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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Programmes (15 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Erasmus scheme will be expanded to the early years childcare and education sector to allow practitioner mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31038/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 243. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason that a local authority (details supplied) provided for not drawing down the full allocation of local improvement scheme funding in respect of 2021; the roads that were earmarked for this funding which subsequently were not improved in 2021; the percentage of the overall national amount of undrawn local improvement scheme...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I thank all our guests. I appreciate their taking time out to be with us at what is a busy time of the year for the industry. In considering this issue, which is a source of immense frustration to many people, it is important we do not tar everyone with the same brush. That is one tendency when we have discussions about this. The entire industry gets painted with the one brush and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I was incorrect in referring to GoCar and I withdraw that remark. I stand by the comment on Hertz because I have looked at what the company is charging just because it can. It is not good enough. I describe it as economic treason. We are spending so much money marketing experiences like the Wild Atlantic Way internationally and then when people come to Ireland, the likes of Hertz have...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: At this stage, things are so bad we will have to do the equivalent of Airbnb for car rental. If somebody has a car and wants to make it available, we will have to find a mechanism for doing that. These companies are gouging beyond belief now. What is going on is absolutely unbelievable. Despite the constraints in supply, it seems the companies are still trying to achieve the same profits,...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: Is it sort of pointless? If the hotels put up the scale of charges and they decide to charge a multiple of that, there is nothing Fáilte Ireland can do.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: How is that checked?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I advise Fáilte Ireland to have a good look at the corporate groups. If somebody wants to set the maximum rate at €100,000 per night, there is nothing to stop Fáilte Ireland accepting it. Is that right?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: Are they putting astronomically high prices on the scale of charges?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: They could put the maximum at €1,000 and there is nothing Fáilte Ireland can do to stop that.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: Does that arise from a statutory instrument?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: Perhaps something could be done through a statutory instrument?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Rising Cost of Tourist Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: In the meantime, I ask Mr. Fenn and Ms Campbell in particular to make it very clear to their members, in particular the ones who are abusing the situation - they know who they are - that this is not acceptable. Within the Irish Hotels Federation, IHF, action has to be taken. The vast majority of people are doing the right thing and are working in very difficult circumstances, coming out of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 101. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will prioritise the roll-out of a hop-on hop-off Wild Atlantic Way bus service travelling regularly in each direction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30659/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (14 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the roll-out of safer cycling infrastructure in rural areas, particularly safe connections for young children who are cycling to rural schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30660/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 194. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 19 January 2022, the progress that has been made on the review of eligibility for the insolvency payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30921/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 334. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding the lack of any catering services on intercity trains; if he will consider a contingency plan to provide some services until full services can be resumed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30754/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 413. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of an income disregard similar to the rent a room-a-scheme in respect of income for persons renting out a sole stand-alone property to long-stay tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30779/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 526. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a derogation to a family (details supplied) in County Kerry to allow the family to purchase their social house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30195/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (14 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 529. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding will be provided from the developer-provided water services infrastructure resolution programme to allow the takeover of a housing estate (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30208/22]