Parliamentary questions

EU Funding

Brendan Griffin

613. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any special or EU funding avenues are available to island communities for vital services or facilities such as capital funding. [3739/14]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

635. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider County Kerry a special area in the context of eligible areas for the single farm payment in view of the nature of its terrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4076/14]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Griffin

638. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if broadleaf trees are permitted to be planted in special areas of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4129/14]

Road Traffic Legislation

Brendan Griffin

812. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider making funding available to local authorities for the specific purpose of carrying out countywide speed limit reviews, as local authorities are not prioritising these reviews while inappropriate speed limits apply at very dangerous locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3945/14]

Tax Credits

Brendan Griffin

66. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will reverse the removal of the one parent family credit in view of the impact it will have on single families who are already struggling financially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3444/14]

Leader's Allowance

Brendan Griffin

95. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of taxpayers money, in tabular format, claimed by respective Independent Deputies under the leader's allowance payment since 9 March 2011; if any Deputy returned any of the maximum claimable amount; if the leader's allowance is taxable; if any of this was vouched; if he has plans to discontinue the payment of the leader's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3370/14]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Brendan Griffin

119. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a disability allowance will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3285/14]

Rural Development Programme Funding

Brendan Griffin

149. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will list all the individual grant amounts and the corresponding recipients that he has approved to issue through LDCs in Kerry since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3311/14]

Health Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

211. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the current annual cost of vision screening in the primary school sector; if he will provide a breakdown of the costs, including details of geography, administration, front-line workers and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3189/14]

Health Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

212. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the number of unnecessary referrals that arise annually from vision screening in the primary school sector; if any refinement schemes have been implemented in relation to this programme or are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3190/14]

Health Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

213. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the cost to the State for every visit by a child to an ophthalmologist in the public system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3191/14]

Medical Card Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

216. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will have their medical card extended beyond June 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3228/14]

Hospital Facilities

Brendan Griffin

226. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if parking charges will be reviewed at Kerry General Hospital; if a waiver will be introduced for patients presenting for long-term stay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3310/14]

Departmental Bodies

Brendan Griffin

251. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if CIE retains ownership of a piece of infrastructure (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3445/14]

Employment Support Services

Brendan Griffin

124. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide assistance to unemployed persons who are unable to qualify for primary payments because of their spouse's income and are unable to afford and are ineligible to participate in retraining and Department schemes such as JobBridge, Springboard and community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3087/14]

Land Parcel Identification System

Brendan Griffin

180. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding scrub land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3057/14]

Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Administration

Brendan Griffin

191. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if the tax relief provided in the home renovation initiative can be provided over a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2296/14]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

248. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme grant will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2597/14]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

249. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme grant will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry. [2598/14]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

250. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme grant will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2599/14]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

252. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme grant will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2635/14]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Brendan Griffin

260. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2795/14]

School Transport Provision

Brendan Griffin

267. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will authorise the extension of a national school bus route (details supplied) in the mornings, with the agreement of Bus Éireann and the bus operator, to extend this service at no extra cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2832/14]

Coastal Protection Measures

Brendan Griffin

286. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Kerry County Council will be reimbursed for emergency works it carried out in the mid-2000s to put in place coastal protection works at Inch beach, County Kerry; if he will designate responsibility for this outstanding issue, as the cross-departmental failure to resolve the matter has caused severe financial hardship for Kerry County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2596/14]

Right of Way Issues

Brendan Griffin

292. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if members of the public have the right to walk the banks of a river (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2402/14]

Flood Prevention Measures

Brendan Griffin

295. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when works will be carried out to prevent future flooding of an estate (details supplied) in County Kerry located by the Sneem river; if he will provide funding for the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2442/14]

Departmental Funding

Brendan Griffin

299. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide funding for repair works on an embankment at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2568/14]

Departmental Funding

Brendan Griffin

300. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide funding for repair works on an embankment at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry to help prevent flooding of homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2569/14]

Departmental Funding

Brendan Griffin

301. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide funding for repair works on an embankment at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2570/14]

