Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]

General Medical Services Scheme Administration

Brendan Griffin

577. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the reason a doctor's appointment for the completion of a driving license application for the over 70s is not covered by the medical card; if he will consider including it as part of the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42299/13]

Health Insurance Cover

Brendan Griffin

579. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be allowed any benefit towards the cost of a scan after receiving a referral from their consultant to undertake this scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42349/13]

Tourism Promotion

Brendan Griffin

607. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional efforts Fáilte Ireland has made in 2013 to bring extra visitors here and, in particular, the those tourists interested in golf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41934/13]

Road Safety Issues

Brendan Griffin

616. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the mandatory introduction of speed limiters in cars for persons under the age of 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42271/13]

Road Safety Issues

Brendan Griffin

618. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has completed the national review of speed limits; when it is anticipated that this report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42286/13]

Social Welfare Code Issues

Brendan Griffin

135. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the legislation on the transfer of assets from husband to wife; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41630/13]

Heritage Sites Issues

Brendan Griffin

154. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding restoration works at Killarney House; the date on which it will open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41706/13]

National Parks Projects

Brendan Griffin

155. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to address the deteriorating condition of Knockreer House and Gardens, Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41784/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

203. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged areas payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41628/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

209. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 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. [41680/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

213. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if area aid is being claimed or has ever been claimed in respect of land (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41700/13]

School Patronage

Brendan Griffin

147. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will invite submissions from all boards of management and parents associations of all schools on the subject of school patronage to ensure receipt of a wide diversity of submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41271/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

228. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged areas scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41251/13]

General Medical Services Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

247. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if health expenses will be reimbursed to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41263/13]

Rail Network

Brendan Griffin

127. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to cases where CIE owned disused railways are being blocked with objects such as round bales by adjoining landowners; if he will direct CIE to remove such objects and protect these valuable national assets; his views on whether CIE should fence its property in cases where attempts are being made to grab CIE land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40437/13]

Traffic Calming Measures

Brendan Griffin

130. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will explore the viability and potential benefits of following the example of Killenard, County Laois, where speed ramps are in place throughout the village within the 50km/h zones; his views on whether this should be standard in all villages and towns or at least those on busy roads with a lot of through traffic; if he will encourage local authorities to do this; if the speed limit review group will consider this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40440/13]