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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Proposed Legislation (5 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I ask the Minister to update the House on her work to legislate against hate crimes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Proposed Legislation (5 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I commend the Minister on her work on this. This is very reforming legislation. It is something that is needed, unfortunately, perhaps even more in 2022 than ever. It was needed in the past and it is great that finally about to become reality. Most of us will never know what it is like to be a victim of hate crime, but the appalling incidents we have seen in recent times remind us all...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (5 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: This question relates to the implementation plan for the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence 2022-2026. I ask that the Minister might outline to the House her plans in this regard and provide as much detail as she can on how this will improve on the previous strategies.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (5 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister for her very comprehensive response. I congratulate and commend her on the approach she has taken together with the attention she has given to this particular matter since her first day in the job. It is very encouraging to see the Minister very much applying herself to moving this particular issue forward. I also acknowledge the contribution of the former...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently on suspension from duty; if she will provide a breakdown of the times these members have been suspended for to date; the reason for suspension, in tabular form; if possible, her views on whether it is taking too long in some cases for suspension cases to be dealt with conclusively; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has any way of monitoring levels of visible Garda presence in locations; her views on whether visible presence is an important feature of policing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35832/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (5 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 573. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove the current age restriction for Freestyle Libre with immediate effect following a recent survey by an organisation (details supplied) which showed that 98% of the 649 respondents living daily with diabetes and 92% of 105 healthcare professional respondents believe that the Freestyle Libre should be reimbursed by the HSE for all persons...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (5 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 574. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the current impasse that seems to be preventing the undertaking of a health technology assessment for the Freestyle Libre or offer a different process to enable this to take place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35286/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 676. To ask the Minister for Health if the cystic fibrosis treatment drug Kaftrio will be made available under the drug reimbursement scheme to child patients who need it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35504/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 825. To ask the Minister for Health if a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36101/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 904. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for a BEAM scheme will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36099/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 905. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal under the beef exceptional aid measure scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36135/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (30 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I emphasise that I am clearly not talking about motor tax abolition; I am talking about giving a break to motorists at the moment in respect of a Government charge on an activity that is already heavily taxed and is already extremely expensive because of a number of factors, many of which are outside the control of the Government. While I am not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (30 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: The cost of living in Ireland is a massive hardship for so many families and the cost of motoring is proving particularly difficult. The Minister of State will be aware that as she drives around the country that the price of fuel in the forecourts has rocketed in recent months. It could be between €2.10 or €2.20 for a litre of diesel or petrol in most places. This is hitting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (30 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the information that the preliminary census results provide in relation to planning for primary and secondary education for the years ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34835/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools per county that are due to lose a mainstream classroom teacher for the forthcoming academic year, in tabular form; if she will review the structure of the current allocation system given the stress and worry it is causing to school communities, as was recently experienced in Tarbert and Ballyduff, County Kerry; and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (30 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 245. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that ECCE preschools (details supplied) require additional funding. [35169/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) was penalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35110/22]

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: Given the number of abstentions on this vote-----

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: There is a very high level of abstentions in the vote on this very important issue.