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Written Answers — Department of Health: Fire Service (1 Feb 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 792. To ask the Minister for Health if firefighters will be considered to be frontline workers in order to qualify for the €1,000 bonus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5039/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Feb 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 793. To ask the Minister for Health if full-time home carers (details supplied) will be considered for the €1,000 pandemic bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5042/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Feb 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 796. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will qualify for the €1,000 bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5051/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Feb 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 797. To ask the Minister for Health if healthcare employees (details supplied) qualify for the €1,000 pandemic bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5062/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: The review of south Kerry child and adult mental health services, CAHMS, makes for devastating reading. This failure by CAHMS has caused enormous pain and suffering for children and their families in south Kerry. It has had a catastrophic impact on some children. I believe this case warrants a full Garda investigation and I hope that happens. Will the State issue a formal apology to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (27 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the latest position in relation to progress with the administration of President Biden regarding undocumented Irish citizens living in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3863/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the message has been received in London that attempts to provide an amnesty in respect of troubles related atrocities is unacceptable and that justice is demanded in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3864/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (27 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 112. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement the Defence Forces have with the school system in the context of promoting the positive work carried out by the men and women of Óglaigh na hÉireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3866/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (27 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 121. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way that he plans to resolve the issue in relation to the Siege of Jadotville to the satisfaction of the surviving Irish soldiers involved and the families of those who have passed away; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3865/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (26 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 46. To ask the Minister for Finance if a pandemic bonus tax exemption will be introduced for employers that want to give their employees a pandemic bonus up to the value of €1,000 similar to the tax-free voucher scheme of €500 that is already in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3942/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (26 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 149. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the need for neurology nurses at Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3673/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Employment Rights (26 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 154. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding leave following a miscarriage and for those going through fertility treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3684/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: 202. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the drug cariban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3962/22]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I thank Ms Doherty and Ms Forbes for joining us. I want to get the good news out of the way. It is not possible in broadcasting to please all the people all the time. Most of the time, the feedback I hear from members of the public about the role RTÉ plays is generally positive. There is some great content out there. There is not enough Irish content but the job that is done by...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: Is there any comment on "The Den"?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I raised the point about "The Den" previously in the committee. The number of parents who contacted me on behalf of their children was not insignificant. It is important to make that point. I know it is funny but, at the same time, there is a serious point too, which I would like to be taken on board. New Year's Eve is a night when many people are at home and will look for Irish...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I switched over to RTÉ radio and I got the last burst of "Auld Lang Syne" at two minutes past midnight.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: RTÉ's Public Service Statement, Irish Language Services and RTÉ Board Appointments Process: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: It has happened a number of times now. Will RTÉ not just focus this year? It has 11 months to work on it. Get it right for the arrival of 2023 please.

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Derelict Sites (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. This is an area in which I have a great interest. It is very frustrating to see in my community and while travelling in County Kerry and throughout the country so many vacant units in the middle of a housing crisis. It is critical that we provide incentives to get these derelict properties on to the market, as is the stick which is coming in the...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Derelict Sites (25 Jan 2022)

Brendan Griffin: As I have been getting different figures, I would be grateful if the Minister of State could provide me with definitive figures on how many derelict properties there are in my County Kerry. I am sure he does not have them with him now. I also emphasise that in our messaging we should not refer only to towns and villages but also to the thousands of derelict cottages and old farmhouses...