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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Is the Minister aware?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Is it in respect of anybody who has declined to appear before this committee?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: When was the Minister made aware?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Please be more specific about when the process began.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: A number of months.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I only have a certain amount of time and there are many areas to cover. There are a few I will home in on. Mr. O'Rourke might be aware from previous meetings that an area I have given attention to, researched and engaged with workers on is bogus self-employment. As the new chair, is Mr. O'Rourke expecting prosecution under the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 in relation to bogus...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Would Mr O'Rourke's concerns extend to ensuring that not only obligations under the law to State agencies such as Revenue and the Department of Social Protection be kosher, but that it is right and proper there should be fair and adequate compensation for workers disadvantaged through being misclassified as self-employed in the past?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: How often do the audit and risk committee and the remuneration committee meet now?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Will the new register of interests help in this regard? Will it enable better governance?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (11 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 91.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment on what scientific basis or rationale a two-trout bag limit was introduced on the River Clare, County Galway, and what the Minister’s intention is regarding other waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25249/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (11 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 92.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will make progress on the commitment in the Programme for Government regarding designating our western lakes as salmonoid lakes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25250/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (11 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 93.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether bye laws No. 806 of 2006 and No. 809 of 2006 under the Fisheries Act 1959 to 2006 are in compliance with the Habitats Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25251/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (11 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 94.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment why electrofishing is not considered to remove invasive pike from Aughrusbeg Lough, Connemara, County Galway under the management plan being initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25252/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 263.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child in County Kerry (details supplied) will be allocated a special needs assistant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24635/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 457.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of a decision on an application for an exceptional needs payment by a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25024/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 501.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal (details supplied). [25556/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (11 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 578.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a cash payment receipt was deemed ineligible for a national farm safety measure from farmers in County Kerry (details supplied); if this decision will be reviewed, given the Government commitment that public bodies are to continue to accept cash payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25201/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (11 Jun 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 898.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide clarification and a solution to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24820/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 May 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Bus Éireann, as the Tánaiste may be aware, does not allow drivers aged over 70 to operate on its school routes or passenger services. Other private operators can do this safely. In the area I come from, we have many companies operating school services on behalf of Bus Éireann which are having difficulty finding drivers, yet we have many people aged 70 or slightly older who...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (30 May 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 190. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will examine ways to streamline the application and drawdown of croí cónaithe grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24410/24]