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Order of Business (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: Five Deputies tried to raise the issue last Thursday and three tried to do so today.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: It involves 700 jobs and an investment of €1 billion.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Social Insurance Issues (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will engage with UK authorities to ensure that requests from Irish residents for information relating to social insurance contributions made by them while working in the UK will dealt with expediently, as many are experiencing great difficulty and long delays securing such information at present; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department employs retired teachers as State exam correctors for oral exams, course work and written exams; if so, the reason this is happening when there are so many unemployed suitably qualified persons; if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers of persons involved as a percentage of the overall numbers and the financial amounts...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an examination reader will be provided to a dyslexic student (details supplied) in County Kerry for their Leaving Cert Examinations in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54147/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Tenders (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 262. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will change tendering criteria for large public contracts, such as schools, to enable contractors other than the huge construction companies to tender; if his attention has been drawn to the exclusive nature of the existing criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53835/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 320. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of further medical evidence sent in support of a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54182/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [53790/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an application for a fencing grant to include gates in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53895/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 601. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting lists for the five migraine clinics in Counties Cork and Galway, Dublin's Mater hospital, St. Vincent's hospital and Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54143/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 604. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the neurology programme in relation to headaches and migranes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54152/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 621. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including a vaccine for meningococcal group B on the national immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54281/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 623. To ask the Minister for Health if a full time STI clinic will be established at Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54290/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 652. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a home gathering in 2015, a major drive to encourage a year of holidaying at home among Irish residents in an effort to keep some of our spend on foreign holidays in our own economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53836/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Regulation (18 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the impact he envisages the sale of Bord Gáis will have on the Shannon LNG project; if he will review the Government policy of imposing tariffs of energy suppliers who do not use the British-Irish gas interconnectors. [54623/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Regulation (18 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm that it is within his powers to provide general policy direction to the CER; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54624/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Regulation (18 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the rationale for imposing tariffs of energy suppliers who do not use the British-Irish gas interconnectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54625/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (18 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 REPS 4 payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54499/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (18 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 REPS 4 payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54500/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (18 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: 192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the practice of backdating penalties on the single farm payment scheme in view of the impact these excessive penalties are having on farmers payments after a very difficult period for the farming industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54512/13]