Departmental Funding

Brendan Griffin

304. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the assistance available from his Department for coastal private landowners and businesses who suffered damage to their properties during the recent storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2659/14]

Planning Issues

Brendan Griffin

391. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a fence (details supplied) in County Kerry is wrongfully erected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2401/14]

Irish Language

Brendan Griffin

396. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2552/14]

Harbours and Piers Funding

Brendan Griffin

397. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider rolling out a funding programme to improve piers in Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2554/14]

Irish Language

Brendan Griffin

398. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports available to predominantly English speaking non-Gaeltacht area communities who want to make a drive in their locality to become a predominantly Irish speaking community; the number of persons or the percentage of the geographical area that would have to speak Irish as the primary household language to be considered a Gaeltacht area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2555/14]

Leader Programmes Funding

Brendan Griffin

440. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the next round of Leader funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2562/14]

Leader Programmes Funding

Brendan Griffin

441. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the level of Leader funding made available to Gaeltacht areas in the most recent round of redistribution; the rate of increase or decrease this funding represents on the funding previously available in each area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2563/14]

Northern Ireland Issues

Brendan Griffin

497. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality where a person would take anecdotal information regarding the whereabouts of the body of a disappeared person who was supposedly shot, killed and buried during the War of Independence-Civil War (details supplied); if there is a list of such victims available to reference; if there is precedent of recent discovery of bodies of disappeared from that era; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2565/14]

Courts Service

Brendan Griffin

513. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding courthouses (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will indicate which courthouses will remain open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2657/14]

Milk Quota Cessation

Brendan Griffin

546. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who has disposed of their milk quota will be allowed to re-enter dairy farming when milk quotas are abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2374/14]

Single Payment Scheme Appeals

Brendan Griffin

559. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appeal against a single farm payment reduction by persons (details supplied) in County Kerry will be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2549/14]

Harbours and Piers Funding

Brendan Griffin

560. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide funding to upgrade a commercial pier (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2550/14]

Forestry Grants

Brendan Griffin

562. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to previous enquiries from this Deputy, if he will confirm when a forestry grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2619/14]

Health Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

622. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to a service (details supplied) in Kerry in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2553/14]

HSE Funding

Brendan Griffin

623. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2559/14]

Departmental Funding

Brendan Griffin

624. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to a festival (details supplied) in County Kerry that has an emphasis on promoting positive mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2566/14]

Roads Maintenance

Brendan Griffin

667. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will provide funding to complete an infrastructural project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2551/14]

Penalty Points System Offences

Brendan Griffin

680. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a longer period of suspension from driving for persons who accrue 12 penalty points for the second time or thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2556/14]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Brendan Griffin

681. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consult with Iarnród Éireann to see if there are existing railway line corridors in use that have enough space at the sides to safely facilitate the provision of greenways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2557/14]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Brendan Griffin

682. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consult with the National Roads Authority to see if our new motorways have enough space on the verges of the land corridors that were acquired to safely facilitate the provision of cycle paths or greenways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2558/14]

Sports Funding

Brendan Griffin

683. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the new round of sports capital funding; if he will provide details of important deadlines and the overall budget and criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2564/14]

Tourism Project Funding

Brendan Griffin

684. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the opportunities that are available to a festival (details supplied) in County Kerry to apply for funding to help offset some of the costs of staging the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2567/14]

Railway Stations Upgrade

Brendan Griffin

685. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make funding available in 2014 to Irish Rail to improve the appearance and condition of railway stations, especially those on tourist routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2571/14]

Railway Stations Upgrade

Brendan Griffin

686. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding to improve the appearance of a railway station (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2572/14]

Tourism Promotion

Brendan Griffin

687. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way the Wild Atlantic Way will be marketed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2600/14]

Road Signage

Brendan Griffin

688. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Roads Authority will explain the reason it erected a sign on a private road at Ballinamona Lower, Castlemaine, County Kerry on the road opposite the junction of the N70 and the short mountain road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2634/14]

