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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (19 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will initiate measures to allow the National Roads Authority to liaise with An Bord Pleanála on a pre-planning basis on projects of strategic public interest, such as the Adare bypass project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44522/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Road Network (19 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if increased funding will be provided to Kerry County Council to replace the old bridge at Listry on the R563; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44523/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Road Network (19 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided to progress the N86 road improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44524/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (19 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 192. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be provided to protect a historical structure (details supplied) from being washed away by the sea; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44525/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: As a resident of a very rural part of County Kerry, I appreciate the difficulties that exist at present pertaining to a number of people having the same name at the same address. Where I grew up in Caherfealane, there were five Michael Griffins, while in the adjacent townlands of Shanahill and Shanakeal, there were about ten John Foleys or Seán Foleys or whatever but everyone could add...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: Yes. The other question I wished to ask pertains to the codes themselves. I note that a combination of numbers and letters is being used. Have the witnesses considered potential difficulties that may arise from the use of letters such as a lower-case "l" and the numeral "1"? Sometimes, people will use lower-case letters with their computers or whatever. In looking at my notes, I cannot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: If it does not, does it go back for manual sorting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I presume the postman or the person with the local knowledge would kick in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: What about something like "IRA"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: For the purposes of clarification, am I correct in saying there will be no cut-off date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: What will be the position on local databases?

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: It is hard to know where to start, as the handling of this issue has been an unmitigated disaster from a Government perspective from the start. If the Government had listened to its backbenchers and other Deputies representing the people, much uncertainty, fear and anger could have been avoided. I am grateful that at least some changes have been made, with the lack of certainty on pricing...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: He means Deputy Paul Murphy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 100. To ask the Minister for Health when a date for an operation will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44622/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (25 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 163. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 18 November 2014, if she will provide details of the estimated cost of extending the free travel scheme to epilepsy sufferers, who do not currently qualify for free travel and whose drivers' licences have been surrendered until they have gone a year without a seizure; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (25 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 317. To ask the Minister for Health if medication for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease will be made available under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44860/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farm Safety (26 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 69. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide figures for farm fatalities of children under seven years old over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45445/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (26 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 99. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be banked in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who avails of respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45536/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant Applications (26 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 100. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive policy regarding the replacement of motorised wheelchairs will be reviewed in view of the fact that some patients have had the same wheelchair for over twelve years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45538/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Nov 2014)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and thank the Minister for attending here in person for this issue. This relates to a special school in my constituency, St. Francis's special school in Beaufort, which mostly serves mid-Kerry, but there are children coming to that school from Kenmare and from as far away as Castleisland. The 52 children who attend there have high dependence needs and...