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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (13 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I acknowledge the progress the Minister is making and I welcome the student assistance fund that was announced at the weekend. In my constituency it amounted to almost €250,000, which is important to the students of the Tralee campus of the Munster Technological University. The Minister was there recently and he met Chris Clifford and the other students' union representatives. As we...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 154. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of the decision on a widow’s grant application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50072/21]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I thank our witnesses for joining us. I welcome the discussion, which is very important. I also welcome the research that is being done and the feedback that has been received from the front lines. It is very important in informing our work and future policy in this area. In any discussion we have in this regard, it is very important to acknowledge the many fine employers throughout the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I think it is important that we continue this discussion and that the stakeholders be advised of the discussion that we have had here today, the concerns of committee members and the need to shine further light on this.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Communications (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 27. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when additional advice (details supplied) will be issued to employers and employees in relation to the return to the workplace. [49474/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 49. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will reopen the better energy home deep retrofit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49574/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 53. 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 for the better energy homes grants scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49765/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a family (details supplied) in County Kerry is eligible for a special education school transport grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49478/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 338. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the UK contributions of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry were considered in the assessment of their State pension (contributory) rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49503/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 446. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects to publish the general scheme of the new gaming and lotteries Bill; if she will review the upper €360,000 threshold in respect of prizes that may be raffled by charitable, sporting and community organisations to allow for the rising valuation of new houses that may be raffled in such competitions; if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 473. To ask the Minister for Health if advice will be provided to a person (details supplied); if the matter will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49126/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 479. To ask the Minister for Health the reason HPV vaccines are not being administered in schools; the details of the changes that have been made to the vaccination programme; the reason persons in County Kerry have been offered vaccination in a HSE facility and not in the secondary school setting; if this is widespread practice; if he is concerned that vaccinations are not being administered...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 575. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to providing additional funding for new medicines specifically orphan medicinal products in the context of budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49577/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 578. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to changes to Ireland's reimbursement process specifically for orphan medicinal products given that Ireland continually lags behind other European countries for delivery of therapies to persons living with rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49581/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 576. To ask the Minister for Health the date or timeline his Department will publish the report by an organisation (details supplied) on the HSE drug reimbursement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49578/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 577. To ask the Minister for Health the key recommendations of a review (details supplied) of the HSE drug reimbursement process as they relate to orphan medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49580/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 586. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the programme for Government commitment to publish an updated national rare diseases plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49608/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 587. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the publication of the updated national rare diseases plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49609/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 588. To ask the Minister for Health if a review of the existing national rare diseases plan was conducted in the context of the updating of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49612/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Oct 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 662. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when persons (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their 2021 area of natural constrains payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49483/21]