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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (23 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures in place to protect refuse customers from irregular pricing and the lack of detailed statements of weighs and costs from private waste operators who took over from local authority waste services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3280/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (23 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria that will apply to contractors to carry out remedial works on septic tanks to avail of grant aid; if it is envisaged that a registration process for contractors will be established; if any particular qualifications and skills will be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3284/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (23 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the advice he will give to a person living in a house that was built around 50 years ago in a rural area on a very small site that is too small for a septic tank and is surrounded on four sides by roads, neighbouring houses and has hitherto had a sewerage disposal system consisting of a drain going under the road into another...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the operation of An Bord Pleanála; if he considers that there is a need for greater transparency in relation to the composition of the board and the decision making process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3287/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (23 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payment of rural environment protection scheme for 2011 has now been issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [3279/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (23 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an appeal regarding the disadvantaged area scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3285/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (23 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry incurred an increased sanction for a cross compliance failure; if the matter will be reviewed as the person cannot afford to lose this amount of their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3291/13]

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I wish to share time with Deputy Deering and I think Deputy John Paul Phelan might be-----

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I will share time with Deputy Deering. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important matter. It was interesting to hear the contributions of some of the previous speakers on this matter. Obviously, the constituency boundary review is necessary because of changes and movements in population, and I acknowledge the work that has been done in putting the review in place. Certainly, a...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: I would like to see that happening. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this. We owe it to the people we represent and to the future generations of this country to fix our problems. The country was born out of revolution and over the decades had many high and many low times, but this is probably the lowest time the country has every had. If that is not a call for...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: The Deputy should not forget anybody.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (24 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to bring foreign direct investment to County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3179/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (29 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if payment for training in the FÁS redundant placement scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4123/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the cost of school building across each county including actual size, number of classrooms and square footage, for the year 2012; if total costs includes site cost and where the site cost is included and the actual site cost in each case. [4435/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (29 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri environment option scheme payment for 2012 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3791/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (29 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue for 2012 disadvantaged area scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4110/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (29 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of REP scheme 4 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4235/13]

Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: The Taoiseach may be aware of the 19 recommendations that the Law Reform Commission has made regarding people who are missing and the provision of legal clarity to the families affected. Will the recommendations be considered by the Government in the context of forthcoming legislation? The implementation of the recommendations would give clarity to the families of the missing. It could...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Protection (30 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding toxins found in mussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4790/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport (30 Jan 2013)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the rural transport programme will be continued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4662/13]