Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

EU Reports

Brendan Griffin

542. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion report on benefits tourism for the European Commission; if she is concerned with some of the findings relating to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46669/13]

EU Reports

Brendan Griffin

543. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the finding of the DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion report on benefits tourism for the European Commission that Ireland has one of the highest percentages of non-active EU migrants of all 27 EU member countries surveyed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46670/13]

EU Reports

Brendan Griffin

544. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the finding of the DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion report on benefits tourism for the European Commission that Ireland has the second highest proportion of non-active EU migrants claiming benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46671/13]

EU Reports

Brendan Griffin

545. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the finding of the DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion report on benefits tourism for the European Commission that Ireland has three times the average percentage of non-active EU migrants of all 27 EU member countries surveyed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46672/13]

EU Reports

Brendan Griffin

546. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the fact that Ireland is one of only five of all 27 EU member countries where persons can draw payments when unemployed without ever having paid into the system; if she is fearful that this is contributing to Ireland becoming a destination for benefit tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46673/13]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

547. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the fact that housing benefit is immediately open to EU migrants arriving here; if she is fearful that this is contributing to Ireland becoming a destination for benefit tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46674/13]

EU Reports

Brendan Griffin

548. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the finding of the DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion report on benefits tourism for the European Commission that Ireland has one of the highest percentages of non-active EU migrants of all 27 EU member countries surveyed who have never worked here 48%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46676/13]

Live Register Numbers

Brendan Griffin

549. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and percentage of persons on the live register who are non-Irish citizens; the number and percentage of persons on the live register who are EU migrants; if she will provide, in tabular form, the number and percentage of non-Irish citizens on the live register by country of origin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46677/13]

Water Charges Administration

Brendan Griffin

651. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of revenue collected in each county in new water rates due to be introduced in 2015 that will be ring-fenced and reinvested in upgrading the water network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45665/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

Brendan Griffin

679. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a location (details supplied) in County Kerry will be dealt with as a priority sewerage mains extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46334/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

855. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45609/13]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

867. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a headage payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45746/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

881. 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 provided) in Co. Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45995/13]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

889. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the practice of farmers whose lease expires on rented lands and who continue to claim area aid payments on said lands; the sanctions he will impose on a person who is identified as involved in this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46061/13]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

898. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 disadavantaged 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. [46296/13]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

965. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a headage payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46941/13]

Health Services Access

Brendan Griffin

1016. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that Ireland is one of half of all 27 EU member countries that EU migrants can access full health care services without ever having paid contributions into the system; his views that this is contributing to Ireland becoming a destination for benefit tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46675/13]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Brendan Griffin

1132. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the continuous positive airflow pressure machine and the replacement parts used for the treatment of sleep apnoea to medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46308/13]

Dental Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

1133. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if urgent orthodontic treatment will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46324/13]

Offshore Exploration

Brendan Griffin

15. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to increase oil and gas exploration activity in Irish coastal waters; his views on whether we need to see more activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45046/13]

Alcohol Sales

Brendan Griffin

62. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the value of sales in recent years from off-licence alcohol sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45379/13]

VAT Rate Application

Brendan Griffin

63. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the reason swimming lessons attract the highest rate of VAT at 23%; if he will consider reducing or abolishing this in view of the health benefits and as a measure to help tackle Ireland's very high drowning death statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45380/13]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

64. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider putting in place a DIRT free limit per person on small savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45381/13]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

65. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned that the DIRT increase would impact on persons who have savings put away for major life phases such as college or nursing home care; if he will examine ways of exempting such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45382/13]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Brendan Griffin

69. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the sale of a loan to a third party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45425/13]

School Transport Provision

Brendan Griffin

115. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45519/13]

Regional Aid

Brendan Griffin

129. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if County Kerry will be a priority county for regional aid from 2014; the efforts he is making to secure this status for County Kerry; the benefits that would accrue to County Kerry compared with the status quo; when he expects to be able to announce the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45599/13]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Brendan Griffin

150. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will instruct the National Parks and Wildlife Service on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45399/13]

Seniors Alert Scheme Issues

Brendan Griffin

182. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons with landlines connected to personal panic alarms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45378/13]

Forestry Grants

Brendan Griffin

210. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an application for a forest road grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45383/13]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

214. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a REP scheme 4 payment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45442/13]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Brendan Griffin

246. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a drug (details provided) will be made available under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45429/13]

Suicide Prevention

Brendan Griffin

250. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when the new suicide awareness officer will be appointed for County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45446/13]

Rural Recreation Promotion

Brendan Griffin

136. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the round Lough Lein trail, County Kerry; the anticipated timeline for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44912/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

204. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will make the threshold announced in budget 2014 for over 70s medical card holders for married and cohabiting couples compatible with the threshold of single applicants in view of the inequity for couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44923/13]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Brendan Griffin

230. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeframe for the new sports capital grant scheme; the amount that will be involved; if there will be different criteria from the previous round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45279/13]

VAT Rate Application

Brendan Griffin

160. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if it is true that it is intended to apply a rate of 23% VAT to health supplements such as protein; if the measures will be immediately reversed, in view of the health benefits that accrue from person's living healthier lifestyles and having healthier diets; if he will explain the rationale for this measure [44764/13]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

173. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to apply for a student grant as an independent applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44157/13]

Schools Building Projects Status

Brendan Griffin

174. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline on projects (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44169/13]

School Transport Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

186. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a transport grant will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44375/13]

School Transport Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

187. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional provision will be made for wear and tear of a vehicle under the school transport scheme in respect of parents who have to travel in excess of 250 km per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44385/13]

Carer's Allowance Payments

Brendan Griffin

234. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if an overpayment of carer's allowance will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44194/13]

Fuel Allowance Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

264. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the fuel allowance scheme to persons in receipt of carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44376/13]

Community Development Projects

Brendan Griffin

332. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the way the €5 million community support scheme was spent (details supplied) which was intended for communities where commercial salmon fishing was a well-established activity and where its withdrawal demonstrably impacted on the economic and social fabric of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44765/13]

Fishing Industry Development

Brendan Griffin

466. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the administrators of the fishery local action groups in County Kerry; the amount spent in County Kerry to date; what has been achieved from this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44766/13]

Registration of Nurses

Brendan Griffin

478. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an application for registration to the nursing board in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44093/13]

Unemployment Data

Brendan Griffin

28. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the quality of information her Department has on the individual skill sets of each of the over 14,000 persons in Kerry on the live register; if efforts are being made to bring these skills to the attention of industry leaders, if she would consider establishing a website with an anonymous serial-numbered account for everyone on the live register, with their CVs and other relevant professional details, which could be categorised by industry and made accessible to employers to enable them to search for suitable employees and offer them interviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43409/13]

National Internship Scheme Administration

Brendan Griffin

35. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will explore the viability and potential benefits of increasing the top up payment paid to JobBridge interns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43408/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

175. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme or area aid payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43919/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

180. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme-area aid payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43981/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

181. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme-area aid payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43985/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

182. 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. [44016/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

189. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme/area aid payment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44078/13]

Residency Permits

Brendan Griffin

104. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry was refused an application for residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43867/13]

Gambling Legislation

Brendan Griffin

105. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe involved in the public consultation process in advance of the Gaming Control Bill; when he expects the Bill to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43868/13]

Proposed Legislation

Brendan Griffin

106. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the future regulation of ETVMs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43869/13]

Gambling Legislation

Brendan Griffin

107. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has looked at the Italian model in advance of the Gaming Control Bill; if he considers such a model to be a suitable method of eliminating revenue avoidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43870/13]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Brendan Griffin

25. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of tax relief to stimulate new businesses and to protect existing businesses in rural areas in these difficult economic times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43122/13]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Brendan Griffin

27. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of tax relief to stimulate new businesses and to protect existing businesses in rural area in these extremely difficult economic times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43170/13]

School Textbooks

Brendan Griffin

80. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will instruct his Department to issue a circular to schools urging them to shop around and use more affordable textbooks; his views on whether failure to do this is contributing to excessive costs for parents of school-going children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43548/13]

School Textbooks

Brendan Griffin

81. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce an approval system by his Department for school textbooks that reach a certain standard of quality, similar to approval systems used for food products, restaurants, accommodation and so on; his views on whether such a development would be good for competition and would help drive down prices for parents as it would give new entrants to the textbook publishing market an opportunity to show that their products have reached the required standard and thereby reassure teachers deciding on which book to choose for their class that the new entrants' products are of adequate standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43549/13]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Brendan Griffin

124. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43061/13]

State Pension (Non-Contributory) Appeals

Brendan Griffin

147. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal for a non contributory State pension payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43280/13]

Child Benefit Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

152. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection her reasons for not accepting Deputy Denis Naughten's innovative proposal on linking child benefit payments to school attendance; if she acknowledges that such a system would help reduce the incidence of early school leaving, school absenteeism, child benefit fraud and would eliminate overseas payments; the savings her Department estimates would be achieved from such a system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43416/13]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Brendan Griffin

158. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review of a decision of a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43418/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status

Brendan Griffin

243. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding progress on the six selected pilot waste water treatment schemes; the timeframe for the review of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43544/13]

Road Improvement Schemes

Brendan Griffin

301. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision on an application for a forest road grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42988/13]

Road Improvement Schemes

Brendan Griffin

303. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been on an application for a forest road grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42992/13]

