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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I welcome the many measures introduced in the budget to help people with the soaring cost of energy, namely, the electricity credit and the continuation of the reduced excise rate on petrol and diesel. The price of petrol and diesel is still hovering around €2 per litre depending on where you go. Those of us who live in Kerry go through many litres of petrol or diesel trying to get...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Online Safety (20 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has engaged with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to consider legislative and policy measures to prevent the recording of and subsequent sharing of videos of acts of violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52366/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is concerned by the number of instances of ramming of Garda vehicles annually; her views that such actions warrant being classified as a stand-alone crime, carrying a lengthy sentence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52367/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 148. To ask the Minister for Health if a locum audiologist will be put in place in Kerry to cover the public audiologist currently on maternity leave; if he will detail the impact this uncovered leave has had on the waiting list and provide data regarding the current numbers on the list in Kerry including waiting times for those on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 163. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing breakdown at West Kerry Community Hospital; the way this compares with the numbers at the start of this year; if extra beds will be opened at the hospital; the specific efforts that are being made to recruit new nurses at the hospital including a breakdown of details of advertisements that have been made in 2022; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will intervene in a case to allow a family (details supplied) in County Kerry whose house has been without heating and hot water for over three weeks due to the lack of availability of the services of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland registered technical assessors assess a better energy home grant for a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (20 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will extend the three-month grant draw-down period for eSPSV scheme grants given the wait times for new electric vehicles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52474/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (20 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold by mainstream banks are now subjected to punitive interest rates by the mortgage purchaser without the option to switch providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52482/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 250. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide clarification in relation to benefit-in-kind on company cars (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53028/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (25 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) regarding trainee educational psychologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52835/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 428. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer’s benefit payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be extended and reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52730/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 440. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide details on the way in which the total contribution approach for calculating pensions will be phased in over ten years starting in 2024; if averaging will be available during this ten-year period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52897/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 475. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability allowance application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53326/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 476. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for disability allowance will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53343/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 506. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to increase the accommodation recognition payment for households accommodating Ukrainian refugees given the increase in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53109/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 721. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned following recent reporting of irregularities in the election process for the Irish Horse Board which is affiliated to Horse Sport Ireland; if a review into the election process will be initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53198/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (26 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if she will increase the existing goodwill and ground survey payments to landowners for national road schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53786/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (26 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the income threshold for social housing applications to €50,000 (details supplied) following a resolution by members of Kerry County Council. [53621/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (26 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding that has been allocated to Kerry County Council under the multi-annual rural water programme in the past five years; the amount of this funding that has been drawn down; the amount that remains unspent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53636/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (26 Oct 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 321 of 29 March 2022, if Kerry County Council has drawn down funding for a group water scheme (details supplied) in County Kerry; if so, if he will provide details of the drawdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53647/22]