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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (10 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a decision will be made for Irish-speaking executive officers from the 2020 panel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54814/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 144. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional funds will be allocated towards the current sports capital and equipment programme to help increase the number of successful applicants and increase the amounts each will receive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54834/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I believe this question is grouped with questions from myself, Deputy Richmond and Deputy Carey.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I commend the Minister and the Minister of State on their work, particularly in the area of sport, where the Minister of State has been doing fine work over the past 15 months. I acknowledge as well in this context the successful outcome for many clubs in respect of the equipment-only element of the sports capital and equipment programme. That was welcome. I am aware, however, that the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I welcome that response from the Minister of State. He has my full support and I think I speak for many Deputies in that regard concerning his endeavours in this area. Since 1998, more than €1 billion has been distributed through the sports capital programme. It has transformed the landscape of Irish sport in the time it has been operating. Much more must be done, though, and a...

Forestry Sector: Motion (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State for being in the House for this important debate. I will not pile on because there has been a lot of criticism here this evening. I must say the criticism of the system is justified. We have many systems that need to be improved in this country but I cannot think of a system that operates worse than the licensing system at present. It clearly has failed very...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the incentives he favours to help bring derelict houses back into use as homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54832/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to introduce new measures to help bring derelict houses back into use as homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54831/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 148. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will prioritise efforts to develop the Wild Atlantic Walkway as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54833/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a grant is available for the installation of a wind turbine to generate domestic electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55237/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are sources of public funding available to upgrade electric charging points (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55339/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 331. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is discretionary funding available for a group (details supplied) in County Kerry to help with electricity and insurance costs for its premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55245/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 402. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if emergency funding will be provided to community groups whose fundraising has been curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and are struggling to pay utilities and insurance costs on their premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55247/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vacant Properties (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: My Fine Gael colleagues and I from around the country want to raise this very important matter of vacant and derelict houses that could and should be converted to homes for people. In 2015, I proposed to the relevant Department what later became the repair and leasing scheme. The financial supports I proposed at the time were never implemented and the scheme has not been a widespread...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vacant Properties (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: In relation to Waterford, the local authority carried out 118 repair and lease schemes out of 267 nationwide. Based on those figures - that is not enough by the way - there could have been about 3,000 additional units around the country, had the other local authorities pulled their weight. There needs to be more money put into the repair and lease scheme and its remit needs to be expanded...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to foster the use of green hydrogen in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55616/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the State supports which are available to support the adoption of green hydrogen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55618/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the European Commission hydrogen strategy; the extent to which his Department has engaged with the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55619/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a decision has been made on an application for approval of a thermodynamic solar hot water system under the better energy homes grants scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56056/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the role which green hydrogen can play in decarbonising sectors such as transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55617/21]