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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (14 Sep 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 646. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44647/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Sep 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 655. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44988/22]

Protection of Accident Victims from Non-Consensual Recording of Images Bill 2022: First Stage (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: It is not.

Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform: Motion (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I move: That the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business be amended by the adoption of a new Standing Order 79A, as recommended in the report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform dated 13th July, 2022, entitled "Adoption of new Standing Order relating to recording of pairing for maternity and other statutory leave", a copy of which was laid...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his wise philosophical words earlier. As Whip of the Fine Gael group, I thank everybody for their contribution to the running of the Parliament and I wish everyone on all sides of the Houses happy summer holidays. Please come to Kerry and spend money there. Members are more than welcome. We may have lost Fungie, but we have gained a greenway recently so I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I acknowledge the efforts that are being made in sourcing new markets and we have come a long way since we were a neocolonial economy dependent so much on Britain. Those efforts need to be further intensified. For example, if there is one positive for us to come out of the current situation it the exports to the US, which is a market of great importance for us. It is something on which I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: For over six years now, Brexit has been a massive issue in this country and in Europe. At the same time, I long for the days when Brexit was the biggest crisis we faced. However, it is still a crisis. It has caused significant difficulty, particularly for the agri-food sector. I ask the Minister of State to update the House on matters pertaining to Brexit in that regard.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I acknowledge the very significant effort that has been made by the Irish Government and by officials both in the Minister of State's Department and across the whole of Government since 2016 in formulating a response to the Brexit crisis. I do not think any of us in 2016 envisaged we would still be talking about this in the Dáil Chamber...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I certainly would not like to be a Minister with responsibility for agriculture at present because this is something that is massively challenging for any Minister. In fairness to both the Minister and the Minister of State they have worked very hard and have done their best in what are very difficult circumstances. That effort needs to continue because the three Fs - fertiliser, feed and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: The planning relating to this matter needs to be more medium-term and long-term too. Unfortunately, the Russians, and we know their form, appear to be dug in for a war of attrition. They do not care how long this goes on or how many people die. They do not care about the destruction and the death they cause. This could be a situation that we will have to deal with for quite some time, so...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Costs (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister very much for his response. He may have noted that in my question I used the word "further" because I acknowledge very much the interventions that have been made to date. Current political discourse too often ignores the interventions that have already been made and that is not positive for anybody. We must acknowledge when things have already been done. I very...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Costs (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I encourage the Minister's work. In the context of budget negotiations - I have been there - Ministers have a responsibility to consider matters that are directly related to their Department and secure the best possible package. The Minister has already done that and I have no doubt he will do it again. However, I encourage him to also look at the bigger picture with regard to income tax...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: This question relates to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the impacts on Irish agriculture. First and foremost, I utterly condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is an appalling, barbaric act and has caused untold misery, death and destruction all over Ukraine. The impacts are also felt here in a very different way, however, and are causing great difficulty for people. How does the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Costs (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the further supports that can be provided for farmers to address the cost of doing business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38529/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Costs (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: The cost of doing business for farmers has spiralled out of control in recent months, making life very difficult for them, their families and the wider farming communities that benefit from the income generated from agriculture. What further measures can be achieved, both in the budget and beyond, to help farmers as they struggle with the cost of inputs?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put in place measures to speed up the marine licensing process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38530/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 151. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons availing of the additional needs payment; if so, if there has been an increase in the number recipients to date in 2022 compared to previous years, including 2019; the percentage of persons who are on a core social welfare payment who are successful or unsuccessful upon application; the percentage of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the shared equity scheme house price cap in County Kerry given the significant increase in house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38481/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (13 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding is available from his Department to erect a monument at a location in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38781/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 364. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a jobseeker’s benefit payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38448/22]