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Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: Ar an gcéad dul síos, déanaim comhghairdeas leatsa, a Cheann Comhairle, ar do phost nua. Tá súil agam go mbeidh téarma an-mhaith agat. Tá an-áthas orm a bheith anseo arís do mo dhara théarma agus táim fíorbhuíoch le muintir Chiarraí as ucht an seans a thabhairt dom leanúint ar aghaidh le mo chuid oibre. This is a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office will provide statistics on the number of persons at work in County Kerry, as distinct from the South-West Region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5029/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration Documentation (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 22. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will oversee the discontinuation of the grossly insensitive practice of charging parents for birth and death certificates in respect of stillborn infants or infants who die soon after birth; if she accepts that this is ultimately her responsibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5012/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Regulation (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance his views with regard to the huge motor insurance premiums being charged to returning emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5022/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will now introduce a 9% rate of value added tax for residential construction activity given the shortage of houses and the number of unemployed construction workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5032/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a flood defence mechanism at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry [5010/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide additional sluices at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5011/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Zero-hour Contracts (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 122. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to stop the exploitation of workers through zero-hour contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4999/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation how he will measure the success or otherwise of the south-west regional Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5028/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 124. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to prioritise County Kerry for a major new employer, given the lack of major new employers coming into the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5030/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 125. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the IDA Ireland advance facility for Tralee in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5031/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Eligibility (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to re-instate installation aid for category D young farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4721/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made a decision on a review of a penalty applied to a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4722/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review a penalty applied to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry under the 2015 basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4790/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is permitted to carry out farm inspections when farmers are "locked up" owing to the TB eradication scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4791/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accept tier 3 applicants under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5004/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason tier 3 applicants were refused under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme and if their applications will stand for a future round of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5005/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he continues to assess and process tier 3 applications under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5006/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be allocated entitlements under the national reserve and young farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5120/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (22 Mar 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an approval for the construction of a farm shed under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5168/16]