Road Safety

Brendan Griffin

691. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the introduction of mandatory dipped headlights for motorists during daylight to further improve safety on our roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2782/14]

European Court of Justice Rulings

Brendan Griffin

60. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners has finalised guidelines on a potential VAT refund for member-owned golf clubs in view of the recent European Court of Justice decision on a club (details supplied); if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1964/14]

School Transport Appeals

Brendan Griffin

89. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has been asked to pay €593.28 or €1,054 for a full academic year in respect of their two children to get them on their school bus at their homes; the way the amount can be justified in view of the fact that the distance off the main route is less than 1 km and the drop-off collection point on the main route would be unsafe for the children and all other road users, and there is no other realistic option; if the amount in question would be waived in view of the fact that there is no safe option for the children on the main route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1824/14]

Flood Prevention Measures

Brendan Griffin

114. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the river flooding problem at Tullig, Castleisland, County Kerry; if he will prioritise carrying out the necessary works to remedy the cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1842/14]

Flood Prevention Measures

Brendan Griffin

115. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the damage caused to the Maine banks at Ardcanaught, Lachtacallow and Caherfealane, Keel, Castlemaine, County Kerry; if he will prioritise carrying out the necessary works to ensure the banks are structurally sound; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1844/14]

Economic Growth Initiatives

Brendan Griffin

121. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a further stimulus package for the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1953/14]

National Parks Projects

Brendan Griffin

180. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on progress at Killarney House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1954/14]

Angling Season

Brendan Griffin

188. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will rule out the introduction of a new angling charge or rod licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1959/14]

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Brendan Griffin

206. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider a new housing aid scheme for 60-65 year olds who can no longer avail of the housing aid for older people scheme; if he has considered that many persons in this age bracket get work done to their homes while they can still qualify for loans from financial institutions and that having to wait until 66 years of age will mean that those with no savings will not be able to do the work needed; if there is any other form of aid for persons in this age bracket with urgent roof improvement works needed who can not afford to pay for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1947/14]

Housing Issues

Brendan Griffin

207. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the affordable housing options that would be available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; the schemes that are in place in the locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1949/14]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Brendan Griffin

312. 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. [1950/14]

Health Insurance Prices

Brendan Griffin

313. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is just that a retired couple who had continuous health insurance cover since the establishment of the VHI should be asked to pay €6,300 in premium, representing a huge proportion of their household income; if ceilings exist on premium costs; if not, if he will consider same; the advice he would give to persons in such a position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1952/14]

Health Services Access

Brendan Griffin

316. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the supports that are available to couples who are experiencing difficulty conceiving due to low fertility in one or both partners; if he will outline the services available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1965/14]

Sports Capital Programme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

349. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department offers grant aid for monuments or statues honouring Irish sporting greats; if not, if he will consider such a fund; the current funding avenues that are available to communities hoping to erect statues or monuments honouring their sporting greats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1951/14]

National Cycle Network

Brendan Griffin

350. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if grant aid will be provided for the development of a greenway from Glenbeigh to Caherciveen and Renard in south Kerry along the route of the old Farranfore to Valentia Great Southern Railway line; if he appreciates the potential of such a development in view of the breathtaking scenery and engineering features such as viaducts, tunnels and bridges; when he expects a decision to be made on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1955/14]

National Cycle Network

Brendan Griffin

351. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if grant aid will be provided for the development of a greenway from Tralee to Fenit along the route of the old railway line; if he appreciates the potential of such a development in view of the fact the line to Mounthawk from Tralee town centre has already been completed; when he expects a decision to be made on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1956/14]

National Cycle Network

Brendan Griffin

352. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if grant aid will be provided for the development of a greenway from Listowel to Kilmorna along the route of the old Great Southern Railway line; if he appreciates the potential of such a development in view of the fact the proposed greenway would then link up with the greenway already completed from Rathkeale to the Limerick and Kerry border; when he expects a decision to be made on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1957/14]

