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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 Finance: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 97. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will retain the 9% VAT rate for the tourism and hospitality sector; if his attention has been drawn to reports of the vital importance of this measure for counties such as Kerry, which has a proportionately higher reliance on the tourism and hospitality sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3045/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the rate of VAT on residential construction to incentivise the building of new homes; if he will consider further measures to reduce the tax burden on the development of new living units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3046/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (24 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a definition of the term 'community transport'; if he will provide further clarification (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3246/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (24 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will set up a housing assistance payment fraud unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2844/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 392. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can take up a community employment scheme if they are six months away from eligibility and there is nobody else to take up the post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2959/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 407. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application by a person (details supplied) for a basic supplementary welfare allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3224/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 408. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application by a person (details supplied) for rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3225/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 410. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3230/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (24 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 453. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a case regarding a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be finalised as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2752/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (24 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 600. 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. [3176/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (19 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position on the construction of the remaining section of the new N22 Baile Bhúirne to Macroom; if he can provide specific timelines regarding completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1874/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (19 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position in relation to the construction of the South Kerry Greenway; if he can provide specific timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1873/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Offshore Islands (19 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for 2023 for An Blascaod Mór; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1872/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 143. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funds that went unspent in 2022 per Department; if he will outline the process regarding the return of such moneys to his Department; the amount of funds that will be carried over and retained by each Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2346/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (19 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a foreshore licence will issue to a sports club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2522/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 8 September 2022, the progress that has been made on the review of the eligibility for the insolvency payment scheme to date; the anticipated timeframe in finding a solution to this long-running saga; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1273/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 426. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if sluice gates will be fitted at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2319/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 427. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a pension payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2398/23]