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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation (4 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will accredit a course (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8876/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to grant additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9124/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mountain Access Schemes (4 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 283. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if commonage owners who grant permission to walkers to walk through their lands are responsible for the safety of the walkers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8881/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mountain Access Schemes (4 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 284. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if compensation is available to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry who allow hill walkers to use trails on their lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8906/16]

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this issue. I will break from my Kerry colleague’s approach and will not blame God for crime in this country. I will speak about matters that would be helpful to policing and how we can tackle the problems society faces. I welcome the various contributions made by Members, both in terms of proposals on prevention and cure. Society must...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (5 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to issue payment to a person (details supplied) under the green low carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9291/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (5 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding unequal pay in the teaching profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9272/16]

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: He was also responsible for the reign of terror.It was not a reign of terror.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 13. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mechanically propelled vehicles reported stolen in each of the past five years; if she will use Global Positioning System technology to reduce these numbers by tracking stolen vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10015/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 24. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to progress legislative and other efforts to protect members of An Garda Síochána from the deliberate ramming of their vehicles by criminals, including considering the merits of the Ramming of Garda Vehicles Bill 2015 as part of these efforts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10014/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 141. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the new permission to reside income thresholds for retirees from the US apply to persons who have purchased homes in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10526/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Application (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9702/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Rights (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance to review the rates of travel, subsistence and overnight accommodation allowable to workers who must work away from home within the State (details supplied); if the current situation provides an adequate allowance or if it results in a higher tax liability for employers. [10484/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of a reduction in Value Added Tax from 23% to 21%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10557/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commemorative Events (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider a proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9854/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Designation (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to designate island status to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10488/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal by a school (details supplied) will be successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10601/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to lift the staffing cap from a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10608/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 378. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will include Castleisland in County Kerry under the town centre renewal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9662/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (17 May 2016)

Brendan Griffin: 379. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the position of tenants in housing association properties is now disimproved by the application of the Residential Tenancies Acts to their tenancies; if these tenants have to go through probationary periods again; and the circumstances in which such tenancies can now be ended.