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Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Tax Code
Brendan Griffin
118. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider reducing the rate of value added tax payable by ice cream parlours to 9% in recognition of the labour intensive nature of the business and the heavy dependency that such businesses have on tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7788/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Drainage Schemes
Brendan Griffin
131. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the embankment at Roscullen and Shanakeale, Castlemaine, County Kerry, will be prioritised for repair and strengthening works following the recent damage caused by storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7643/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Drainage Schemes Status
Brendan Griffin
132. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a matter (details supplied) will be addressed at lands in Boolteens, Castlemaine, County Kerry, following works to address recent damage caused by storms. [7644/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Drainage Schemes Status
Brendan Griffin
133. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a matter for a person (details supplied) will be addressed at lands in Castleisland, County Kerry, following previous works to address river erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7645/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Work Permits Applications
Brendan Griffin
143. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a decision has been made on a work permit for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7416/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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IDA Ireland Site Visits
Brendan Griffin
150. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits to County Kerry by prospective Industrial Development Agency Ireland companies to date in 2016; the details of these visits; if he is content with this level of visitation and if not, the action he will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7781/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Forestry Sector
Brendan Griffin
183. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 29 September 2015, to provide a re-instatement grant to persons whose forestry was damaged in the storm in February 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7675/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Single Payment Scheme Applications
Brendan Griffin
184. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a claim for a parcel of land in a 2014 single payment application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reviewed in light of new information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7681/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Brendan Griffin
260. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when the additional beds at Kenmare hospital, County Kerry, will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7249/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Mental Health Services Provision
Brendan Griffin
361. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the opening of the 40-bed mental health unit at the Cherryfield site in Killarney, County Kerry; the timeframe for the opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7780/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Passport Services
Brendan Griffin
376. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider making available the equipment necessary to make the passport rapid renewal service available in County Cork; the cost of such specialised equipment, as is available in the Dublin office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7257/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Emergency Works Scheme Applications
Brendan Griffin
410. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if emergency works will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7358/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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School Staff
Brendan Griffin
424. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend the condition in the staffing appeals mechanism for schools larger than four teachers, where a school will still lose a teacher if it does not have a minimum number of infants despite the projected overall number of students enrolling rising above the threshold required; her views that this is a major disadvantage to rural schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7488/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Rural Development Programme
Brendan Griffin
489. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a rural development basic services programme fund will be established to run in parallel with the new Leader programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7783/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Taxi Regulations
Brendan Griffin
515. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if holders of a hackney licence in rural areas must be available for any minimum number of hours per week or if they are free to operate only when it suits them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7489/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Taxi Data
Brendan Griffin
522. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the overall county by county take-up there has been of the new rural hackney scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7637/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications
Brendan Griffin
13. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when she will grant an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the partial capacity benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6441/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Administration
Brendan Griffin
188. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available for applicants under the 2016 national reserve scheme; when the scheme will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6489/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Courts Service
Brendan Griffin
295. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to appoint more High Court judges to clear the back-log of pending cases in High Court sittings in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6469/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Courts Service
Brendan Griffin
296. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to provide resources to facilitate sittings of the High Court in Tralee, to deal with the back log of cases in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6470/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Community Employment Schemes Data
Brendan Griffin
7. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5746/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Disability Allowance Payments
Brendan Griffin
16. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5391/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Social Welfare Payments Administration
Brendan Griffin
46. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why she is actively encouraging jobseekers to use financial institutions rather than post offices, as highlighted recently by the Irish Postmasters' Union, following correspondence issued by the Ennis Intreo office; to instruct her Department to cease this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5745/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
Brendan Griffin
129. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will widen the remit relating to primary medical certificates (details supplied) to take into consideration parents of children with disabilities, such as children with severely low muscle tone. [5475/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Tax Code
Brendan Griffin
144. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the rate of capital acquisitions tax for persons inheriting properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5702/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Tax Code
Brendan Griffin
150. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5921/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Flood Prevention Measures
Brendan Griffin
195. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to engage with a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to address the flooding issues affecting a holding and the immediate locality; if the Office of Public Works will consider this person's proposals for remedial works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5486/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Office of Public Works Expenditure
Brendan Griffin
202. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will increase the Office of Public Works river and flood maintenance budget for the south west region for 2016, as there is an unprecedented amount of maintenance work necessary to prevent highly expensive capital works in the future; if he will outline the 2015 fund versus the 2016 amount for maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5741/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Office of Public Works Expenditure
Brendan Griffin
203. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the Office of Public Works capital budget provision for 2016 can realistically be spent in 2016; if not, if he will transfer part of the funding to the maintenance budget for 2016 as there is an unprecedented amount of maintenance work necessary to prevent highly expensive capital works in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5742/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Labour Court Recommendations
Brendan Griffin
204. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason a Labour Court recommendation of 22 July 2008 (details supplied), which stated that an agreed pension scheme should be introduced for community employment scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors, has not been acted upon; his views that while Foras Áiseanna Saothair, the Irish National Training and Employment Authority, was the recognised funding agency at the time, he now fulfils this role; if it is acceptable that almost seven years have passed since the Labour Court recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5747/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Labour Court Recommendations
Brendan Griffin
205. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will put a pension scheme in place for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors, as per the Labour Court recommendation of July 2008 (details supplied); if he will make the scheme retroactive to 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5748/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Office of Public Works Projects
Brendan Griffin
214. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will invite tenders for a lease on lands (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6123/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Industrial Relations
Brendan Griffin
226. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding law clerks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5710/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
Brendan Griffin
244. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue revised maps, following a ground inspection, to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5348/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Aquaculture Data
Brendan Griffin
247. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the escape of salmon off the coast of County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5351/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Applications
Brendan Griffin
259. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the Scottish derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5443/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility
Brendan Griffin
260. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the young farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5456/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility
Brendan Griffin
261. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the national reserve scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5458/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
Brendan Griffin
262. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5462/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Brendan Griffin
265. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on an over-claim on a land parcel for 2015 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5509/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Beef Technology Adoption Programme
Brendan Griffin
266. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment for 2015 will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the beef technology scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5517/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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TAMS Payments
Brendan Griffin
267. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide full approval to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the targeted agricultural modernisation II scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5518/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
Brendan Griffin
327. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue revised maps to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry following a ground inspection under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6106/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Brendan Griffin
329. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6174/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Garda Remuneration
Brendan Griffin
339. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will increase the pay for rank and file members of An Garda Síochána given their working conditions and the dangers posed to them on a daily basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5719/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Garda Remuneration
Brendan Griffin
377. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the pay and conditions of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6000/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Child Care Services Provision
Brendan Griffin
400. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to engage with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to make the benefits that are available to employers availing of the JobsPlus Scheme available to parents seeking to employ persons to provide affordable child care in the home; his views on the many benefits that would accrue from such a development for the child care worker, parents and the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5488/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Disability Support Services Expenditure
Brendan Griffin
415. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health to address a matter (details supplied) regarding persons with disabilities. [5716/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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General Practitioner Services
Brendan Griffin
440. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if it is standard practice for parents of babies under six weeks old to be charged for general practitioner services in cases where they have not applied for free general practitioner care for children under six years of age; if and from whom there is a refund due in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5485/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Pharmaceutical Sector
Brendan Griffin
457. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the status of the approval of the latest cystic fibrosis drug, Orkambi, under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5551/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Hospital Accommodation Provision
Brendan Griffin
472. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when additional beds at Kenmare hospital in County Kerry will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5634/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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HSE Properties
Brendan Griffin
485. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his plans for the lands at St. Finan's Hospital in Killarney in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5706/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Brendan Griffin
493. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will make the drug Kuvan available on the long-term illness scheme to sufferers of Phenyketonuria and BH4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5750/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
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]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
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]