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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (9 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 311. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of free general practitioner care contract for children under six years of age; when this review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40982/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (9 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 312. To ask the Minister for Health if the general practitioner capital fund will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40983/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 323. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41014/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (9 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 325. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41028/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme, ANC, scheme will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40760/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (9 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 392. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an area of natural constraints application by a person (details supplied) will be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40857/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 411. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2018 area of natural constraints, ANC, payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41050/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (9 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 414. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2018 area of natural constraints payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41090/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Project Funding (9 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The Deputy will be pleased to note that investment in activity-based tourism and tourist attractions has been prioritised under the National Development Plan 2018-2027, in order to provide the type and quality of experience that visitors are seeking. Almost €108 million has been allocated to Fáilte Ireland for capital investment in tourism between 2018 and 2021 and it is intended...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (9 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 457. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40775/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Reform (9 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 493. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason her Department does not recognise and did not engage with an association (details supplied) on the roll-out of the new illness benefit form; if she will now engage with it in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40968/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications (9 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 495. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not been considered habitually resident in respect of their supplementary welfare application; if this decision will be appealed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40973/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (9 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 499. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability allowance payment will issue to a person (details supplies) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41053/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry. [41415/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (10 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 126. To ask the Minister for Health if respite care will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41359/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (10 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an illness benefit payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41338/18]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: I will focus my remarks on sport and tourism. This morning, I received a telephone call from a hotelier in Killarney who, while very disappointed on the VAT front, was furious about the hypocrisy on the opposition side in regard to the VAT rate increase, particularly from Deputies Michael and Danny Healy-Rae who I note are not in the Chamber. During the debate on Tuesday evening, both...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The hotelier was infuriated when he learned yesterday that Deputy Michael Healy-Rae had not voted for the introduction of the reduced VAT rate in 2011. One would think from the pontification that took place here on Tuesday evening last that it was his idea. The hotelier was further infuriated when he read in this morning's Irish Independentthat the same Deputy was at a book promotion event...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: Putting one's private budget ahead of the public budget is scandalous. The hotelier was right to be furious. On the VAT rate increase, I fought hard to retain the 9% rate. Unfortunately, I was not successful. The reduced rate was in place between 2011 and 2014 as a temporary measure for three years. I fought hard to have it retained in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Unfortunately, I and others...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Brendan Griffin: Some €1.5 million will be allocated to our high performance athletes in preparation for the Tokyo Olympic games. I am very pleased with that and I know that our high performance athletes are pleased with it as well. Those athletes inspire community participation and inspire people to get involved in sport, which has an overarching effect on everybody. Some €40 million will go...