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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (17 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current position regarding rural development funding availability; the outlook for the rest of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17907/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (17 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a case in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17797/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (17 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Health when the full complement of beds will be opened in a hospital (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17775/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (17 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Health the overall budget for the National Ambulance Service over the past five years; if he will provide a county breakdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17894/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Multilingualism in an EU Context: Discussion with Department of Education and Skills (17 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the officials for their presentation. What are their views on the modern languages in primary schools initiative? I felt this programme was progressive and helped children pick up languages at an age when they soak up much, so to speak. Has the Department data on how many people use the languages they learned in second level and in third level in their working lives? Has there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Multilingualism in an EU Context: Discussion with Department of Education and Skills (17 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the witnesses for their contributions and I echo the comments of Deputy Jim Daly that this has been very encouraging. We have dealt with spoken languages, but have the witnesses any information on Latin? I am one of the very few people in the country to have studied Latin at second level - I think the serial number on my junior certificate exam paper was 00005, and there were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Multilingualism in an EU Context: Discussion with Department of Education and Skills (17 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I do not want to give the impression that it is a dead language because my earlier questions were about gearing towards industry and preparing the workforce in the best possible way. That is precisely the point. It is a very important language in terms of preparing one to learn more languages and learn about cultures. Perhaps it could be looked at to see if there could be a revival or at...

Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: When will the criminal justice (forensic evidence and DNA database system) Bill be published? This legislation will certainly be of assistance in the fight against crime. When will the fines (amendment) Bill be published? Will the Tánaiste provide an update on progress with regard to the electronic tagging of sex offenders and any legislative provisions which might make this possible?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (18 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will introduce legislation that will tackle the pensions being paid to former politicians, bankers from bailed out institutions and senior civil servants; his views on whether the continued payment of these pensions, at the current rates, is socially acceptable in the context of the national economic recovery process; if he is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the suggestion of technological university status for a merged Cork IT and IT Tralee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18004/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shannon Development Companies (18 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will intervene to ensure a satisfactory management model for Kerry Technology Park, Tralee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18005/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (18 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18088/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Exploration Revenue (18 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the current tax regime pertaining to Ireland's natural gas and oil reserves, his views further on whether the State is poised to reap the optimum benefit from these resources; if he will review the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18090/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Exploration Revenue (18 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is monitoring recent developments relating to the potential extraction of oil off the Irish coast; his plans to encourage progress on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18173/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Supply (18 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will take action to tackle the problem of treated water being lost to substandard pipes and connections in County Kerry, which loses the highest amount of treated water in the country, at one and a half times the national average, or 60% of all treated water in the county, according to the Service Indicators in Local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (18 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is concerned with absenteeism levels in local authorities, as per the Service Indicators in Local Authorities Report; the estimated annual cost of absenteeism is in local authorities, if he has a breakdown by local authority area; the way he plans to tackle this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (18 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the range of grant aid available to the forestry sector, including pre and post harvest activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18089/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (23 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty in attracting significant new industry to County Kerry; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that this problem has existed for many years before the current crisis; if he will formulate a specific plan to tackle County Kerry's problems; if he will prioritise a visit to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (23 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps a foreign citizen (details supplied) with foreign qualifications would need to take to work in the pere-school or primary education sectore here;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19136/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (23 Apr 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 409. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding options available to a village (details supplied) in County Kerry that wishes to mark a major anniversary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19112/13]