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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher in County Kerry (details supplied) will be granted the pre-2011 academic allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18418/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Funding (24 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 77. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a matter (details supplied); if her Department will provide financial support to an organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18349/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (24 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 79. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the latest figures regarding TV licence renewal and purchase for 2024 versus 2023; the end of year figures for same for 2023 as a whole versus 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18417/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 101. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for partial capacity benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18175/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 103. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for child benefit by a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18182/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 164. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new dental contract for medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18186/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 190. To ask the Minister for Health the number and details of the dentists providing dental care to medical card holders in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18384/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (25 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 19. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff, including total WTE positions and grade breakdowns, working in the Department's scope section; if the section is adequately staffed to undertake the work required of it in relation to examining bogus self-employment in large organisations such as RTÉ; how long she expects the RTÉ scope...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (25 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 28. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what threshold needs to be cleared for an appeal to be granted by her Department’s appeals office in respect of challenges to decisions by her Department's scope section against employers in relation to findings on bogus self-employment; if applications for appeal are scrutinised, what percentage of appeal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 80. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering the suspension of log imports from Scotland until better safeguards are in place to prevent the spread of the spruce bark beetle to this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18348/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 95. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the regulatory factors constraining commercial forestry growth, with a view to establishing a more industry-friendly and financially incentivised sector; if such a review would examine the timelines for planting and felling licensing and plantation thresholds regarding broadleaf versus coniferous trees; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (25 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18530/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (25 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18508/24]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I thank all of the witnesses, and I appreciate the submissions they have made. I am conscious that they represent many workers at RTÉ. I am also conscious that there are workers who do not feel represented by the unions, and who feel somewhat disenfranchised. If the Chair allows, I will try to give a voice to some of those workers. I had hoped we could have heard directly from some...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: This was agreed in private session.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I have consent as well. He said: In 2021 the department of social protection contacted me, asking to interview me on my employment status. RTÉ never contacted me regarding this. In 2022 I received a decision stating that I should have been an employee from the years 2012 - 2018. RTÉ have paid my PRSI for those years. When trying to engage with the unions and RTÉ on this...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I will list the questions. It will only take a short time. If the unions cannot come back to me now, it would be very helpful if they could provide answers to the committee on some or all of these questions. Workers were not at all involved in the Eversheds review. How did RTÉ, SIPTU and other unions select workers for the Eversheds review? The Eversheds review established a bogus...