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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Community Development Projects (22 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 332. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the way the €5 million community support scheme was spent (details supplied) which was intended for communities where commercial salmon fishing was a well-established activity and where its withdrawal demonstrably impacted on the economic and social fabric of the area;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (22 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the administrators of the fishery local action groups in County Kerry; the amount spent in County Kerry to date; what has been achieved from this spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44766/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Nurses (22 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 478. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an application for registration to the nursing board in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44093/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Recreation Promotion (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 136. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the round Lough Lein trail, County Kerry; the anticipated timeline for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44912/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 204. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the threshold announced in budget 2014 for over 70s medical card holders for married and cohabiting couples compatible with the threshold of single applicants in view of the inequity for couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44923/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeframe for the new sports capital grant scheme; the amount that will be involved; if there will be different criteria to the last round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45279/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Gender Recognition Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the delegates for their presentations. This is a welcome process as it is a healthy way of shaping the legislation. I hope we will see this process used more in the future. I concur with most of what has been said. On the issue of age, I agree with the points made. If a person makes a mistake or decides later that he or she has made a mistake, is it possible to change this under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Gender Recognition Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: With regard to the requirement to divorce, the focus should be on the fact that under the current law and the Constitution, marriage is entered into by a man and a woman. The question is raised on entry into marriage; therefore, there should not be a requirement to divorce in the circumstances we are discussing. I take the point made on having an age limit as opposed to referring to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Gender Recognition Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I was acknowledging that no one would enter into this process lightly. In the context of the law, however, it would be fair to include such a balancing provision. If we are seeking to justify not having an age limit of 18 years, we could argue that the provision to which I refer makes reversal possible. If the option for reversal were not included, I would have serious concerns about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the delegation for its presentation. I very much welcome any measures that will improve service and value for money offered to consumers. However, we need to look at the logistical workings of how it can be achieved. My main concern about this measure is that we are on the periphery. In Ireland, rural areas often have to fight for service provision. One can imagine that Ireland...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Nuclear Energy: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I welcome the presentation made here and thank the group for attending today. I estimate there is collectively over 100 years of experience between them in their sectors and I very much appreciate them coming here and sharing their knowledge. It is good that we are having a discussion about something which is ultimately long-term planning. We do not have enough of that in this country....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Nuclear Energy: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: What is the per megawatt cost of generating energy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Nuclear Energy: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: What would be the cost of constructing an SMR?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Nuclear Energy: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: Therefore, it would be €1.4 billion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Nuclear Energy: Discussion (23 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: What is the life expectancy of small modular reactors?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Offshore Exploration (24 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to increase oil and gas exploration activity in Irish coastal waters; his views on whether we need to see more activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45046/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Alcohol Sales (24 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of sales in recent years from off-licence alcohol sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45379/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (24 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason swimming lessons attract the highest rate of VAT at 23%; if he will consider reducing or abolishing this in view of the health benefits and as a measure to help tackle Ireland's very high drowning death statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45380/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider putting in place a DIRT free limit per person on small savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45381/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Oct 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned that the DIRT increase would impact on persons who have savings put away for major life phases such as college or nursing home care; if he will examine ways of exempting such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45382/13]