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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 129. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for injury benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56463/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (17 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 222. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE dental services in County Kerry are available to medical card holders given there is no private dental services available for medical card holders. [56274/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (17 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the engagement by officials in his Department and the HSE with an association (details supplied) on matters relating to the provision of services under the dental treatment services scheme; the anticipated time scale to complete the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56367/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vacant Properties (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: In relation to Waterford, the local authority carried out 118 repair and lease schemes out of 267 nationwide. Based on those figures - that is not enough by the way - there could have been about 3,000 additional units around the country, had the other local authorities pulled their weight. There needs to be more money put into the repair and lease scheme and its remit needs to be expanded...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vacant Properties (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: My Fine Gael colleagues and I from around the country want to raise this very important matter of vacant and derelict houses that could and should be converted to homes for people. In 2015, I proposed to the relevant Department what later became the repair and leasing scheme. The financial supports I proposed at the time were never implemented and the scheme has not been a widespread...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to foster the use of green hydrogen in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55616/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the State supports which are available to support the adoption of green hydrogen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55618/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the European Commission hydrogen strategy; the extent to which his Department has engaged with the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55619/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a decision has been made on an application for approval of a thermodynamic solar hot water system under the better energy homes grants scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56056/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Action Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the role which green hydrogen can play in decarbonising sectors such as transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55617/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which public transport bodies have adopted green hydrogen or are considering its adoption for use in transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55620/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the National Transport Authority and Bus Éireann hydrogen bus pilot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55622/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 375. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review of a decision on a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55541/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 394. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be given credited contributions for periods they were unemployed in 2018 and 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55938/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 681. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a basic payment parcel in respect of a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reinstated in a 2021 basic payment application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56055/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 686. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2021 GLAS payment will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56171/21]

Forestry Sector: Motion (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State for being in the House for this important debate. I will not pile on because there has been a lot of criticism here this evening. I must say the criticism of the system is justified. We have many systems that need to be improved in this country but I cannot think of a system that operates worse than the licensing system at present. It clearly has failed very...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I welcome that response from the Minister of State. He has my full support and I think I speak for many Deputies in that regard concerning his endeavours in this area. Since 1998, more than €1 billion has been distributed through the sports capital programme. It has transformed the landscape of Irish sport in the time it has been operating. Much more must be done, though, and a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I commend the Minister and the Minister of State on their work, particularly in the area of sport, where the Minister of State has been doing fine work over the past 15 months. I acknowledge as well in this context the successful outcome for many clubs in respect of the equipment-only element of the sports capital and equipment programme. That was welcome. I am aware, however, that the...