Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

153. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic income support sustainability scheme will be made available to a farmer in Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46830/23]

Harbours and Piers

Brendan Griffin

155. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the process whereby a fisherman can get a disputed harbour charge reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46944/23]

Further and Higher Education

Brendan Griffin

204. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the up-to-date position regarding plans and the timeframe to redevelop the former Pretty Polly plant and site in Killarney, County Kerry, into a further education centre of excellence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46799/23]

Budget 2024

Brendan Griffin

80. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the changes to child benefit arising from Budget 2024; when these changes will take effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46381/23]

School Accommodation

Brendan Griffin

302. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if she will approve building works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46651/23]

International Protection

Brendan Griffin

332. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage , further to Parliamentary Question No. 477 of 17 October to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, if his Department has enough sites to help complete the Government's modular homes programme; which sites were offered by each local authority and public body; the local authority and public body that did not engage; if he will identify sites; the local authority and public body that offered sites that were already designated under the Housing For All programme; if so, which sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46460/23]

International Protection

Brendan Griffin

333. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what rationale was used to exclude Housing for All lands when the 700 rapid build homes for Ukrainian refugees project was first decided by the Government; if the Department recognises these homes as houses by definition, and if so, the reason lands designated Housing for All were excluded from the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46486/23]

International Protection

Brendan Griffin

334. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites advanced by them and-or the local authorities for the 700 rapid build homes project that were deemed unsuitable for the purposes of accommodating these homes; if he will identify the sites deemed unsuitable; if any local authority offered no site; if so, which local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46488/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Brendan Griffin

351. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if the decision on a treatment benefit medical appliances application will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46083/23]

Agriculture Industry

Brendan Griffin

423. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the findings of a ground inspection will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46167/23]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

444. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46529/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Brendan Griffin

531. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive an appointment with an ophthalmologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46217/23]

Primary Medical Certificates

Brendan Griffin

606. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a person who is registered as blind meets the qualifying criteria for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46639/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Brendan Griffin

10. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is reviewing the performance of the RTÉ board in the context of any future further financial aid to RTÉ from the State; if she has considered the evidence and discussion at Oireachtas Committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45797/23]

Broadcasting Sector

Brendan Griffin

43. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department sees the value in the unscripted TV sector; if she has requested additional tax incentives to be provided for unscripted TV production; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45798/23]

Industrial Disputes

Brendan Griffin

265. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for clarification and assistance with a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45814/23]

Budget 2024

Brendan Griffin

372. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the benefits of recent budget changes in his Department. [45806/23]

Education and Training Boards

Brendan Griffin

376. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the Killarney centre of excellence for tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45805/23]

Grant Payments

Brendan Griffin

78. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if grants are provided to a landowner who gives land over for windmills to be built on their land (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45503/23]

Inland Fisheries

Brendan Griffin

79. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the Section 18 appointments in place of the Board of Inland Fisheries Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45572/23]

Special Educational Needs

Brendan Griffin

148. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if current supports in place for a child with Down's syndrome will continue until they are 18 years old (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45506/23]

Rail Network

Brendan Griffin

140. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45057/23]

Flood Risk Management

Brendan Griffin

171. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the Clifden flood relief scheme; the works that are proposed for the Owenglin river as part of this scheme; if fallen trees lying on the river will be removed as a matter of urgency before the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44711/23]

School Transport

Brendan Griffin

232. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if she will consider providing better pay and conditions for bus escort employees of special education schools to include enumeration during school holidays, as they provide a vital service, otherwise this service will be lost due to their present conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44850/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Brendan Griffin

392. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice when an application for naturalisation will be finalised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45084/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Brendan Griffin

469. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45108/23]

International Protection

Brendan Griffin

477. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has enough sites to complete the Government's modular homes programme; to identify which sites were offered by each local authority; to identify any local authority that did not engage and identify sites; to identify any local authority that offered sites that were already designated under the Housing For All Programme; if so, which sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45278/23]

Medicinal Products

Brendan Griffin

519. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his assistance and clarification with a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44766/23]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Brendan Griffin

574. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45078/23]

Health Services Staff

Brendan Griffin

611. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to remove the HSE recruitment embargo for clerical/administrative staff (details supplied). [45249/23]

Industrial Development

Brendan Griffin

30. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the progression of a new IDA advance facility at Kerry Technology Park; the position regarding the existing facility (details supplied); the employment data relating to this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44401/23]

Industrial Development

Brendan Griffin

61. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a new IDA advance facility will be considered for the Killarney area, given the relative lack of new foreign direct investment in the area in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44402/23]

School Staff

Brendan Griffin

123. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education for assistance with a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44595/23]

Housing Provision

Brendan Griffin

130. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding is available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44521/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

141. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to transfer from disability allowance to invalidity pension now that he satisfies the social insurance contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44490/23]

International Protection

Brendan Griffin

163. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will furnish a copy of the full contract between IPAS and a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44485/23]

Mental Health Services

Brendan Griffin

181. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be called for an urgent appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44508/23]

Crime Prevention

Brendan Griffin

21. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice the efforts being made to counteract drug trafficking and dealing in our communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43901/23]

Miscarriages of Justice

Brendan Griffin

31. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date position regarding the possible posthumous pardoning in the historic cases of Poff and Barrett in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43900/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Brendan Griffin

144. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if the appeals officer received and reviewed a report (details supplied) before they made a decision on a disability allowance appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44276/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Brendan Griffin

149. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a fuel allowance application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44421/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

181. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2021 BEEP payment will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry) following a successful appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44258/23]

Grant Payments

Brendan Griffin

242. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44393/23]

Housing Provision

Brendan Griffin

287. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position regarding efforts to have a Kerry housing development (details supplied) completed as a turn-key project and allocated as homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43849/23]

Social Welfare Offices

Brendan Griffin

332. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason direct phone contact to local Intreo offices has been withdrawn and replaced with a centralised service; the rationale for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43938/23]

Inshore Fisheries

Brendan Griffin

379. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend a 2023 Brexit inshore fisheries business model adjustment scheme grant approval for a fisherman (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43408/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

391. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43765/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Brendan Griffin

422. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide assistance with an accommodation matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43630/23]

Disability Services

Brendan Griffin

429. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional resources will be immediately provided to address the five-year waiting list for intervention for children who have been accepted by the Swords disability network team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43732/23]

Disability Services

Brendan Griffin

435. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE will pay the costs of private psychology occupational therapy and speech and language therapy for a child in County Dublin (details supplied) who has been placed on a five-year waiting list for HSE child intervention services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43755/23]