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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Postcode System (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an eircode that was applied for months ago will be immediately assigned to an house in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28202/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rental Sector (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will increase tax relief to incentivise landlords to rent properties long-term in order to alleviate the current housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28261/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports that are available to a first-time buyer who wants to build a house but does not qualify for the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28252/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 154. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a requirement for Ukrainian refugees with temporary protection to collect their social welfare payments in post offices in line with changes implemented in January 2021 for jobseeker’s payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28238/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the checks that are in place to ensure that social welfare payments cease when Ukrainian refugees with temporary protection leave the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28244/22]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and the officials for coming in. It is much appreciated. I want to ask the Minster about the ongoing shambles in Dublin Airport. I know it is not directly under her remit but what is under her remit is the reputational damage to Irish tourism that arises from this. Is there a strategy to try to deal with that reputational damage? We know the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister and it is important that is communicated as well. The other thing I wanted to ask about is regional tourism and the Minister might look at this again. We have the Dublin to Kerry route and the Dublin to Donegal route but if one flies into Dublin and wants to hop on the Dublin to Kerry or the Dublin to Donegal flight one has to go back out through security and start into...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: These passengers have already gone through security in Kerry Airport and I can assure the Minister that a flea would not get past the security there. They are good and thorough and have been well-funded with some good equipment. Car rental is another massive challenge facing Irish tourism and I raised it in the Dáil last week. It is a factor that is particularly detrimental to rural...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: Local Link, for example, could be part of this.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister. The third question was on the invitation, the follow-up to The Gathering.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: With the indulgence of the Chair, I have a question for the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers. With regard to the situation with the Liverpool fans at Saturday night's match in Paris, how many Irish Liverpool fans were in Paris for the UEFA Champions League final as well? The fans, some of them children, were treated disgracefully by the French authorities and the commentary afterwards...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I am conscious that we have been here for approximately three hours by now but we still would not even be at the front door of the airport if we were queueing there. I will try to be quick. I have a few comments to make. Huge reputational damage has been done to the country as a result of what happened at the weekend. That damage has been done to the overall Irish tourism product. Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: The DAA cannot stand over what happened-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: Look, we have been hearing that all day. What happened at the weekend has happened. What is the DAA’s plan to try to address the reputational damage to the country and to Irish tourism? Tourism Ireland is working around the clock to promote this country----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: ----- and this undermines their work, so do not give me the May stuff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I hope you-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: DAA absolutely owes them one. It also owes the Irish people one after the weekend. Every tour operator in this country and everyone who works in tourism is owed a big one by the DAA at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: The DAA is going to have to make amends somehow. It will have to come up with something.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: The first thing the authority needs to do is to get the systems working. I have a question in relation to that. I am in solution mode here, in relation to how the DAA is going to fix things. First, has the DAA liaised with the airlines on bag drop off? Most airlines will not allow passengers to drop off bags until two hours before the flight. If the DAA is asking people to show up four...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: Since the emergence of its new plan today, has the DAA specifically engaged with the airlines to make sure the plan is compatible with them for bag drop off?