Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]