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Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding
Brendan Griffin
314. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a derogation to allow tendering for SICAP by national organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27964/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection
Brendan Griffin
318. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide examples of liabilities for home owners who have not discharged their non-principal private residence tax on the 31 August 2014, 1 September 2014, 1 January 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28048/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Register of Electors
Brendan Griffin
331. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reform the voter registration process to facilitate online registration and the creation of an electoral commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28321/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Housing Issues
Brendan Griffin
332. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to support students in accessing affordable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28327/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Legislative Process
Brendan Griffin
371. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the children and family relationships Bill will be enacted in full by the end of 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28322/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Marriage Equality Referendum
Brendan Griffin
372. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a date will be set for the referendum on marriage equality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28323/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Equality Issues
Brendan Griffin
373. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if section 37.1 of the Employment Equality Act will be deleted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28324/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Hospital Appointment Delays
Brendan Griffin
483. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be given a date for a hernia operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28017/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Medicinal Products Prices
Brendan Griffin
547. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will put in place regulations to impose maximum price for emergency contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28325/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Mental Health Services Provision
Brendan Griffin
548. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his plans for mental health service improvement for young persons and third level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28326/14]
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
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Health Services Provision
Brendan Griffin
552. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding cuts in services in respect of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28375/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Road Projects
Brendan Griffin
16. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the possibility of building the new road from Kerry to Cork via Ballyvourney and Macroom to Ovens; if he recognises the economic need for this new road and that it would make Kerry far more attractive for foreign direct investment and tourism by cutting journey times from Cork, that it would provide opportunities for many Kerry persons to commute to jobs in Cork safely and in viable travel times and that it would have a positive impact on health care provision, in view of the large volume of persons that travel from Kerry to Cork daily for medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27095/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Cycling Facilities Funding
Brendan Griffin
50. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make funding available to complete greenways from Tralee to Fenit and from Listowel to the Limerick border near Kilmorna along CIE-owned routes; if he will fund a feasibility study for the Tralee to Listowel route; if feasibility studies would be initiated to find a viable route possibly incorporating local back roads in places and so on where historic railway lines used to be in State ownership from Glenbeigh to Farranfore and from Killarney to Kenmare, with absolute recognition being given to landowners along these routes and with an approach of consultation, respect for property rights and co-operation being central to all efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27094/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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International Relations
Brendan Griffin
54. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with his UK counterparts the issue of the continued presence of the harp on the UK royal coat of arms to represent Ireland; his views that it is time to replace the harp with a more appropriate symbol in view of the fact that the harp was incorporated into the coat to represent all of Ireland before Irish independence and is now the emblem of the Irish State; if he will provide any reassurance to any citizen who is concerned about this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27684/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Corporation Tax
Brendan Griffin
61. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on Ireland's international reputation due to the effective rates of corporation tax being paid here by some large firms; his views that the Irish Exchequer could benefit better from corporation tax without moving into diminishing returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27686/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Corporation Tax
Brendan Griffin
62. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on the way of increasing Ireland's effective corporation tax take without hunting firms out of the economy; how far from that tipping point is the current tax regime positioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27687/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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School Transport Appeals
Brendan Griffin
86. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce an appeals process to be adjudicated upon on an individual basis for primary schools adversely affected by the 2010 changes to school bus catchment areas; if this process will give particular consideration to isolated rural schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27685/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Irish Language
Brendan Griffin
114. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will pursue that the derogation on the status of the Irish language in the European Union is ended at the end of 2016 and in order for this to happen, that the Irish Government would inform the Council of the European Union in 2014 that it intends to propose the ending of the derogation on the status at a formal meeting to be held in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27769/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance
Brendan Griffin
123. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will insert a new provision in the Official Languages Act to ensure that at least 10% of employees in the Civil Service can communicate with the public through Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27729/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance
Brendan Griffin
124. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will insert a new provision in the Official Languages Act whereby services are made available in Irish for Gaeltacht communities before the end of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27730/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Inland Fisheries
Brendan Griffin
128. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the lake at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry will be restocked, even if for just two months of the year, to help support local tourism, as it used to be stocked in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27676/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Broadcasting Sector
Brendan Griffin
130. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide continuous multi-year annual funding for TG4 similar to that which RTÉ currently receives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27768/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Irish Water Remit
Brendan Griffin
145. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a specific grant for homeowners who wish to replace the dangerous lead piping in their homes with safer modern alternatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27688/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Irish Water Remit
Brendan Griffin
146. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide Irish Water with a grant to replace dangerous lead piping from the point of metering to the house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27689/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Fishing Industry Development
Brendan Griffin
169. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he sees that the recently announced seafood sector support funding will assist Kerry seafood operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27724/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Missing Persons Data
Brendan Griffin
178. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details her Department has of persons who disappeared in Kerry during the troubles of 1919 to 1923; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27725/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Hospital Facilities
Brendan Griffin
207. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if measures will be put in place to improve safety at a hospital (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27672/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Hospital Facilities
Brendan Griffin
208. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27673/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Public Transport
Brendan Griffin
223. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding a bus shelter. [27680/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Public Transport
Brendan Griffin
224. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding a bus stop and shelter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27681/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Public Transport
Brendan Griffin
225. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding a bus shelter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27682/14]
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Wild Atlantic Way Project
Brendan Griffin
226. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Cromane, County Kerry, is not on the Wild Atlantic Way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27683/14]
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
Brendan Griffin
120. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding has been sanctioned by Irish Water to carry out works on the water network at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27533/14]
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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Direct Provision System
Brendan Griffin
133. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27524/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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VAT Rate Application
Brendan Griffin
150. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 18 February 2014 (details supplied), the reason a reduced rate of 9% VAT applying to the construction of residential properties only would be difficult to administer; his views that the online revenue service would in fact easily facilitate the administration of such a system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27014/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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School Curriculum
Brendan Griffin
203. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the removal of CSPE from State examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26921/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Brendan Griffin
206. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if student grant applications for 2013/2014 will be accepted as late applicants in respect of two students (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26951/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Commercial Rates
Brendan Griffin
238. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will move away from the premises-linked rates calculation system for business and instead implement a profit linked system in order that businesses that can afford to pay rates pay proportionate to their performance and businesses that are struggling or new emerging businesses have less of an obstacle to survival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27327/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Grocery Industry Competition
Brendan Griffin
243. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the below cost selling of farm produce, such as the 3 cent vegetable sales last Christmas; the way he plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26597/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Rent Supplement Scheme Data
Brendan Griffin
262. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to assist persons who cannot pay their rents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26603/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Invalidity Pension Applications
Brendan Griffin
302. 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [27264/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Disability Allowance Appeals
Brendan Griffin
303. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27269/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Disability Allowance Appeals
Brendan Griffin
304. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of further medical evidence in an appeal of a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27271/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
Brendan Griffin
311. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal on 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. [27318/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Roads Maintenance
Brendan Griffin
328. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 12 June 2014 if the works referred to could be carried out immediately due to the poor condition of the roads involved and the high volume of persons expected to use them in the coming months; if this could be done without too much disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27016/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Fishing Licences
Brendan Griffin
339. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of the 2014 commercial salmon licence holders (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27241/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Brendan Griffin
350. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered low cost solutions for social housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26605/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Climate Change Policy
Brendan Griffin
388. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26992/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Rural Development Programme Funding
Brendan Griffin
401. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put in place a special package of measures to assist young farmers who missed out on installation aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26593/14]
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme
Brendan Griffin
402. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to hold a consultation process on the new GLAS schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26594/14]