue to enable Leader to be rolled out nationally as some agencies are awaiting clarification on certain matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5016/16]

Environmental Policy

Brendan Griffin

526. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government about the status of the tyre levy, including whether concerns by industry operators will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5017/16]

Electoral Reform

Brendan Griffin

527. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a boundary review will be carried out in advance of the 2019 local and European elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5023/16]

Electoral Reform

Brendan Griffin

528. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a Dáil constituency boundary review is likely to take place before the next general election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5024/16]

Derelict Sites

Brendan Griffin

529. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on this Deputy's proposal entitled the rental renovation scheme, which was previously sent to him and which aims to incentivise the renovation of derelict properties to make them available for rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5033/16]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Brendan Griffin

530. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how many council-owned domestic properties are vacant and fit for habitation; how many are vacant and in need of works, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5034/16]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Brendan Griffin

559. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if County Kerry will be prioritised for State intervention in broadband through the national plan as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5019/16]

Driver Licences

Brendan Griffin

564. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to grant a trailer licence to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4703/16]

Fáilte Ireland

Brendan Griffin

577. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address an issue regarding boatmen (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5013/16]

Wild Atlantic Way Project

Brendan Griffin

578. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent to market the Wild Atlantic Way internationally each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5025/16]

Wild Atlantic Way Project

Brendan Griffin

579. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent in each year to market the Wild Atlantic Way internationally since its inception as an attraction to enjoy during the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5026/16]

Wild Atlantic Way Project

Brendan Griffin

580. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the enormous potential to market the Wild Atlantic Way internationally as an all year round attraction to help boost our winter tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5027/16]

Road Projects Status

Brendan Griffin

589. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide funding for a road at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5187/16]

National Parks Projects

Brendan Griffin

600. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status and timelines regarding the staffing recruitment and opening of Killarney House, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5021/16]

Fishing Industry

Brendan Griffin

46. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports in place or to be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who has been unable to fish for the past few months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4533/16]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

184. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance why a company (details supplied) in County Kerry is continuing to trade after depriving grant aid, under the farm improvement scheme, to a number of persons in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4399/16]

Public Sector Staff

Brendan Griffin

196. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4138/16]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

235. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4158/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

239. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4197/16]

Forestry Grants

Brendan Griffin

240. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made a decision on an appeal of an application for afforestation pre-approval by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4208/16]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Brendan Griffin

403. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health to provide a date for an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4396/16]

Autism Support Services

Brendan Griffin

406. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4402/16]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

496. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4459/16]

Departmental Bodies Expenditure

Brendan Griffin

572. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Sport Ireland and the National Sports Campus Development Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3952/16]

Bus Éireann Services

Brendan Griffin

574. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to allay the fears of the employees of Bus Éireann on the potential privatisation of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3972/16]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

70. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce of a tax free allowance for fishermen, similar to the seafarer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3550/16]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

141. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3472/16]

Forestry Grants

Brendan Griffin

153. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grant aid is available to replant forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3622/16]

HSE Properties

Brendan Griffin

270. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the status of the sale of a former health facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3678/16]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Brendan Griffin

277. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a new medical device for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3733/16]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

315. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry under the summer works scheme will be successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3542/16]

Telecommunications Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

360. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding foreign investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3686/16]

Regional Road Network

Brendan Griffin

377. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding to fix the Cliff Road at Rossbeigh, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3732/16]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

74. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3299/16]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

143. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a submission (details supplied) regarding support for arthritis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3363/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Brendan Griffin

172. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter regarding support for pupils with autism (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3406/16]

Wastewater Treatment

Brendan Griffin

179. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the process for a group of residents in a private development to receive grant assistance for upgrading a communal septic tank to a modern wastewater facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3338/16]

Drainage Schemes

Brendan Griffin

180. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the removal of gravel and silt from rivers that flood adjoining properties; if any European or Irish legislation precludes landowners from doing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3348/16]

Community Services Programme

Brendan Griffin

108. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a community services programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3010/16]

Flood Risk Assessments

Brendan Griffin

154. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding flooding. [3149/16]