Parliamentary questions

Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Administration

Brendan Griffin

52. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on further ways of stimulating activity in the construction industry by improving incentives to engage in construction projects large and small; if the home renovation incentive scheme is showing any signs of job creation and-or support; his views on whether further incentives would be an effective way to complement the allocation of funding towards capital projects as a means of creating and sustaining jobs in construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15815/14]

Unemployment Levels

Brendan Griffin

58. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the rate of unemployment in the State when the Government took office; the current rate of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15793/14]

Government Deficit

Brendan Griffin

59. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the State's overall budgetary deficit in monetary and percentage terms when the Government took office; the current figures for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15794/14]

Government Deficit

Brendan Griffin

60. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the rate of deficit as a percentage of GDP when the Government took office; the current rate of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15795/14]

Unemployment Levels

Brendan Griffin

61. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in employment in the State when the Government took office; the current number of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15797/14]

Bank Debt Restructuring

Brendan Griffin

62. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the timeframe for his future efforts to secure a detailed deal with European colleagues on Ireland’s legacy banking debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15798/14]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

63. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the way he believes income tax and-or USC cuts could best be applied to achieve increased economic activity and greater social fairness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15799/14]

Economic Data

Brendan Griffin

64. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the rate of GNP expansion and-or contraction, in tabular form for each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15800/14]

VAT Rate Application

Brendan Griffin

65. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if data exist to show that the 9% reduced rate of VAT for newspapers is helping to sustain and or create jobs in that sector; the actions he proposes to protect jobs in that sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15816/14]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Brendan Griffin

82. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to people who feel aggrieved by their treatment by the Teaching Council; if there is any oversight of the activities of the Teaching Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15805/14]

State Properties

Brendan Griffin

88. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of closed Garda stations that have been sold or leased to local community groups since 2011; if he will provide a county breakdown of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15804/14]

Pension Provisions

Brendan Griffin

95. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form details of former public representatives in receipt of State pension related to their duties as public representatives; the amounts per annum involved for each person; if these figures are pre or post tax; if he will indicate where any recipient has returned or waived any of the pension sums due; if the amounts in question have dropped since the Government took office and, if so, by how much in each case; if he has further plans to reduce the State’s spend in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15801/14]

Pension Provisions

Brendan Griffin

96. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form details of former senior civil servants in receipt of a State pension or pensions related to their duties as civil servants with a total value of over €100,000; the amounts per annum involved for each person; if these figures are pre or post tax; if he will indicate where any recipient has returned or waived any of the pension sums due; if the amounts in question have dropped since the Government took office and if so, by how much in each case; if he has further plans to reduce the State’s spend in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15802/14]

Jobs Protection

Brendan Griffin

103. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the protection of jobs at a company (details supplied); the actions he proposes to assist the staff, who are very concerned for the future of the organisation and their jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15813/14]

Brendan Griffin

107. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on the live register in the State when the Government took office, in tabular form broken down by county; the current number of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15796/14]

Commemorative Events

Brendan Griffin

128. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of Michael Collins in October 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15817/14]

Dormant Accounts Fund Administration

Brendan Griffin

137. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a specific breakdown, in tabular form on a county basis, of where the Dormant Accounts Fund was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15810/14]

Water Charges Exemptions

Brendan Griffin

150. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a site with planning permission but without any development will be exempt from being metered for water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15803/14]

Historical Records

Brendan Griffin

162. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has any records of a person (details supplied) who disappeared during the troubles of 1919-1923; and if so, if he will release these records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15820/14]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations

Brendan Griffin

170. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the average processing times for complaints against gardaí being investigated by the GSOC; the efforts that are being made to ensure shorter times; if there is any particular reason for the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15806/14]

Garda Transport Provision

Brendan Griffin

171. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a Garda patrol car will be assigned to a station (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15807/14]

Garda Transport Provision

Brendan Griffin

172. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if necessary facilities will be installed in a Garda station (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15808/14]

