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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Health Services Staff (8 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 537. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) relating to pay restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41480/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Cards (8 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 557. To ask the Minister for Health the reason general practitioners are being permitted to charge medical card holders for blood tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41135/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Brexit Preparations (8 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 558. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41137/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (8 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 811. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal relating to an ANC payment by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41379/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme (8 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 817. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a beef environmental efficiency programme appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41476/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 872. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 419 of 26 November 2020, if new applicants will be allowed to apply to the fund in cases in which the second lockdown has pushed organisations into financial difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41861/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties customers are experiencing cashing refund cheques from an aviation company (details supplied); the recourse available to these customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42504/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42249/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter regarding the Covid restrictions support scheme for a business (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42250/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a postgraduate student (details supplied) who is a long-term recipient of a Department of Social Protection payment is not eligible for the special rate of student grant; if the matter will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42292/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmaceutical Sector (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 198. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to a pharmacy becoming a supplier for the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42251/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding forestry licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42203/20]

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Film and Television Industry: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: I welcome the witnesses who are attending both in person and virtually. I thank them for taking the time out to speak to us today. I apologise if I go over ground that has already been covered, but I had to step out to take a call. I have had a strong interest in film from a young age. It might have something to do with the fact that my father worked on "Ryan's Daughter" in the late...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Film and Television Industry: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: Is work being done to expand the scheme to cover that area? I imagine that quite a lot of activity would ensue if the scheme were to be expanded to cover that area.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Film and Television Industry: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: I imagine many of the people that the witnesses work with are involved in commercial advertising work. Is the expansion of the scheme into that area something that would overall help the viability of the industry in the country?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Film and Television Industry: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: That would be great. I looked at the budgets of the last number of years. It appears that 2014 was a particularly bad year and Screen Ireland was down to €14 million in total. By the middle of this year, before the most recent injection of funding, the organisation was up 72% on that figure. I imagine that 2020 has been a year in which the reset button has been pressed for many...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Film and Television Industry: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: Will the Government supports that have been announced be enough to get the industry to the other side of Covid?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pardons (10 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the campaign to posthumously pardon a person (details supplied) further to ongoing correspondence from this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42427/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pardons (10 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: Táim fíorbhuíoch as ucht an tseans chun an t-ábhar tábhachtach seo a phlé inniu. What is the up-to-date position in respect of the campaign to posthumously pardon Mr. John Twiss, who was executed in 1895 for a crime that most independent observers now concede he could not possibly have committed?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Pardons (10 Dec 2020)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister for her response. I acknowledge the great work the Michael O'Donoghue Memorial Heritage Project has done on this case. For the relatives of John Twiss, it is very emotive and important that they have justice done for their ancestor. I acknowledge the Minister's enthusiasm from the start. Within days of taking office she was on the case. I also acknowledge the work of...