Results 181-200 of 2,862 for at speaker:Brendan Griffin

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Provision (26 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress the OPW is making on the delivery of 700 rapid-build homes; how many active sites exist at present; how many completed sites; the handover dates in respect of each site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46496/23]

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I acknowledge the effort that went into bringing in 26,000 signatures. This was a massive effort that must be acknowledged. This issue warrants further scrutiny by the committee and warrants further discussion. That will be important. I would like to see a feasibility report on the logistical possibilities of developing a greenway without encroaching on the future potential of rail. I...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (19 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 10. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is reviewing the performance of the RTÉ board in the context of any future further financial aid to RTÉ from the State; if she has considered the evidence and discussion at Oireachtas Committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45797/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (12 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the progression of a new IDA advance facility at Kerry Technology Park; the position regarding the existing facility (details supplied); the employment data relating to this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44401/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (5 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the need to introduce traffic signals at the junction of the Shanaway Road and N85 just outside of Ennis, as part of an overall solution to improve safety at this location and access for the communities nearby; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43051/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: The N22 Farranfore to Killarney project is long awaited and long overdue. It is a vital project, not just for the alleviation of traffic within the Killarney town area but also for regional connectivity, connecting our county town of Tralee safely to County Cork. There has been great progress made on the N22 between Ballyvourney-Macroom and on to Cork city but that section of connection...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: The public does not have confidence in the people who were before the committee, due to the questions they answered, how they answered them, and the glaring failures that were there. Does the Minister see where there was a problem? If the Government is going to now bail out RTÉ, the public is looking at their money going into this organisation where there were clearly huge failings in...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: That is the point I am getting to. I do not think the public are prepared to move forward until they are confident that their money will be overseen correctly. That is the problem. That is what people are saying to me in my constituency and to Senator Ahearn in his constituency. The public have seen enough of these hearings. They feel there needs to be a radical change in personnel,...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Does the Minister feel that the committee should have been informed at that stage of these issues? The chair was at the committee on 19 April and there was no mention of Grant Thornton or any of these issues on that day.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Did the Minister ever express concerns about salaries in RTÉ at the stage?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: Will the Minister furnish the details to the committee? We understand it will run to multiples of millions at this stage. This leads me on to my next question. Has the Minister referred matters pertaining to RTÉ to the Revenue Commissioners arising from this most recent scandal?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ Oversight and Long-Term Support and Funding: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (4 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I raised a case in the Dáil a couple of months ago. An individual came to me who had a difficult time at RTÉ in the 1990s. He felt he had been intimidated and had endured a lot of bullying in the workplace. I am sure that is not the only case. At the time, I expressed the need for a point of contact. This person previously would have contacted former directors general and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (3 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if traffic calming and a pedestrian crossing will be installed at a location in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42574/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Production (28 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: You can understand the scepticism of some people when they hear that response. They hear that the Minister told the House in June that he expected to be able to publish the review within the coming months and here we are heading into October and there is no sign of it. This was critical and played an integral part in the decision of An Bord Pleanála to refuse planning for Shannon LNG....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (28 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the latest breakdown of known Russian presence at the Russian embassy in Dublin, if a person (details supplied) is still in situ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41760/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (26 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister. The announcement on the successful measure 1 and 3 projects is absolutely eagerly awaited. The Minister referred to the 2,100 projects that have been supported all over the country since the reintroduction of the programme back in 2016. Every single one of those projects is important in those communities. I raised the issue with the Minister during the summer. In my...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (26 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: One of the really important features of the programme is that it is relatively small money in the overall scheme of things. However, the fundraising capacity of the communities to which this funding is delivered is quite limited. For example, Camp Community Council, which is not far from where I live, was in contact with me. It built a fabulous playground many years ago. It needs an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister for her response. I commend her on all the work she is doing. I welcome the €7.7 million allocated to my county, Kerry, over the past six years. It involved 173 roads that previously were not done, which is important to the residents and farmers using those roads. For those people, they are the most important road there are. There are hundreds more roads that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I know people in County Kerry who are No. 300 or 400 on the list. At the current rate of 25 per annum, which is a good year, it will still take so many years to get it done. I am under enormous pressure, as are other Deputies and councillors. If the council says it only has so much capacity to do X number of roads in the year, which is what I understand has been happening in recent years,...