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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (18 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 613. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision on an application for an agri environment option scheme will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36004/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (18 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 665. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35960/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the witnesses for attending. I apologise for missing the presentation. I am concerned, as the amount of money being lost is staggering. Have lessons been learned from how the company got into difficulty? Has anyone taken responsibility and how can we be sure this will not happen again? The disused and dismantled railway lines that are still in the ownership of CIE are useful...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I will address the north Kerry line because it is the one on which I have information, not because I want to be parochial. Is CIE asserting its ownership of that line?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: Is enough being done by CIE to assert that ownership?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: CIE Group Financial Situation: Discussion with Group Management (18 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I will make a comment to Mr. Franks. It would be a shame for the witnesses to leave this meeting without my having mentioned the point. As somebody who uses the inter-city rail service fairly regularly, I must say that it has improved immensely in recent years. There is always room for improvement, but compared to ten years ago, when the old wooden carriages were part of the stock on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Rural Transport Programme: Discussion with National Transport Authority (23 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I welcome the work that is being done by the rural transport programme, which is very important for people in rural communities throughout the county. I welcome the efforts to obtain better value for money from the service. I would differ from some previous contributors in that I am optimistic the NTA can deliver that. Reform and restructuring...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Rural Transport Programme: Discussion with National Transport Authority (23 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I hope Mr. Murphy would also seriously consider the enforcement of any particular measures that would be outlined and be cognisant of the fact that there are concerns about the lack of enforcement capacity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Rural Transport Programme: Discussion with National Transport Authority (23 Jul 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I share concerns over the voluntary aspect and trying to bring those people on board. I regard this development as very progressive as it mainstreams rural transport in the State for the first time. It is a significant step forward and I hope we will look back in the future and regard this as a watershed moment. That would be my view, which may differ from Deputy Dooley's outlook. We need...

Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I want to ask about promised legislation. Also-----

Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: With regard to the ordering of business, there has been a very important reform proposed for Oral Questions that would allow only Members who are present to have their questions answered. That deserves recognition. I have been calling for it some time and am glad it is happening in this term. Will the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill provide for eliminating the abuse of the system by...

Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: Many hundreds of convictions are costing the State huge amounts owing to free legal aid. Will the Bill actually provide for a means of recouping the moneys from the people concerned or a way of eliminating the abuse?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will divert a percentage of any taxes raised through consumption taxes on tobacco or high sugar or fat products towards an oral healthcare programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37773/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Yield (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance the extra revenue that was generated by the €1 levy on wine in Budget 2013; if he would provide in tabular form the 2010, 2011, 2012 and most recent 2013 figures for wine sales and the related State revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37813/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Stability Mechanism (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts to date to separate legacy banking and sovereign debt; the efforts he will make in the future; if he is confident of a positive deal for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37970/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to AIB's practice of not allowing customers to transfer their tracker mortgages when moving homes; if he will meet with the chief executive of AIB to discuss same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37976/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Smuggling (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 217. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount allocated annually towards reducing the illicit tobacco trade, counterfeit and illegal; the amount the State estimates is lost in tax revenue because of this trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37977/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Holidays Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the return of schools in the last week in August is damaging to the domestic tourism industry, in view of the fact that the last week in August was traditionally a busy week for domestic holiday makers; if he will consider starting the academic year a week later; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37565/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered this Deputy's proposals from the meeting of the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection of July 2013 on disincentivising the practice of retired and pensioned teachers taking up substitution roles to the cost of unemployed teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37981/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (18 Sep 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered alternative models of student contribution towards higher level course provision; if he is concerned that access to higher level is still a major issue for many young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37982/13]