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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourist Accommodation (18 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister. I welcome and encourage that engagement with industry and the representative bodies in particular. The Minister is very welcome to come to Kerry at any stage and engage with the operators on the ground. He has been very good in the past in coming to the county and meeting people. They have always been very impressed with him and he has always responded, which is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourist Accommodation (18 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he plans to support and compensate business owners in towns such as Killarney, County Kerry, where the displacement of tourism accommodation for use as emergency accommodation has resulted in significant reductions in footfall and consumer spending; the supports he is planning for the broader SME sector and businesses exposed to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourist Accommodation (18 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Burke, and Minister of State, Deputy Higgins, on their recent appointments. I wish them the very best during their tenure. The Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, has been there all along and I wish him continued success as well. This question is a very serious one related to the reduced footfall in towns such as Killarney resulting from displacement...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourist Accommodation (18 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I appreciate the Minister's response and the many measures being taken to address the difficulties facing many businesses throughout the country. All of those measures are very welcome. It all helps. I am speaking as a representative of the people of County Kerry where tourism accounts for a significant portion of overall economic activity. Fáilte Ireland's figure of 12%, for...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I congratulate the Taoiseach on his election to the office he holds. I wish him well for the future. This is my first opportunity to do so. You know you are getting old when the Taoiseach is younger than you. I will raise a serious matter. As the Taoiseach may be aware, bogus self-employment has been a serious problem affecting workers at RTÉ for a long time. In some cases, it...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: First and foremost, I thank the Tánaiste and the excellent team in his office for their assistance with many urgent passport renewal cases over the years. People who find themselves in that predicament appreciate the helpful response he gives which has helped many people to rescue their travel plans that would otherwise have been lost. It is April and many people are thinking about...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: It would be helpful if there was a one-day turnaround in Cork as well.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Brendan Griffin: Today marks the end of an era. As a member of Fine Gael, I thank the Taoiseach for everything he has done for our party and for our country through his leadership over the past seven years. People do not really see the amount of work that goes on behind the scenes and the huge personal sacrifice that goes into the job of leadership. The Taoiseach has done that with distinction. I wish him...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Brendan Griffin: In 20 seconds, I raise the very serious matter of rates revaluation letters arriving in businesses throughout Kerry at the moment. I know there are winners and losers with these revaluations. However, in some cases people have been notified of a 500% increase in their rates bills. This is just not sustainable and these businesses will close. Can there be an intervention to ensure these...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Brendan Griffin: On Friday people around the country will go to the polls. I encourage everyone to exercise their franchise on Friday. From 2 p.m. tomorrow, a moratorium will kick in for radio and television broadcasts but social media will continue right up to the close of polls. This is a period of 32 hours when our reliable news sources are effectively gagged, but the wild west - that is, social media -...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: The Minister has been a good friend of County Kerry since taking office. He has made numerous trips there and shown massive interest in his portfolio as it relates to the county, which is very welcome. What are the plans to redevelop the former Pretty Polly site in Killarney? What is the up-to-date position on that?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his discretion. I acknowledge the Tánaiste's leadership on the issue of Ukraine as Taoiseach and now as Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs. As he knows, Saturday will mark two years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What more can Ireland do? There has been an excellent political, humanitarian, practical and diplomatic response....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Safety (22 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State for his very comprehensive response. I appreciate all the efforts that are being made. He is in a difficult situation in that the number of lives saved will never be known, but he can take it and accept, due to these initiatives, that lives are saved. Naturally, we do not ever hear about that but it is critical that all efforts are maintained and intensified....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Safety (22 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: All those initiatives are very important. I am glad the Minister of State mentioned mental health as it is something that particularly deserves attention and focus. It is a very worthy effort and expenditure that the Department is embarking on in that area because it is critically important. In the past, I remember television was a medium used for farm safety promotions and various...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Safety (22 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 60. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what new initiatives he plans on the farm safety front; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8350/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Safety (22 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: This question relates to farm safety. What initiatives are currently planned? Will the Minister provide an update on current initiatives, how they are working and how they are being reviewed?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State for the information. I appreciate it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on sourcing new markets and uses for wool; if he will provide an update on the work of the wool committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8349/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: What is the up-to-date position on the work of the wool commission? What is happening there? A number of people in my constituency have been in touch with me regarding various business ideas. They are looking for information as to how best to proceed. What information is available from the State and the Department on potential uses for wool in new businesses?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Minister of State for the update. I encourage all efforts to ensure the wool council is a success. I acknowledge the support from the Department by way of seed funding. I especially acknowledge the fact it is an all-island body. That is very welcome here, as it is in every aspect of life. I have spoken to a number of farmers and people living in rural communities in Kerry who...