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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (30 Sep 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student (details supplied) in County Kerry is entitled to a student field trip grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37169/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenway Development (1 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will consider ways to offer incentives and compensation to farmers for any loss or inconvenience caused by allowing greenways or walkways through their lands, in view of the societal and economic potential that such infrastructure may bring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36639/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (1 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 121. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be released for a nursing home scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37333/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (2 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37439/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (7 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2014 disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37661/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (7 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to enter the disadvantaged area scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37782/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (7 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37980/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (7 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a single farm payment scheme penalty will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38241/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Births Data (7 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of stillbirths that are recorded here on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37859/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (7 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 341. To ask the Minister for Health following the revelations on a television programme (details supplied), if he will consider the introduction of the measures outlined by the medical specialists in the programme to reduce the number of stillbirths. [37860/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (7 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 342. To ask the Minister for Health the research and measures that are being implemented by his Department to reduce the number of stillbirths here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37861/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (7 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 349. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical assessors adjudicating the eligibility for discretionary medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37938/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (7 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on a student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38116/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Rates (7 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 521. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reduce road tax on HGVs to allow Irish hauliers to compete with competitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38056/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (7 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 536. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if long-standing individual waivers agreed by local authorities on water charges will be honoured by Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37851/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (8 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 78. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue area aid even in cases where deductions apply in order that farmers will not experience undue delays in receiving payments; the current procedure in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38310/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Mobile Telephone Coverage and High Speed Broadband Availability: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: Unfortunately, this meeting is competing with a number of other events this morning, so I was not able to stay for the full presentation. I acknowledge the difficulty of ComReg's job in that it is a major challenge to try to bring the very best in terms of modern communications, whether it be broadband or other technology, to the entire country. Given the topography of the island and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Mobile Telephone Coverage and High Speed Broadband Availability: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I understand that the Department has had that information since September of last year. Why is it taking so long to get the maps ready?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Mobile Telephone Coverage and High Speed Broadband Availability: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: Will it not always be the case that the maps will be obsolete within a week?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Mobile Telephone Coverage and High Speed Broadband Availability: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Brendan Griffin: Before we conclude, I appreciate Mr. O'Brien's point that they must go to his organisation but I reiterate what I am hearing from my constituents. When they are not happy with the service from their provider they go to ComReg, but many of them are very unhappy with ComReg's service. They believe they are not getting adequate responses, and in some cases nothing happens. I am not...