Garda Transport Provision

Brendan Griffin

173. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for investment in Garda vehicles in 2014; if this investment will lead to a net increase or decrease in the total number of Garda vehicles in the fleet when the number of vehicles being decommissioned is counted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15809/14]

Turbary Rights

Brendan Griffin

200. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if turbary regulations made to landowners by the Irish Land Commission in 1944 on bogs not owned by the Land Commission will provide authorisation to cut and make turf to the now registered owners who have title to said lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15718/14]

Hospital Appointments Status

Brendan Griffin

232. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a sleep deprived electroencephalogram scan will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15688/14]

Hospital Appointments Status

Brendan Griffin

240. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding an eye appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15716/14]

Tourism Project Funding

Brendan Griffin

268. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be granted to develop a greenway on the Farranfore to Valentia Harbour branch of the old Great Southern Railway line from Glenbeigh to Renard; his views on the potential to create a world class tourism amenity along this route; his further views on the economic potential that such a development would offer this part of south Kerry; if he will take this disadvantage into consideration when deciding on the allocation of funding; if he recognises the positive symbolism that would also accompany the re-opening of the route as a greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15792/14]

Transport Infrastructure Provision

Brendan Griffin

269. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he sees potential in the development of Foynes Port as a hub for transatlantic freight transportation, the marine equivalent of the Shannon free zone; if his Department has explored the idea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15811/14]

Air Traffic Control Services

Brendan Griffin

270. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the potential of the development of Shannon as a European centre for air traffic control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15812/14]

Air Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

271. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the role played by Irish airlines in the development of Irish tourism; if he will continue to explore options such as the abolition of the travel tax to help these airlines to prosper and bring more people to this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15818/14]

Air Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

272. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the potential for the development of Irish tourism through the emergence of low-cost transatlantic flights; if he will liaise with airlines to explore ways of incentivising and enabling this prospect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15819/14]

Public Service Obligation Services

Brendan Griffin

25. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the continuation of some form of subsidy for flights between counties Kerry and Dublin; if he recognises the economic importance to County Kerry of the continuation of these flights and the importance that the flights hold for the viability of the airport itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15127/14]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

33. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will recommend the progression to construction of the road between counties Kerry and Cork via Ballyvourney and Macroom in the forthcoming Government stimulus plan; if he recognises the economic and social importance of the improvement of this route; his views on whether a PPP approach bundled with the Dunkettle interchange would be the most suitable way to progress the building of this road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15128/14]

Emigrant Support Services

Brendan Griffin

63. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his efforts to engage with and assist Irish emigrants in the UK who have fallen on hard times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15655/14]

Budget Targets

Brendan Griffin

77. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether overall budget 2014 projections will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15670/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

86. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to further their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15522/14]

School Closures

Brendan Griffin

109. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will visit County Kerry to see the logistics involved for children as young as four years old travelling to and from some isolated small schools and the potential journeys involved in the event of small school closures due to his Department's policy on teacher allocation for small schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15654/14]

Architectural Heritage

Brendan Griffin

119. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected opening date for the refurbished Derrynane House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15668/14]

Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure

Brendan Griffin

120. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the list of applications and amounts involved that his Department has received from Kerry County Council under the current minor flood prevention works programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15669/14]

Architectural Heritage

Brendan Griffin

121. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the projected opening date for Skellig Michael; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15671/14]

Regional Aid

Brendan Griffin

124. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the inclusion of County Kerry in the map for future regional aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15657/14]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Brendan Griffin

130. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a domiciliary care allowance will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15478/14]

Social Insurance

Brendan Griffin

150. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide better social protection cover for self-employed persons and their families when their businesses fail; if she will provide a timeline for her plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15681/14]

Coastal Erosion

Brendan Griffin

158. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is concerned that Ballinskelligs Castle, County Kerry may be washed into the sea; if he will act on my previous correspondence to initiate a multi-agency approach to safeguard the castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15680/14]