Road Improvement Schemes

Brendan Griffin

304. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an application for a forest road grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42998/13]

Road Improvement Schemes

Brendan Griffin

306. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an application for a forest road grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43012/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

322. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 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. [43124/13]

Agriculture Schemes Appeals

Brendan Griffin

337. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on the disadvantaged areas scheme and single farm payment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43206/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals

Brendan Griffin

351. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on the review of further medical evidence sent in support of an application for derogation of the stocking rate on a 2012 disadvantage areas scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43427/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

357. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 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. [43491/13]

Home Help Service Remuneration

Brendan Griffin

401. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of weekly or fortnightly payments for the services of home help workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43123/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

404. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a financial review of a medical card application will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43166/13]

Job Creation

Brendan Griffin

43. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to create jobs in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42572/13]

Waste Management Issues

Brendan Griffin

135. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of plastic drinking bottles used here annually; if he will provide a breakdown of the sizes of these bottles and the different categories of liquids used in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42811/13]

Road Traffic Offences

Brendan Griffin

156. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form information according to the figures available for each of the past five years on the amount of revenue collected for drink driving offences; the number of offences involved; the number of fines that went unpaid; the revenue subsequently lost by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42904/13]

Sudden Adult Death Syndrome

Brendan Griffin

201. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths annually in Ireland due to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42890/13]

Sudden Adult Death Syndrome

Brendan Griffin

202. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Ireland who may be unwittingly vulnerable to sudden adult death syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42891/13]

Sudden Adult Death Syndrome

Brendan Griffin

203. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce screening to identify persons at high risk of sudden adult death syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42892/13]

Road Traffic Accidents Data

Brendan Griffin

222. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport according to the most recent statistics available, the percentage of fatal collisions on Irish roads in relation to which inappropriately high speed was a significant contributing factor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42895/13]

Road Traffic Accidents Data

Brendan Griffin

223. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport according to the most recent statistics available, the percentage of fatal collisions on Irish roads in relation to which alcohol use by a motorist was a significant contributing factor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42896/13]

Road Traffic Accidents Data

Brendan Griffin

224. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport according to the most recent statistics available, the amounts by which motorists were exceeding the respective speed limits in cases where inappropriate speed was a contributing factor to fatal collisions on Irish roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42897/13]

Road Safety Issues

Brendan Griffin

225. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the effectiveness of the imposition of speed limiting devices on vehicles driven by drivers that have been before the courts on driving offence charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42898/13]

Road Safety Issues

Brendan Griffin

226. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has studied the experiences of other countries that have used the fitting of speed limiting devices on vehicles as a means of improving road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42899/13]

Road Safety Issues

Brendan Griffin

227. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has studied the effectiveness of fitting anti-alcohol immobilising devices on vehicles as a means of improving road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42900/13]

Road Safety Issues

Brendan Griffin

228. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request emergency funding from the Department Finance to intensify road safety warnings and awareness in the final weeks of 2013, in view of the worrying rise in road tragedies in the first nine months of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42901/13]

Road Safety Strategy

Brendan Griffin

229. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet the Department of Justice and Equality to co-ordinate an intensification of road safety efforts in the final weeks of 2013, in view of the worrying rise in road tragedies in the first nine months of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42902/13]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Brendan Griffin

120. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a hearing aid grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42545/13]

Telecommunications Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

144. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will intervene to ensure a mobile service provider (details supplied) will provide an adequate service to paying customers in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42688/13]

Tax Reliefs Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

170. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to change the eligibility criteria for retirement relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42113/13]

Employment Rights Issues

Brendan Griffin

286. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the industrial relations arms of the State will step in to help resolve a situation (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42156/13]

Redundancy Statistics

Brendan Griffin

293. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the savings made due to the changes to State redundancy contributions since 2011; if the matter is open to review; if she is concerned that the changes are acting as a barrier to employers taking on new permanent employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41935/13]

Social Welfare Schemes

Brendan Griffin

336. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter regarding ten solutions for a smarter future (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42437/13]

Planning Issues

Brendan Griffin

389. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will conduct an investigation into the procedures followed by An Bord Pleanála in regard to the N86 road improvement scheme; if his attention has been drawn to irregularities at the oral hearings; if he is concerned about this and whether he believes the decision making process in this case was tainted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41936/13]

Planning Issues

Brendan Griffin

390. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will direct local authorities not to accept objections to one-off rural planning applications from persons who do not have a connection to the area in question, using the same criteria that apply to deciding a prospective dweller's eligibility to build in a rural area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41937/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

475. 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. [41933/13]

Vaccination Programme

Brendan Griffin

543. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if the Bexsero vaccine will be made available to prevent meningitis B; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41975/13]