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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Brendan Griffin: What I am saying is there is no connection to performance. There is also the reputational risk and damage to the organisation arising from this debacle. What we are being told is that none of that impacts on the salary, which will still increase in line with the rate for Secretaries General.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I acknowledge the words of the CEO at the start of the meeting. I wish to afford Mr. Barrett an opportunity to contribute. Does he feel his actions and how he performed on this entire issue warrant an apology to the wider football community, the Oireachtas and his colleagues in the FAI?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Brendan Griffin: We are all disappointed but that sounds like a qualified apology. Is it that hard? The CEO apologised earlier. Many football supporters looking in feel very aggrieved and that an apology is warranted.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I ask the Minister about local improvement schemes. I acknowledge the effort she has made to provide funding over recent years to try to clear the lists nationwide but almost one in five of all roads that are awaiting improvements nationwide are in County Kerry and we need substantially more funding to try to clear the list. As it currently stands, there are more than 600 roads for which...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his priorities for 2024, in particular if he will consider how SUSI can help more students and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2062/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: This question is to ask the Minister to outline to the House his priorities for 2024. Can he refer to SUSI and what improvements we will see this year for students? What will that mean for those individual students?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister. That is a comprehensive suite of measures that he has secured in the most recent budget and over a number of years. I welcome that. It makes a massive difference to students and their families all over the country. At a Government level, these things might seem like a small change but they can be hugely significant for families, for people who are struggling and for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: On the income thresholds and SUSI, in particular, we have a massive shortage of skills and labour in the tourism and hospitality sector and there is a disincentive for many young people. I worked right through college and school, on weekends and even on weeknights, to try to help pay my way through college. For the SUSI gross income consideration, all of that income should be disregarded or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 56. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding the opening of additional beds at West Kerry Community Hospital, Dingle, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2063/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 66. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of beds open at West Kerry Community Hospital, Dingle, County Kerry; what the full staffing complement is in each category of employee; how this compares with January 2023 and 2022; what efforts are being made to recruit more staff; what success these efforts have reaped in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2064/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position regarding the development of a training centre of excellence on a site (details supplied) in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2061/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated in 2024 for the progression of a bridge replacement project in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2293/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated in 2024 for the progression of the N86 road improvement project in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2294/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the feasibility of extending the platform at Killarney Railway Station will be examined with a view to eliminating the reversal requirement and reducing stoppage times at that station; how much time such a change would reduce a commuter service between Killarney and Tralee by; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2295/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail has minimum standards in relation to the exterior cleanliness of rolling stock; if he believes passengers should be able to look out the windows with a reasonable level of visibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2296/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date in Q1 2024 when on-board catering will resume on rail services out of and into County Kerry; if this will include trolley service, dining car or both; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2297/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 226. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on an appeal for carers allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2175/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for an exceptional needs payment to assist with hospital treatment travelling costs by a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2284/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Posthumous Pardons (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the up-to-date position regarding the possible posthumous pardoning in the historic cases of Poff and Barrett in County Kerry; if the process has stalled at the current stage; if so, if there is a reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2265/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the level of grants for cattle underpasses under the TAMS 3 scheme as in the case of a person. [2191/24]