Copyright Infringement

Brendan Griffin

185. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if plagiarism is recognised as both a criminal and a civil offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15628/14]

Irish Prison Service

Brendan Griffin

190. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if any phones in Irish prisons are being or have ever been recorded or monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15678/14]

Wildlife Conservation

Brendan Griffin

208. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered concerns expressed by fishermen regarding the seal population; his views on whether this is a problem and, if so, the action he will take to resolve it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15675/14]

Food Harvest 2020 Strategy

Brendan Griffin

209. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider exploring the potential of a wine industry here, following Scotland's recent activity in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15676/14]

Hospital Appointments Status

Brendan Griffin

243. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be called for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15632/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Brendan Griffin

244. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the negative impacts of reconfiguration efforts on a service in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15656/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Brendan Griffin

245. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if persons in residential institutions will be sent reminder letters in the event of no response being received to medical card review notices; if he is concerned that some persons in residential institutions are not receiving their review notices prior to the cancellation of their cards; if this is a common problem; if so, the number of cases the medical card unit has encountered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15659/14]

Ambulance Service Response Times

Brendan Griffin

246. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned by the findings of the "Prime Time Investigates" programme on the ambulance service, broadcast on 27 March 2014; if he will take immediate action to address problems in the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15672/14]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

248. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will prioritise the construction of the new Cork-Kerry road from Ballyvourney to Ovens via Macroom; if he sees the economic and social importance of this new road for County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15673/14]

Sports Capital Programme Applications Data

Brendan Griffin

275. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and value of applications for the sports capital programme received by his Department from Kerry clubs in the current round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15674/14]

VAT Rate Reductions

Brendan Griffin

276. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the data his Department has available to highlight the positive impact on the industry of the 9% reduced rate of VAT since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15677/14]

Sports Events

Brendan Griffin

277. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding efforts to bring the 2023 rugby world cup here; if he envisages County Kerry being a host venue in the eventuality of Ireland hosting the tournament; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15679/14]

Pension Provisions

Brendan Griffin

170. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to use current income from employment in calculations for the specified income for the transfer of the person's approved minimum retirement fund pension to an approved retirement fund before the age of 75; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14981/14]

Third Level Fees

Brendan Griffin

69. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the position of emigrants hoping to return home to enter full-time third level education and whether he will put in place a policy to accommodate their needs; his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14559/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

72. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the options open to a student (details supplied) in County Kerry to undertake a course in view of the circumstances and previous educational record of the student; if there is an affordable way for the person to try to prepare for employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14598/14]

Fishing Licences

Brendan Griffin

128. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a draft net licence will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14542/14]

Water Charges Exemptions

Brendan Griffin

138. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details provided); if this area in County Kerry will be exempted from water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14572/14]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

Brendan Griffin

139. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the projected timeline for a sewerage scheme (details supplied) in County Kerry; the current position regarding this scheme; the reason for delays in progressing the scheme to construction to date; if his attention has been drawn to the related jobs and construction activity that is being held up until this scheme is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14604/14]

Primary Care Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

204. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a primary care paediatrics occupational therapy appointment will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14548/14]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Brendan Griffin

96. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a Garda station (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive necessary renovations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14407/14]

Land Parcel Identification System

Brendan Griffin

152. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a land parcel identification system review will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14241/14]

Passport Services

Brendan Griffin

175. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider the possible ways of putting in place a reminder system for persons whose passports are about to expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13917/14]

Mortgage Resolution Processes

Brendan Griffin

206. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the mortgage code of conduct will be applied to any mortgages that are bought by international banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13092/14]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Brendan Griffin

348. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the special rate of maintenance grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13492/14]

School Accommodation

Brendan Griffin

356. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a learning support-resource classroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13622/14]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

369. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be made available under the summer works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13728/14]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

370. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be made available under the summer works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13730/14]

