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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (23 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 242. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the rapid passport renewal service will be reopened; the timeline for passport offices to reopen to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45762/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a student (details supplied) had their leaving certificate results downgraded so heavily causing them to miss out on their college course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45830/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Schemes (23 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the six year limit will be removed from the rural social scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45833/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (23 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the terms of the new regional model proposed to replace local employment services will be reviewed in view of considerable fears of contracts being unviable and other identified flaws in the model that could see a disincentive for service providers to prioritise long-term unemployed persons with assistance; her views on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 300. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a review of further medical evidence submitted for an illness benefit review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45861/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I want to raise with the Minister the Right to Read Campaign by Children's Books Ireland. This is a campaign to restore the school library fund. The budget previously included a grant to help schools stock their school libraries but this was cut in 2008. It has not been restored since. There is a great opportunity now with the forthcoming budget to restore that grant. It is very...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal of an accredited grade in respect of a student (details supplied) in County Kerry will be registered and reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45616/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (22 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 122. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a chief appeals officer review of the decision on a State pension (contributory) backdating appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45617/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 123. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of further information submitted for a review of a decision on a carer’s allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45618/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (22 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 130. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a community employment placement will be extended in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45635/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45280/21]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Screen Ireland (22 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Chair and welcome our guests today. I apologise for missing the opening statements and earlier questions as I was speaking in the Dáil Chamber. Forgive me if I am going over ground that has been covered already. I want to ask about issues that were touched on by the Chair but first I want to ask about cinema attendances. When do the witnesses envisage that we will get...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Screen Ireland (22 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: Cinema attendance and projections thereon.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Screen Ireland (22 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: The other question is about collaboration with Tourism Ireland and any forthcoming projects that might be coming up.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Screen Ireland (22 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: Everyone misses cinema very much. Efforts that have been made to reopen cinemas. I have been back already in recent times with my children. It is marvellous to have them open again. It is to be hoped people will support them as strongly as they were supported in the past.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide clarification in relation to a teaching post (details supplied) in County Kerry; if there will be further transparency going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44461/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (21 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a retired teacher (details supplied) has an entitlement to an occupational pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44655/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that will be put in place to ensure students will not be disadvantaged in 2022 by grade inflation (details supplied) in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44435/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (21 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44589/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (21 Sep 2021)

Brendan Griffin: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance is available to students who have to repeat a college year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44702/21]