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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if clarification will be provided on the proposed sale of lands by Coillte (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3443/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Schemes (26 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 52. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the up-to-date position in relation to the development of a Wild Atlantic Walkway, as included in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3666/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Schemes (26 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 69. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the up-to-date position in relation to The Gathering initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3665/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of rural one-off houses completed in each local authority area in 2022; the percentage of overall completions that these houses represent in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3664/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if community transport providers are permitted to charge active retirement groups for their services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3747/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (26 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 267. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the accuracy of a statement made at a recent committee meeting regarding community employment scheme supervisors will be reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3795/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (26 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 275. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a person and their children (details supplied) currently being provided with temporary accommodation via the IPAS system have the option to relocate to an alternative and more suitable accommodation provider while remaining under the IPAS system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3865/23]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I was following the discussion and I want to pick up on some of the points made by Deputy Cannon earlier in regard to what “short-term” can represent in the different areas. The term, “short-term” represents very different things in different places and, for example, in a big city it can represent displacement of what would...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I am sure the witnesses are aware there are many such properties around the country and when those people go to their local authority, they will be told that, sorry, but they cannot get planning permission for various reasons - for example, it will be said that the septic tank was designed for three bedrooms and the house now has five because it has two in the garage. I know a person in my...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I appreciate and welcome that. While it is no fault of theirs, local authority planning officials will look at what is before them right now and will err on the side of caution when it comes to whether to grant planning permission for such cases. Ultimately, I fear that what would happen in such instances, and there are many more of them around the country, is that we have the opposite...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: That is the sneak preview of the reply I will be getting this evening. I appreciate that. What I would like to impart through this conversation is that there is no doubt that there is a huge element of displacement in the property market and the availability of long-term lets that are now more lucrative as short-term lets. Again, there is a taxation code issue there. That is from a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met with the Russian Ambassador to Ireland since assuming his new position; if so, if he will provide details of any such engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4444/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland can do more to assist Ukraine to defend itself militarily against the brutal aggression of the Russian invading army and Russian aerial attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4443/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered the introduction of central credit register reporting of social housing rent arrears and missed payments to help reduce increasing arrears across all social housing rental schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4303/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 478. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4061/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 496. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for the fuel allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4336/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 497. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for fuel allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4568/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 523. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider increasing the pay of early years educators (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4135/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 726. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4637/23]