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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates Applications (27 May 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 941. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision on an application for a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23296/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (27 May 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 955. To ask the Minister for Health when an orthopaedic appointment will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23393/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (27 May 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 958. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a decision has been made for funding for a club (details supplied) in County Kerry under the sports capital grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22126/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (27 May 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 959. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make it compulsory by law for all drivers of motorcycles to wear high-visibility jackets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22136/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (28 May 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister for the information he has given to us. We have discussed the issue of road safety and I raised in the Dáil with the Minister the need for a philosophical and attitudinal change to what we find acceptable with regard to road death figures. I used the 1970s as an example when more than 600 people died on the roads every year in Ireland. In the late 1990s the figure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (28 May 2014)

Brendan Griffin: It is amazing that in the 1970s society deemed such road death levels as acceptable, because it would not have happened if they had not been, as a downside of having a transport system. The outlook we need to take is zero tolerance to road deaths and injuries because one death is one too many. We should try to embrace technology more and see it as a way of self-policing road traffic...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (29 May 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision on an invalidity pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23570/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (29 May 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an agri-environment options scheme 1 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23568/14]

Topical Issue Debate (5 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: Yes. I understand the Minister will be available next Tuesday and it would be preferable to discuss the matter in his presence.

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Supply (10 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy White, for coming to the House to respond to this matter. I first became aware of this problem on Facebook, when a constituent tagged me on a post uploaded by a young Galway woman in relation to the circumstances facing her family, particularly her mother who suffers from MS. Rather than try to describe the situation I propose to read into the record...

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Supply (10 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I welcome the indication from the company that it is trying to submit a new application to the HSE. However, time is of the essence as the end of June is not very far away. My concern, which I am sure is shared by the Minister of State, relates to the individuals whose supply is running out. The lady in Galway, to whom I spoke last Friday...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Drugs Crime (10 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects the inclusion of the value of illegal drug activity and prostitution in the measure of GDP to impact significantly on the figures; if he is confident that the Central Statistics Office can ascertain an accurate reading in respect of these activities; the way the CSO is researching the levels of activity in drug dealing and prostitution; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether income tax cuts-USC reductions-widening of the tax bands in the forthcoming budget would pay for themselves through additional spending in the economy; if so, if he will consider holding a mini-budget before the summer recess to ease the income tax burden on workers and to stimulate the economy by putting money in persons pockets; if...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (10 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 18 February 2014, the reason a reduced rate of 9% VAT could apply to the construction of residential properties and not all construction activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24739/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (10 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 470. To ask the Minister for Health if the MS drug Fampyra has been taken off the long-term illness scheme; if so, the reason for same; the person who made this decision; if it will be reinstated; if he is aware of the benefits that this drug brings to MS sufferers; if his Department will apologise to the persons affected for the distress caused at this time of already great difficulties in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 537. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24528/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of May 2014, the position of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who was adversely affected by the changes to the OPFTC in Budget 2014 and now faces losing their home and consequently placing a financial burden on the State; if he will look at ways of easing the financial impact of this measure on such...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Harbours and Piers Funding (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review all budgets to see if funding can be found to fix the pier at An Blascaod Mór, County Kerry, in view of the large number of visitors to the island annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24930/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 57. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding access for disabled persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24938/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the living alone allowance for pensioners in view of the huge financial pressure of running a household on one income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24825/14]