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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 222. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when competition for permits (details supplied) will be launched; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42568/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 224. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding State procurement policy regarding office supplies and stationery provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42621/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 225. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the savings that have been made by changes to the State's procurement policy; if such calculations recognise and factor in that small local rate payers and employers are being displaced by large tenderers; if the State has over-estimated potential savings from the reform of the system. [42622/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42489/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision on an application under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reviewed, given a clerical error on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42578/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision on an application under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reviewed, given a clerical error on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42584/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 340. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a copy of a statement given to An Garda Síochána by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be made available to that person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42851/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 357. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider the use of security cameras for strategic locations in rural communities that are must-pass areas for criminals targeting isolated areas in locations (details supplied), meaning a handful of cameras could provide added security to thousands of persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43034/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 458. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been agreed to date to support rural general practitioners; his plans to provide further assistance to protect their viability; the level of ongoing negotiation between his Department and representatives of general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42892/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the pay provided to primary teachers recruited before 2011 in contrast to primary teachers recruited since 2011 in tabular format; the efforts to bridge the gap and provide specific figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42893/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of improvements relating to guidance counselling in secondary schools, as announced in budget 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42571/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if guidance and special education needs positions in secondary schools will be classified as ex quota, given the impact that the current classification has on them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42572/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Supervision and Substitution Scheme (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will cover the cost of first substitution days in secondary schools, as previously, given the financial and staffing impact the current system is having on schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42573/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will prioritise further pupil-teacher ratio reductions in secondary schools in future budgets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42574/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding and programmes available to secondary schools to upgrade information and communications technology hardware; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42575/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application under the summer works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be prioritised for funding, given the condition of the school's roof; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42846/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plan and likely timeframe for the amalgamation of two schools (details supplied); the amount provided for the capital works; the details of the likely capital works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42894/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services Staff (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 550. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding employment opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42631/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 552. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allocate an additional €40 million over the coming years to enhance the Leader programme, given the high level of demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42891/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (1 Dec 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 575. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for waste enforcement in the southern region; how he anticipates enforcement will be carried out; if this will be done by private agencies or by public bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42771/15]