Road Network

Brendan Griffin

353. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Adare bypass; the action being taken to help progress this much-needed road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1958/14]

School Transport Provision

Brendan Griffin

200. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to a family (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55482/13]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Brendan Griffin

259. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Civil Service Commission will consider applicants residing in the proximity of vacancies when recruiting for positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1518/14]

Social Insurance

Brendan Griffin

339. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the employer PRSI relief of 4.25% given to businesses over the past two and half years in view of the positive affect it has had on employment and the potential financial pressures it will have on small businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1526/14]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Brendan Griffin

351. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal for a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55459/13]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Brendan Griffin

359. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55552/13]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Brendan Griffin

483. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for a new tenant purchase scheme to cater for persons who did not avail in time of the recently concluded scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1948/14]

Fire Stations Provision

Brendan Griffin

511. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a new fire station will be built at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1297/14]

Motor Tax Yield

Brendan Griffin

521. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is concerned by dropping annual overall motor tax revenues; if he is concerned that the figures will continue to drop with more lower emission vehicles coming on the roads; his views that a reformed system of motor tax calculation is needed, in view of the fact that owners of older cheaper cars are paying multiples of what owners of new top of the range cars are paying; if he will consider moving entirely to a fuel consumption linked pay as you go system; if he will see the fairness merits of this as well as the administrative burden it would save; if he will consider the freedom such a system would give to State agencies to focus on anti-laundering and organised criminal activity in the fuel industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1582/14]

Water Charges Exemptions

Brendan Griffin

529. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if an exemption on water meter charges will be given to families who are providing care for children with disabilities at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1703/14]

Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

616. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the closing date for applicants of the dairy equipment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55237/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

626. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry will be allowed to use horses for the purpose of claiming entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55288/13]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

630. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 REP scheme 4 payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55334/13]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

664. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the remaining 25% of a REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1249/14]

Single Payment Scheme Appeals

Brendan Griffin

696. 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 penalty in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1693/14]

Youth Work Projects Funding

Brendan Griffin

715. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the number of positions arising in the youth work sector that are exclusively for community employment scheme applicants; her further views that specialised youth workers who do not qualify for community employment have few employment opportunities as a result; if she will examine the issue with a view to finding a solution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55224/13]

Disability Allowance Payments

Brendan Griffin

734. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of disability payments made to a person (details supplied) in County Laois for the period between 1970 and 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55303/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

767. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55422/13]

Disability Allowance Payments

Brendan Griffin

786. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the financial contribution a person (details supplied) in County Laois made towards the cost of their care for the period from 1970 to 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55539/13]

Health Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

846. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when an appointment with the Health Service Executive early intervention services will be provided to a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1241/14]

Hospital Services

Brendan Griffin

883. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of cardiology services in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1521/14]

Public Service Obligation Levy Application

Brendan Griffin

955. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his future plans for the PSO levy on Kerry to Dublin flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1524/14]

Road Transport Operator Licences

Brendan Griffin

957. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the clearance and other regulatory requirements a person would have to meet to start operating a local bus tour sightseeing service for tourists in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1557/14]

Tourism Promotion

Brendan Griffin

30. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a good way to build on the success of The Gathering would be to designate 2015 the year of the home gathering, which would be a major drive to encourage Irish residents to holiday somewhere in Ireland during 2015, with communities and tourism operators organising events and providing offers to incentivise home holidaying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54140/13]

Energy Regulation

Brendan Griffin

144. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the impact he envisages the sale of Bord Gáis will have on the Shannon LNG project; if he will review the Government policy of imposing tariffs of energy suppliers who do not use the British-Irish gas interconnectors. [54623/13]

Energy Regulation

Brendan Griffin

145. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm that it is within his powers to provide general policy direction to the CER; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54624/13]

Energy Regulation

Brendan Griffin

146. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the rationale for imposing tariffs of energy suppliers which do not use the British-Irish gas interconnectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54625/13]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

188. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 REPS 4 payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54499/13]