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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: Chairman, I will ask you a question. It is black and white. Do you condemn the killers of Detective McCabe?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: Do you condemn the killers, Deputy?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: It is a disgrace, Chairman. It is an absolute disgrace that you, as a Chairman of an Oireachtas committee and as a Member of the Oireachtas, will not condemn people who killed a garda.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: There is a glaring omission from that statement. The Chair and people of Ireland know that.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: They are empty, meaningless words.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the assistant commissioner for giving up his time this afternoon and for all the work he and his colleagues do. I take this opportunity to congratulate them on the huge cocaine seizure announced today as well. It is positive news from a law enforcement perspective but also reinforces the huge problem that is there, the huge market that is here as well and the amount of people who...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I asked about the tech companies and their level of co-operation or otherwise. Other than that it was just comments on the welfare of Garda investigators and on today's seizures.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Further Revised) (14 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for attending and for their presentations. The tourism gig is a tough one at the moment and it is a case of rather you than me. It is a very difficult time in tourism and the work being done by the Minister and Minister of State has an impact on hundreds of thousands of workers, families and households. I am sure they are under no illusion as...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Further Revised) (14 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I echo the Chair's comments in welcoming the major increase in Arts Council funding. What are the future plans for the Arts Council? Specifically, what are the budgetary plans regarding support for Irish film?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Further Revised) (14 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State for joining us and for his presentation. I want to congratulate him on the progress he has made to date on a number of important issues, in particular the issue of ladies Gaelic players, as well as a number of other issues. I want to ask about the new local round of sports capital funding. I am not sure how familiar the Minister of State is with the New...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (27 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will make business supports available to enterprises that are TAN number holders importing used cars from the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40392/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 36. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA Ireland site visits to County Kerry in quarter 2 of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40393/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 37. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the up to date position regarding the location of a company (details supplied) to the IDA Ireland advance facility in Tralee, County Kerry; if a timeline in relation to future activities and employment levels at the facility will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40394/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 38. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if further advance facilities will be considered in respect of County Kerry in view of the relatively poor performance of the county in relation to foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40395/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 39. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if interest has been expressed by any potential investors in relation to a site registered with Enterprise Ireland and the IDA (details supplied); if so, if he will provide details of the inquiries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40396/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (27 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 44. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the remote working strategy implementation; if his attention has been drawn to initiatives such as remote hubs in Sneem, County Kerry; his views on the potential of further similar hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40678/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (27 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the new fortress energy project in Tarbert and Ballylongford will be important in addressing the projected shortage of energy to meet the basic needs of Ireland in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40442/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jul 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that have been connected in County Kerry to date under the national broadband plan; the percentage of the overall number of homes in the county that have been connected to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40677/21]