Schools Data

Brendan Griffin

389. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one-teacher schools nationwide and per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14072/14]

Value for Money Reviews

Brendan Griffin

390. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department initiated a value for money review of two-teacher schools and not on larger schools; his views that a review carried out in such isolation could not provide a comprehensive comparative analysis of value for money in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14073/14]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Brendan Griffin

391. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will grant necessary school status with less punitive pupil threshold requirements for mainstream teacher allocations to very isolated rural schools where there are no other nearby schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14075/14]

Office of Public Works Staff

Brendan Griffin

438. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional permanent staff will be assigned to the Office of Public Works in County Kerry to deal with its workload; if he will provide details of staffing complements in County Kerry over the past ten years in tabular form, indicating seasonal and permanent positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13780/14]

Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure

Brendan Griffin

441. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a minor flood works grant will be provided in respect of a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14076/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Brendan Griffin

485. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if rent allowance will be extended to participants in back to work enterprises who are in the early stages of their businesses and in receipt of low incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13009/14]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Brendan Griffin

542. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review 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. [13902/14]

Post Office Network

Brendan Griffin

563. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she is taking to support the use of post offices in connection with social protection payments; her future plans in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14081/14]

Post Office Network

Brendan Griffin

605. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form the number of post offices that closed in the past ten years on a yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13091/14]

Post Office Network

Brendan Griffin

630. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of post office closures by county per annum in the past 20 years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14079/14]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Brendan Griffin

634. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the public service recruitment moratorium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13377/14]

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Brendan Griffin

636. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the changes in eligibility requirements for the elderly and disabled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14033/14]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

Brendan Griffin

706. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Irish Water will be assuming responsibility for the utilities ESB bills of group schemes that have been recently taken over by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13744/14]

Water Meters

Brendan Griffin

717. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Irish Water will be taking over the remainder of the group water schemes in County Kerry; if they have finalised a system for metering these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13891/14]

Copyright Infringement

Brendan Griffin

799. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his view on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13990/14]

Single Payment Scheme Appeals

Brendan Griffin

881. 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 over-claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13626/14]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

882. 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 over-claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13627/14]

Bovine Disease Controls

Brendan Griffin

894. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if compensation will be made available to dairy farmers who have to cull their animals with BVD disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13760/14]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

921. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision been made on the agri-environment options scheme 1 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14164/14]

Child Care Services Funding

Brendan Griffin

964. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding for a preschool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13623/14]

Hospital Appointment Status

Brendan Griffin

1164. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13909/14]

Universal Health Insurance White Paper

Brendan Griffin

1199. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his plans to engage with general practitioners in relation to his plans for universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14074/14]

Parking Provision

Brendan Griffin

1230. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Roads Authority will remove parking places at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry to improve sight lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12868/14]

Air Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

1282. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his future plans for the currently subsidised Kerry to Dublin flights; if he will continue to provide a subsidy in view of the importance of the route to the economy of the south west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14078/14]

Road Projects Contracts

Brendan Griffin

291. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the amount per annum in tabular form the M3 and Limerick tunnel toll guarantees are costing Irish taxpayers; if he will provide details of the deal entered into; which Minister with responsibility for transport oversaw this deal; if any other such deals exist for other roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12592/14]

Taxi Regulations

Brendan Griffin

294. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the position regarding the new local hackney licences for rural areas; if he will provide full details of the scheme; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12596/14]

Banking Sector

Brendan Griffin

57. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Ulster Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12332/14]

Financial Services Regulation

Brendan Griffin

61. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will remove the Statute of Limitations applied to mis-sold payment protection insurance that was sold to customers since 2007, in line with other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12451/14]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status

Brendan Griffin

118. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if an appropriate assessment will be carried out in Bonane, Kenmare, County Kerry before any further legal proceedings will be taken by Irish Water and Kerry County Council in respect of the abstraction of water from the River Sheen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12295/14]