Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Staffing

Brendan Griffin

257. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the process and time frame for a school that is a two-teacher school but will have in excess of 56 students in 2014-15 and beyond and wishes to apply to his Department for the allocation of a third teacher for 2014-2015; when it will need to apply; when it will be informed of a decision; the information it will need to supply and any other relevant information. [50756/13]

Irish Language

Brendan Griffin

430. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the EU Irish language derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50804/13]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Brendan Griffin

437. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will withdraw the national broadband scheme contract from a service provider in County Kerry in view of the totally inadequate service it is providing to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50337/13]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

526. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when headage payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50222/13]

Agriculture Schemes Payments

Brendan Griffin

553. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when single farm and disadvantaged areas scheme payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50596/13]

Agriculture Schemes Penalties

Brendan Griffin

556. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a penalty on a single farm payment for an over-claim will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50745/13]

Medical Card Applications

Brendan Griffin

658. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will not have their application for a medical card considered in view of the fact that they have already provided all the necessary information to the Health Service Executive; if the application will now be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50755/13]

Noise Pollution

Brendan Griffin

675. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Roads Authority will conduct a noise pollution test on a house (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50339/13]

Rural Social Scheme Administration

Brendan Griffin

109. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide additional rural social scheme places for new entrants in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49977/13]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Brendan Griffin

125. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of further medical evidence to support an appeal of a decision on a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49779/13]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

188. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will reverse the policy change of a service (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the impact it is having on patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49639/13]

Human Rights Issues

Brendan Griffin

135. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has seen the documentary entitled "No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka"; if the Irish Government has plans to take action on the issue of alleged atrocities in Sri Lanka in 2009 by government and Tamil forces; if the matter will be raised with our neighbours in the UK Government in view of the fact that Sri Lanka is a Commonwealth state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49500/13]

School Transport Provision

Brendan Griffin

236. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 339 of 5 November 2013, the additional costs to Bus Éireann of an extension of a morning bus route (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the agreement of the private bus operator to provide this service for no additional cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49003/13]

School Textbooks Rental Scheme

Brendan Griffin

252. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will revise the guidelines issued by his Department regarding school book rental schemes to include a greater emphasis to encourage teachers and those selecting the textbooks to shop around for better value for money in view of the large differences in prices that exist between similar books from different publishers; if he acknowledges that there are major price differences between the publishers and that this provides scope for taxpayers' money supporting the scheme to go further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49381/13]

School Textbooks Rental Scheme

Brendan Griffin

253. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts he has made to date to encourage those selecting textbooks in schools to seek better value for money and to shop around for the most affordable fit-for-purpose books; if his Department has issued any circular to this effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49382/13]

Traveller Community

Brendan Griffin

256. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his future plans for Traveller education; the reason for recent cuts in this area of education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49494/13]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Brendan Griffin

414. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied with ComReg's monitoring of the implementation of the national broadband scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the number of complaints received by public representatives on this matter; if he will take action on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49495/13]

Citizenship Applications

Brendan Griffin

524. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the options open to a person (details supplied) to apply for Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49191/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

588. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 disadvantaged areas scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49121/13]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

599. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49358/13]

Agriculture Schemes Payments

Brendan Griffin

608. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49457/13]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

610. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a single farm payment penalty will be waived in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49560/13]

Medicinal Products Prices

Brendan Griffin

711. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the issue of the high cost of medication here compared to other countries; the progress that is being made and is expected to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49496/13]

Driver Licence Renewals

Brendan Griffin

745. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a category on the driving licence of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reinstated as it was inadvertently removed after renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49493/13]

School Patronage

Brendan Griffin

69. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 2 October 2013, if his Department has instructed all school management bodies and National Parents' Councils - Primary to provide the information leaflet inviting parents to make submissions on patronage and pluralism to all parents of children attending their schools and if he intends to investigate the reason schools and management bodies have not distributed this information. [48666/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Brendan Griffin

121. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding has been sanctioned to begin works on sewerage scheme (details supplied) in County Kerry; when it is envisaged that this project will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48660/13]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Brendan Griffin

30. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will address the problem of the empty and unused ward in the new West Kerry Community Hospital in Dingle, where a number of beds could be opened and thus alleviate the serious shortage of residential beds on the Dingle Peninsula; if he will make this a priority for Kerry health services in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47994/13]

Teacher Redeployment

Brendan Griffin

61. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make changes to the qualifying criteria for the 2014 supplementary teaching panel; when his Department will be accepting applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48432/13]

Migration Data

Brendan Griffin

42. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach the number of persons who have newly come into the jurisdiction; the number of persons who have emigrated; of the latter, the number who were foreign immigrants returning home or going elsewhere in respect of the past seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47719/13]

VAT Rate Application

Brendan Griffin

83. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the 9% VAT rate to tour guides in the private sector to allow them compete with Bus Éireann tour guides who enjoy this rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47940/13]

Tax Credits

Brendan Griffin

89. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the income tax credit for the home renovation scheme announced in budget 2014 to persons in receipt of pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48016/13]

Jobs Data

Brendan Griffin

162. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a breakdown by county in tabular form of the jobs created, jobs lost and net jobs created here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47719/13]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Brendan Griffin

192. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47899/13]

Departmental Funding

Brendan Griffin

256. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide funding for a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47644/13]

Planning Issues

Brendan Griffin

276. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures in place for the demolition of buildings and disposal of associated debris in urban and rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47876/13]

Employment Rights Issues

Brendan Griffin

295. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding section 37 of the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47873/13]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

344. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47647/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

346. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47738/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

380. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a further review of an application for derogation of a disadvantaged areas scheme in view of the exceptional personal circumstances in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48276/13]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Brendan Griffin

477. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will include medicines for the treatment of asthma under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48212/13]

Roadworthiness Testing

Brendan Griffin

515. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider linking the declaration of non-use of a commercial vehicle by extending the period of the DOE certificate while the vehicle is off the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48017/13]

Excise Duties

Brendan Griffin

56. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will assist a company (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47532/13]

School Accommodation

Brendan Griffin

105. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide necessary funding for facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47531/13]

Coastal Protection

Brendan Griffin

114. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has any record of involvement in a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47529/13]

National Monuments

Brendan Griffin

115. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider taking charge of a site (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47534/13]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

183. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the disadvantaged areas scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47412/13]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

227. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will prioritise the building of the new Ballyvourney to Macroom-Ovens road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47457/13]

The Gathering Events

Brendan Griffin

228. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to build on the success of The Gathering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47458/13]

Job Creation

Brendan Griffin

245. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the Irish Hotels Federation paper on job creation and training in the Irish hospitality industry; if he is concerned that career opportunities within the sector are not being fully exploited due to current training policy; if he sees a need to focus on craft training; if he is concerned about a possible skill shortage in the future; if he will support the establishment of a tourism training division within Solas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47533/13]

Road Projects Expenditure

Brendan Griffin

259. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has seen a copy of the engineers' report carried out by Kerry County Council on the structural condition of Listry Bridge on the R563; if not, if he will request a copy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47608/13]