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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 279. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department will help fund a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23988/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (18 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the treatment of a customer of a financial institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24438/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (18 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 188. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding penalty points; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24437/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (18 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the range of services available to persons in counties Cork and Kerry presenting with consideration of suicide; the times these respective services are available; if he is satisfied the services are effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24241/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (18 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 209. To ask the Minister for Health if the future of home help provision is in jeopardy; if the Health Service Executive recognises the value of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24309/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fishing Industry (18 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 263. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that a lake (details supplied) in County Kerry will be stocked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24320/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (23 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 138. To ask the Taoiseach the number of jobs that have been created since 2011; the number of these that are labour activation jobs coming under such schemes as Tús – work placement initiative, the rural social scheme, the JobBridge scheme or the community employment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24013/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (23 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 288. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider a grant scheme for minor flood defence products, such as door blockers and so on, for householders at risk of flooding, as a short-term emergency measure in places where flood threat has not been dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24553/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Eligibility (23 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be allocated funding to make the drop-off and collection area safer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24552/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (23 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the capitation grant for primary schools, which was cut by the previous Government in 2010, will be increased to bring it closer to the post-primary level; the cost of restoring the grant to the previous level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24554/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (23 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reduce the threshold numbers for small three-teacher and four-teacher schools to pre-budget 2012 levels, that is to 49 and 81; if she will equalise retention and allocation figures, which are out of kilter at 53 to 56 and 83 to 86; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24555/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (23 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reduce the threshold numbers for small three-teacher and four-teacher schools for the 2016-2017 academic year to pre-budget 2012 levels, that is to 49 and 81; if she will equalise retention and allocation figures, which are out of kilter at 53 to 56 and 83 to 86; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24556/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (23 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reduce the threshold numbers for non-isolated two-teacher schools for the 2016-2017 academic year below 19; if she will equalise retention and allocation figures, which are out of kilter at 19 and 20; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24557/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (23 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ratio of students in mainstream classes to the number of mainstream class teachers nationwide for the 2014-2015 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24558/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Expenditure (23 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the minor works scheme will be guaranteed as an annual grant scheme as the lack of certainty regarding the scheme causes forward-planning difficulties for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24559/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Administration (23 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reform the situation whereby psychological assessment allocation is equal for a mainstream school and for a mainstream school with an autism unit; if she will ensure that an allowance will be made for the school with an autism unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24560/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (23 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if principals of primary schools will be allowed to use their release days in conjunction with resource hours to create an additional post for their school as the system does not allow for the best use of existing resources; if she will consider the merit of such a situation as it would eliminate further red tape in hiring sub-positions on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (23 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will re-introduce posts of responsibility for primary schools; if she will provide details of the cost of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24562/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pre-Retirement Allowance (24 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the reinstatement of the pre-retirement allowance for persons over 55 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25350/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (25 Jun 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 33. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on concerns that the JobsPlus scheme may be preventing persons with suitable qualifications from obtaining employment as they are at a disadvantage to JobsPlus eligible candidates; the record of the scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25557/15]