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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Appeals (28 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a review of a decision on a penalty on a REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25240/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (28 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 567. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of grass fed beef exported to Canada per annum for the past ten years; the value of this produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25440/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (28 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 571. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a forestry application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25585/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Issues (28 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 610. To ask the Minister for Health if a person providing homehelp care for a Government department will be permitted to work past their sixty fifth birthday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25134/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (28 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 617. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home care hours and a personal assistance service will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25033/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (28 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 654. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive authorities will fill sanctioned posts in areas of diabetes care that is a nursing post in integrated diabetes care covering all of County Kerry and a footcare/podiatry post at Kerry General hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25443/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (28 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 703. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action the National Roads Authority are taking to address a safety issue (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25127/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (28 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 706. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update in a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25154/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Issues (28 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 708. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a situation (details supplied) in County Kerry; the action he intends to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25156/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (28 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 705. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he supports the development of a greenway between Kilmorna and Listowel, County Kerry along the old railway line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25153/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Maintenance (28 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 707. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will help ensure continued aid for a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25155/13]

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: Will Fianna Fáil take responsibility for anything else?

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: Fianna Fáil left us a grand country.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: About what was the last Private Members' motion tabled by Fianna Fáil?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Review (29 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 16. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that the current social protection system possesses sufficient flexibility for the fluid movement of people between employment and unemployment in view of the fact that many retailers have expressed frustration that they cannot fill temporary seasonal staff positions because of the difficulties and delays that they would...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fallen Animal Statistics (29 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide figures on farm animal fatalities for 2013; the way these figures compare to the previous five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26090/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Gaeltacht Schools: Discussion (29 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe. Mo leithscéal nach raibh mé anseo ar dtús. I appreciate the presentations made here and I take on board the points that have been made. I am on the record as calling for the measures in the 2012 budget to be reversed. As late as yesterday I put down several parliamentary questions which unfortunately were not taken in the House...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Gaeltacht Schools: Discussion (29 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. This Department and other Departments look at figures and statistics. The six teaching posts in question are very important because hundreds of children are affected by those six posts. The entire school communities associated with the six different schools are affected. There may have been a 1% reduction in the overall staffing levels, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Gaeltacht Schools: Discussion (29 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I hope I have the support of other members. Arising from today's meeting, I ask that we write to the Minister in strong support of the three recommendations made in the presentation today and ask him to implement them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Gaeltacht Schools: Discussion (29 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: It is important as a matter of principle that we write to the Minister and state that this is the feeling of the committee.