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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (15 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 806. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for the improvement of a bridge at a junction (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31580/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: 25 Years of Independent Broadcasting: Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (15 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I welcome the delegates and thank them for their attendance. I look forward to seeing the highlights of the meeting tonight on "Oireachtas Report", as I am sure it will be broadcast. I agree with every member present on the value of independent broadcasters. I can only speak from a County Kerry perspective on the job done in the county by Radio Kerry, a marvellous station that...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Expenditure (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 145. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a list of all grant payments issued by Údarás na Gaeltachta in County Kerry from 2006 to 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31778/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 230. To ask the Minister for Health if the unacceptable delays in the processing of a medical card appeal will be investigated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31707/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Special Educational Needs Provision: National Council for Special Education and Health Service Executive (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I apologise as I had to meet Inland Fisheries Ireland while three other meetings went on and missed the presentation. I want to refer to a case that has arisen in the mid-Kerry area, where services are being reconfigured. St. Francis special school in Beaufort has encountered huge difficulties since last autumn in providing occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and physiotherapy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Special Educational Needs Provision: National Council for Special Education and Health Service Executive (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I thank Mr. Healy for his response. He might not have got around to reading the detailed e-mail I sent him last week setting out the problems at this particular school and elsewhere in mid-Kerry. The previous Minister, Deputy James Reilly, met with parents and HSE officials in May and was well aware of the problems. Students at St. Francis special school have had an appalling experience....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Special Educational Needs Provision: National Council for Special Education and Health Service Executive (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: Kerry had a consultation process also. There was widespread consultation with parents of the children involved. Everyone was happy to move forward with the reconfiguration process but, unfortunately, what people got was certainly not what they were told they would get during the consultation process. Obviously, there is no point in having a consultation process and informing parents of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Special Educational Needs Provision: National Council for Special Education and Health Service Executive (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: When is the allocation of all 80 posts to be finalised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Special Educational Needs Provision: National Council for Special Education and Health Service Executive (16 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: All 80 are assigned to the various health districts?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts made to help free the Al Jazeera journalists imprisoned in Egypt; if the Egyptian ambassador has been summoned regarding the issue; his plans on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32360/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts made to help stop the Israeli bombardment of Gaza; if his attention has been drawn to the murder of innocent children and adults in Gaza during these bombardments; if the Israeli ambassador has been summoned regarding the issue; his future plans on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32361/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts to help the undocumented Irish in the USA; if he will outline any recent positive developments in this area; his future plans on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32362/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Garda Operations (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the street value of illicit and counterfeit cigarettes seized nationwide over each of the past ten years; if a breakdown of Garda districts exists for these seizures; the amount he estimates the street value of unseized products to be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32368/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Garda Operations (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the street value of illicit and counterfeit alcoholic beverages seized nationwide over each of the past ten years; if a breakdown of Garda districts exists for these seizures; the amount he estimates the street value of unseized products to be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32369/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Garda Operations (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance the street value of illicit and counterfeit CDs and DVDs seized nationwide over each of the past ten years; if a breakdown of Garda districts exists for these seizures; the amount he estimates the street value of unseized products to be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32370/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Garda Operations (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance the pumps value of laundered fuel seized nationwide over each of the past ten years; if a breakdown of Garda districts exists for these seizures; the amount he estimates the street value of unseized products to be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32371/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the rate of DIRT tax to incentivise persons to invest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32281/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that a bank (details supplied) in County Kerry is treating a person fairly following recent representations by this Deputy to his Department; if there has been any progress on this case [32341/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider reducing the rate of VAT payable by ice cream parlours to 9% in recognition of the labour intensive nature of the business and the heavy dependency that such businesses have on tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32356/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: GDP-GNP Levels (17 Jul 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance if illegal trade in counterfeit and illicit alcohol, cigarettes, fuel and CD, DVDs will be included in overall GDP figures, if so, the impact their inclusion will have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32372/14]