Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

499. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payment has issued in full for agri environment options scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44083/12]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

501. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2012 disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44153/12]

Agriculture Schemes Payments

Brendan Griffin

503. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will disclose the claimants of area aid from 1 January 2005 to 1 April 2012 in respect of land that was rented by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44214/12]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

521. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44428/12]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

556. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2012 disadvantaged area payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44925/12]

Medicinal Products Supply

Brendan Griffin

675. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his plans to make the drug (details provided) available to cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44695/12]

Departmental Funding

Brendan Griffin

720. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available for an event (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44155/12]

Energy Schemes Issues

Brendan Griffin

25. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider grant aiding the installation of double or triple glazed windows as part of existing home energy saving schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43506/12]

Television Reception

Brendan Griffin

40. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he will intervene to find a positive outcome for the residents of areas of west Kerry (details supplied), where Saorview will not be available on 24 October and where Saorsat installers have come back with negative results; if he will work to ensure that these areas will have a viable television service available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43507/12]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Brendan Griffin

87. 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. [43896/12]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Brendan Griffin

99. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43988/12]

Redundancy Payments

Brendan Griffin

102. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection when a redundancy payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44005/12]

Woodland Improvement Scheme

Brendan Griffin

162. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if here are any grants available for thinning forestry and the roadways into same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43841/12]

Departmental Correspondence

Brendan Griffin

165. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a receipt for his sheep headage payments for 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43914/12]

Fisheries Protection

Brendan Griffin

168. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the progress that has been made with the Spanish Government in relation to the obtaining of real time information from Spanish boats catching fish in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43933/12]

Home Help Service Provision

Brendan Griffin

189. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [43854/12]

Health Screening Programmes

Brendan Griffin

202. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if new born babies here will be universally screened for the metabolic disorder, glutaric aciduria, as is already the practice in the US and Germany; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43915/12]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Brendan Griffin

28. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the anticipated total cost to the Exchequer of public sector pay increments in 2013; the amount of this figure that applies to public servants currently earning €50,000 to €60,000; the amount of this figure that applies to public servants currently earning €60,000 to €70,000; the amount of this figure that applies to public servants currently earning €70,000 to €80,000; the amount of this figure that applies to public servants currently earning €80,000 to €90,000; the amount of this figure that applies to public servants currently earning €90,000 to €100,000; the amount of this figure applies to public servants currently earning €100,000 to €120,000; the amount of this figure that applies to public servants currently earning €120,000 to €140,000; the amount of this figure that applies to public servants currently earning in excess of €140,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43241/12]

Defined Pension Benefit Scheme Issues

Brendan Griffin

127. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter regarding defined benefit pension schemes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43624/12]

Public Sector Management Remuneration

Brendan Griffin

147. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will confirm the details of the payments made to a person (details supplied) who recently retired as Secretary General of his Department. [43617/12]

Broadband Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

150. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the way he intends to monitor the progress of the new national broadband plan; if he has contingency plans in the event of difficulties achieving targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43510/12]

Post Office Network

Brendan Griffin

154. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources his view regarding expanding the role of post offices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43625/12]

Medical Card Drugs

Brendan Griffin

236. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his view regarding coeliac products and a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43561/12]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Brendan Griffin

89. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is open to receive proposals on alternative budgetary adjustment measures in the primary education sector that would allow for planned pupil threshold figure increases for small schools to be halted, particularly to avoid scenarios in the 2013/14 academic year, where up to 55 children across eight streams would qualify for only two teachers and 85 children across eight streams would qualify for only three teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42640/12]

Haulage Industry Regulation

Brendan Griffin

160. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding proposals from a haulier (details supplied) in relation to fuel cost and opportunities to boost Exchequer income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43009/12]

Vehicle Registration Issues

Brendan Griffin

170. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43182/12]

Teacher Redeployment

Brendan Griffin

217. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the final number of posts lost in 2012 through the raising of the pupil threshold requirements for small schools; if he will list the schools that have lost teachers through this measure; the amount he expects this measure to save in monetary terms by the end of 2012; the projected savings and projected axed number of posts for 2013, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43006/12]

Jobs Data

Brendan Griffin

306. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency supported jobs created and lost in County Kerry in each of the past 10 years; the position that County Kerry ranks in order of counties for new jobs; if he finds these statistics satisfactory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43002/12]

Pension Provisions

Brendan Griffin

316. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a review of the rate of non contributory pension will be carried out in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42600/12]

Redundancy Payments

Brendan Griffin

317. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection when redundancy payment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42601/12]

Foreshore Licences Applications

Brendan Griffin

426. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will explain the legal proceedings that are being taken in relation to a case (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43003/12]

Rural Development Policy

Brendan Griffin

430. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43188/12]

Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants

Brendan Griffin

432. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the action a homeowner should take when they have no waste water treatment system, such as when an outpipe goes directly into a stream; if they should register with their local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43282/12]

Garda Investigations

Brendan Griffin

475. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter that has been brought to his attention on a number of occasions (details supplied); if he will meet with the family concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43004/12]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions

Brendan Griffin

510. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if trees and hedgegrow planting will be included in the new agri environment options scheme; if he sees merit in exceeding simply the requirement for planting; if he will acknowledge the damage that the omission would cause to small rural garden centres and growers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43008/12]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

526. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43324/12]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

527. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a 2012 disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43329/12]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

529. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on a disadvantaged payment in respect of a person (details suppled) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43335/12]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

535. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the position regarding single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43451/12]

Medical Card Applications

Brendan Griffin

565. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an appeal for a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42604/12]

Nursing Home Services

Brendan Griffin

634. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will assist in resolving an ongoing issue (details supplied) regarding Valentia Island Community Hospital, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43005/12]

Public Transport Provision

Brendan Griffin

712. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if the frequency of a bus service in south County Kerry will be increased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43461/12]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

63. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance following the recent public consultation process, if he will reform tax residence rules with a view to boosting State revenue; his views on whether the current regime is too lenient in favour of tax exiles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42244/12]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Brendan Griffin

131. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision on domiciliary care allowance appeal has been made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42391/12]

Property Taxation Application

Brendan Griffin

156. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42471/12]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

196. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when a 2012 disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42409/12]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

201. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when a 2012 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. [42429/12]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

202. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when a 2012 disadvantaged area payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42430/12]

Harbours and Piers Funding

Brendan Griffin

206. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will prioritise the extension of a pier in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42462/12]

Health Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

258. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42553/12]